Job summary
This new and pioneering role will help the NHS to evaluate how delivery of the People Promise impacts our staff experience and retention.
The People Promise is a promise we make to each other to work together to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.
The themes and words that make up Our People Promise to have come from those who work in the NHS. People in different healthcare roles and organisations have made it clear what matters most to them, and what would make the greatest difference in improving their experience in the workplace. This is what we should all be able to say about working in the NHS, by 2024.
Main duties of the job
Embedded within our culture transformation and reporting on a matrix basis into the ICS Retention Lead and NHS England and NHS Improvement National Retention Programme, this role will have critical part to play in co-ordinating and embedding all elements of the NHS People Promise within our Trust and evaluating the outcomes.
Your experience in engaging key stakeholders, embedding change and collaborating across multiple teams and organisations will help you succeed in a fast-paced environment, whilst respecting the current operational pressures across our organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to local, regional and national work, improving staff experience and retention in the NHS.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
Desirable
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects.
Experience
Essential
- Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
Desirable
- Experience of managing and motivating a team/virtual team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
- Member of relevant professional body.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
Desirable
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects.
Experience
Essential
- Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
Desirable
- Experience of managing and motivating a team/virtual team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
- Member of relevant professional body.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
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).
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).
