Lead Manager - Workforce Systems

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Develops and maintains strong and influential working relationships with Trust clinical and operational managers, staff, directors, medical staff and union representatives, enabling integration, influencing and contributing to a planned and co-ordinated approach to the delivery of health care.
• Collaborates with and influences key stakeholders in the Dorset system through contribution to regional and national workforce systems networks in order to realise resources and benefits for the trust and for the Dorset system.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Leadership/Management course to degree level plus post-graduate diploma or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Evidence of continuing training/learning on specialist workforce systems and processes to maintain and enhance essential technical skills and competencies.

Desirable

• CIPD qualified

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience at the level of masters (or equivalent experience) in day to day utilisation, dependencies and benefits realisation of key workforce systems within a complex NHS Acute Organisation.
• Significant experience in leading workforce systems functions within a complex NHS organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of working with a complex range of clinical and non-clinical stakeholders both internal and external.

Desirable

• Experience in a role that involved cross-NHS system working
• Experience of Workforce Planning methodology and reporting

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

• Excellent IT skills, ability to use Microsoft Word and Excel to a good level.
• Expert knowledge of ESR and Health Roster.
• Expert knowledge of how the systems are used and how benefits can be realised.

Desirable

• Skilled in use of Image Now

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable and highly developed knowledge and understanding of current local and national workforce systems initiatives and issues.
• Able to provide local solutions within the challenging landscape of the NHS.
• Ability to triangulate a variety of data sources to inform decision making around workforce.

Desirable

• Previous experience as a payroll manager in an in-house function.

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to quickly build credibility and develop rapport at all levels of the Organisation.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Ability to act autonomously.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Drives continuous improvement.
• High integrity and trustworthiness.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Yeomans House

Yeomans Way

Bournemouth

BH8 0BJ

Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)