Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Director of Talent and Workforce Planning

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Job summary

This is a key role for the Trust at an exciting time in development of strategic workforce planning, recruitment and temporary staffing. The role will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive workforce plan, adhering to national reporting requirements and developing organisation capability in workforce planning. The post-holder will also have senior responsibility for recruitment and temporary staffing to bring the functions together to deliver ambitious workforce availability improvements.

The postholder will provide leadership to a number areas within the Talent portfolio, covering:

  • Strategic workforce planning
  • Attraction - including Career Pathways
  • Talent Acquisition - including volume recruitment and headhunting for senior and hard
  • to fill roles
  • Resourcing - medical and non-medical
  • Contingent workforce - bank and agency
  • Operational recruitment standards and oversight.

Main duties of the job

Provide leadership and direction with management responsibility of Recruitment and Temporary staffing Teams

Responsibility for developing and implementing the strategic workforce plan and all associated reporting requirements (national, regional, ICS and local)

Ensure talent workstreams are organised effectively and delivered.

Being solutions focused is a key part of this role.

Workforce Planning experience and highly expert knowledge is essential for this role along with operational delivery in talent related areas.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Details

Date posted

29 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£70,417 to £81,138 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

284-23-5917199-COPR

Job locations

Birmingham Children's Hospital and other sites

Birmingham

B4 6NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Degree or Equivalent in Relevant Subject
  • Membership of CIPD
  • Experience in managing talent teams and workstreams
  • Significant experience of operational delivery in talent related areas
  • Experience in workforce planning
  • High levels of analytical skill, including confident using pivot tables
  • Excellent Report Writing skills
  • Experience in operationalising a workforce plan
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Degree or Equivalent in Relevant Subject
  • Membership of CIPD
  • Experience in managing talent teams and workstreams
  • Significant experience of operational delivery in talent related areas
  • Experience in workforce planning
  • High levels of analytical skill, including confident using pivot tables
  • Excellent Report Writing skills
  • Experience in operationalising a workforce plan

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).

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.

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

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital and other sites

Birmingham

B4 6NH


Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital and other sites

Birmingham

B4 6NH


Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Chief People Officer

Bethan Downing

bethan.downing1@nhs.net

07528973213

Details

Date posted

29 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£70,417 to £81,138 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

284-23-5917199-COPR

Job locations

Birmingham Children's Hospital and other sites

Birmingham

B4 6NH


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