Job summary
Are you passionate about workforce transformation and improving productivity in healthcare? We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Job Planning Lead for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) to join our Nursing and Patient Experience Division.This pivotal role will lead the implementation and embedding of e-Job Planning across our AHP workforce, driving service improvement through structured project and programme management. You'll work closely with the Chief AHP and collaborate across clinical divisions
*Job description subject to final approve*
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilitieso Lead the rollout and optimisation of e-Job Planning for AHPs.o Manage workforce productivity projects using Quality Improvement and programme management methodologies.o Configure and maintain the Allocate/Optima system, train users, and ensure compliance.o Support demand and capacity planning, and analyse productivity data to inform strategic decisions.o Develop operational policies and guidance materials, and act as the system expert for AHP job planning.
What We're Looking ForEssential:o Substantial experience in workforce transformation.o Proven leadership and project management skills.o Experience with e-Job Planning systems (e.g., Allocate).o Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.o Ability to manage complex conversations and drive change.
Desirable:o Registered AHPo Master's degree or equivalent experience.o Leadership/management qualification.o Experience working across multiple AHP settings and multidisciplinary teams.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To lead on the embedding of e-Job Planning for AHPs across Whittington Health.
- To lead AHP workforce productivity projects using a structured project management approach to design, implement, and evaluate service improvements.
- To project lead, manage or support each project and to be responsible for the interpretation of national policies and guidance for the project area
- To develop and use project management tools such as plans, risk registers, and issue logs to track progress.
- To make informed decisions on complex issues, resolving conflicting views within projects.
- To manage delivery planning and capacity modelling, ensuring systems and processes support accurate estimates aligned with service goals, commissioner needs, priorities, and budgets.
- To ensure that comprehensive information about the AHP workforce is accessible, accurate and meets internal and external requirements
- To chair meeting and reviews of job planning with clinical divisions and teams
- To carry out research or audits to help the implementation and development of projects
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To lead on the embedding of e-Job Planning for AHPs across Whittington Health.
- To lead AHP workforce productivity projects using a structured project management approach to design, implement, and evaluate service improvements.
- To project lead, manage or support each project and to be responsible for the interpretation of national policies and guidance for the project area
- To develop and use project management tools such as plans, risk registers, and issue logs to track progress.
- To make informed decisions on complex issues, resolving conflicting views within projects.
- To manage delivery planning and capacity modelling, ensuring systems and processes support accurate estimates aligned with service goals, commissioner needs, priorities, and budgets.
- To ensure that comprehensive information about the AHP workforce is accessible, accurate and meets internal and external requirements
- To chair meeting and reviews of job planning with clinical divisions and teams
- To carry out research or audits to help the implementation and development of projects
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Master's or equivalent experience
- Leadership/management qualification
- Experience in Project Management
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Proven ability to lead.
- Self-motivated and independent
- Able to set priorities, meet deadlines
- Responds to the changing needs of the Organisation.
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Good verbal and written skills
- Well-developed negotiation skills
- Ability to prepare and present formal reports
- Ability to think creatively, analyse and solve problems
- Good IT skills including developing and analysing data through reports that are user friendly
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries, and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy and diverse interest groups
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of using the Allocate or other e-Job Planning system.
- Experience of delivering projects of work utilising quality improvement/ project management methodology
- Knowledge of National and local strategic priorities for optimising AHP workforce
- Knowledge and experience of utilising risk assessments to escalate concerns
- Knowledge of Trust clinical and workforce strategy
- Substantial experience in workforce transformation
- Knowledge and experience of working with the AHP workforce across multiple settings
- Multidisciplinary working
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Promote equality and diversity within the workplace
- Good time management
- Good attendance and health record
- Demonstrate the ability to listen actively.
- Able to sensitively discuss potentially contentious points
- Demonstrate a problem-solving approach
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Master's or equivalent experience
- Leadership/management qualification
- Experience in Project Management
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Proven ability to lead.
- Self-motivated and independent
- Able to set priorities, meet deadlines
- Responds to the changing needs of the Organisation.
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Good verbal and written skills
- Well-developed negotiation skills
- Ability to prepare and present formal reports
- Ability to think creatively, analyse and solve problems
- Good IT skills including developing and analysing data through reports that are user friendly
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries, and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy and diverse interest groups
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of using the Allocate or other e-Job Planning system.
- Experience of delivering projects of work utilising quality improvement/ project management methodology
- Knowledge of National and local strategic priorities for optimising AHP workforce
- Knowledge and experience of utilising risk assessments to escalate concerns
- Knowledge of Trust clinical and workforce strategy
- Substantial experience in workforce transformation
- Knowledge and experience of working with the AHP workforce across multiple settings
- Multidisciplinary working
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Promote equality and diversity within the workplace
- Good time management
- Good attendance and health record
- Demonstrate the ability to listen actively.
- Able to sensitively discuss potentially contentious points
- Demonstrate a problem-solving approach
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
