Job summary
Are you ready to make a real impact on the future of NHS workforce planning and transformation? NSFT is seeking an Workforce Planning and Transformation Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract. This is a pivotal opportunity to lead strategic workforce planning, drive transformation, and ensure our organisation has the right people, with the right skills, in the right place at the right time
As our Workforce Planning and Transformation Manager, you will:
- Lead the development and delivery of strategic workforce plans, collaborating with People and Culture, Education, Finance, and Operational colleagues.
- Provide expert advice on workforce planning and transformation, supporting recruitment, retention, and resource challenges.
- Oversee workforce modelling, scenario planning, and data analysis to anticipate future workforce needs.
- Design and support new workforce models, facilitate service redesign, and collaborate with education providers.
- Deliver high-quality workforce information and analysis to inform strategic and tactical business planning.
- Support system-wide workforce transformation in line with national policy, regional ICS objectives, and local Trust priorities.
- Act as a role model for compassionate and person-centred leadership, deputising for the Director of People as required.
Main duties of the job
What We're Looking For
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience in HR, Business, workforce planning, or healthcare management.
- CIPD qualified and member of CIPD.
- Significant operational people experience, with a track record of leading workforce elements of key organisational change programmes.
- Experience in workforce planning, analytics, or transformation in a healthcare or public sector setting.
- Strong analytical, consultancy, and stakeholder management skills.
- In-depth understanding of NHS workforce policy, planning frameworks, and supply pipelines.
- Ability to work autonomously, solve complex problems, and influence at a senior level.
Join us and be part of a forward-thinking organisation committed to compassionate, inclusive, and values-driven leadership. You'll have the opportunity to shape our long-term workforce strategy, drive transformation, and make a real difference for our staff and service users.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience in HR, Business, workforce planning or health care management
- CIPD Qualified and member of CIPD
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2), or workforce planning training.
Experience
Essential
- Significant operational people experience with experience of developing the workforce aspects of operational business plans
- Evidence of leading the workforce elements of key organisational change programmes and devising People solutions which ensure consistency
- Experience in workforce planning, analytics, or transformation in a healthcare or public sector setting.
- Demonstrable experience of proactively identifying workforce issues and implementing effective plans to address these
Desirable
- Experience of working in partnership with Trade Unions towards shared goals with evidence of achieving organisational outcomes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience in HR, Business, workforce planning or health care management
- CIPD Qualified and member of CIPD
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2), or workforce planning training.
Experience
Essential
- Significant operational people experience with experience of developing the workforce aspects of operational business plans
- Evidence of leading the workforce elements of key organisational change programmes and devising People solutions which ensure consistency
- Experience in workforce planning, analytics, or transformation in a healthcare or public sector setting.
- Demonstrable experience of proactively identifying workforce issues and implementing effective plans to address these
Desirable
- Experience of working in partnership with Trade Unions towards shared goals with evidence of achieving organisational outcomes.
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).
