Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Workforce Compliance and Intelligence Lead

The closing date is 17 August 2025

Job summary

The Workforce Compliance and Intelligence Lead role will lead the development of workforce analytics, ensuring that the Trust has the data insights needed to make evidence based and informed decisions to support workforce transformation, staffing and workforce management across the organisation.

Additionally, the development and introduction of automation opportunities where possible and applicable to reduce manual data entry and improve efficiency across systems. The role will also ensure post recruitment workforce compliance are met such as visa renewals, right to work checks, DBS.

The role will undertake scoping of workforce planning options and lead delivery of analysis to support improvement projects across the Trust This role will provide key expertise in data acquisition and analysis together with core skills in communication and reporting required to support the People and Culture Plan.A key element of the role will be to support a range of workforce activity including bringing workforce data together from a range of sources to build a central data repository and intelligence to inform action based on one version of the truth for the Trust workforce.The role is accountable for the day-to-day management of workforce post recruitment compliance, workforce information and intelligence.

Main duties of the job

Lead workforce compliance monitoring, reporting and escalation. Work in partnership with Trust Business Intelligence teams and provide expert advice, data interpretation and analysis of workforce information and intelligence using data from multiple Workforce systems and sources.

About us

This position holder will be working for an exciting team under People Directorate, driving the workforce intelligence and ensuring workforce compliance is achieved. The role will lead the development of workforce analytics, ensuring that the Trust has the data insights needed to make evidence based and informed decisions to support workforce transformation, staffing and workforce management across the organisation.

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Anum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-CO-21725(EC)

Job locations

Portland House

Worthing

BN11 1HS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description document attached with the vacancy.

The Workforce Compliance and Intelligence Lead role will lead the development of workforce analytics, ensuring that the Trust has the data insights needed to make evidence based and informed decisions to support workforce transformation, staffing and workforce management across the organisation. Additionally, the development and introduction of automation opportunities where possible and applicable to reduce manual data entry and improve efficiency across systems. The role will also ensure post recruitment workforce compliance are met such as visa renewals, right to work checks, DBS.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description document attached with the vacancy.

The Workforce Compliance and Intelligence Lead role will lead the development of workforce analytics, ensuring that the Trust has the data insights needed to make evidence based and informed decisions to support workforce transformation, staffing and workforce management across the organisation. Additionally, the development and introduction of automation opportunities where possible and applicable to reduce manual data entry and improve efficiency across systems. The role will also ensure post recruitment workforce compliance are met such as visa renewals, right to work checks, DBS.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
  • Project / Programme Management Qualification e.g. Prince2 Practitioner
  • In depth specialist knowledge of statistics, information analysis and the use of information across the NHS acquired through degree or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • Excellent data manipulation and analysis skills using MS Excel
  • Experience of using NHS or other health organisation analytics systems Experience of using Workforce information systems i.e. ESR, E-Rostering etc.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of relevant NHS workforce information and data requirements
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
  • Understanding of quality assurance frameworks in relation to Workforce intelligence and compliance
  • Demonstrable experience of implementing and managing change effectively.
  • Experience of translating local and national requirements into a performance plan for Workforce planning and intelligence.
  • Evidence of working with autonomy to deliver own/team goals.
  • Knowledge of NHS data sets, in particular workforce data.
  • Significant experience working in an NHS environment
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
  • Project / Programme Management Qualification e.g. Prince2 Practitioner
  • In depth specialist knowledge of statistics, information analysis and the use of information across the NHS acquired through degree or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • Excellent data manipulation and analysis skills using MS Excel
  • Experience of using NHS or other health organisation analytics systems Experience of using Workforce information systems i.e. ESR, E-Rostering etc.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of relevant NHS workforce information and data requirements
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
  • Understanding of quality assurance frameworks in relation to Workforce intelligence and compliance
  • Demonstrable experience of implementing and managing change effectively.
  • Experience of translating local and national requirements into a performance plan for Workforce planning and intelligence.
  • Evidence of working with autonomy to deliver own/team goals.
  • Knowledge of NHS data sets, in particular workforce data.
  • Significant experience working in an NHS environment

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

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Portland House

Worthing

BN11 1HS


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Portland House

Worthing

BN11 1HS


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director - WP, Systems and Intelligence

Syed Hasan

syed.hasan9@nhs.net

07548953538

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Anum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-CO-21725(EC)

Job locations

Portland House

Worthing

BN11 1HS


Supporting documents

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