Job summary
As the People Promise Manager, the post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating and embedding all elements of the NHS People Promise within the Trust, including the interlink of the People Promise to existing workstreams designed to improve the experience of our workforce. They will work collaboratively across the organisation and region with other designated People Promise Managers to maximise opportunities to retain staff across the NHS. This will include developing best practice and implementing this with a level of autonomy across the Trust.
This post holder will be responsible for developing and monitoring progress towards robust metrics (both qualitative and quantitative) to ensure delivery of all aspects of NHS People Promise interventions. This will include reporting on progress aligned to the project plan with both internal and external stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
- Develop a robust project plan to ensure the co-ordination and embedding all aspects of the NHS People Promise into the organisation
- Work closely with colleagues within the organisation, ICS and regionally to identify suitable actions and interventions to fill any gaps in delivery of People Promise areas
- Collaborate with colleagues in relevant organisations, across the ICS, regionally and nationally to ensure feedback, insight and evidence gained is used to improve staff experience
- Work closely with other designated People Promise Managers to share learning
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop a robust project plan to ensure the co-ordination and embedding all aspects of the NHS People Promise into the organisation by working closely with colleagues to identify all NHS People Promise activity and interventions already taking place within the organisation. A robust tool will be provided to assist the postholder in identifying any gaps in People Promise delivery.
- Work closely with colleagues within the organisation, ICS and regionally to identify suitable actions and interventions to fill any gaps in delivery of People Promise areas
- Develop and monitor progress towards robust metrics (qualitative and quantitative) to ensure delivery of all aspects of NHS People Promise interventions.
- Report on progress towards the identified project plan and metrics to the ICS Retention Lead and Regional Retention Manager as per required reporting timescales
- Collaborate with colleagues in relevant organisations, across the ICS, regionally and nationally to ensure feedback, insight and evidence gained is used to improve staff experience, retention of all staff and embedding of all elements of the NHS People Promise. This includes but is not limited to the use of existing resources and good practice already available
- Work closely with other designated People Promise Managers to share learning and assist each postholder where possible to embed all aspects of the NHS People Promise into their organisations
- Using every opportunity available to promote and champion how the organisation will approach and embed NHS People Promise interventions to retain the workforce
- Share learning from others where retention has improved for all staff groups both across organisations within the ICS as well as across the region as appropriate
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop a robust project plan to ensure the co-ordination and embedding all aspects of the NHS People Promise into the organisation by working closely with colleagues to identify all NHS People Promise activity and interventions already taking place within the organisation. A robust tool will be provided to assist the postholder in identifying any gaps in People Promise delivery.
- Work closely with colleagues within the organisation, ICS and regionally to identify suitable actions and interventions to fill any gaps in delivery of People Promise areas
- Develop and monitor progress towards robust metrics (qualitative and quantitative) to ensure delivery of all aspects of NHS People Promise interventions.
- Report on progress towards the identified project plan and metrics to the ICS Retention Lead and Regional Retention Manager as per required reporting timescales
- Collaborate with colleagues in relevant organisations, across the ICS, regionally and nationally to ensure feedback, insight and evidence gained is used to improve staff experience, retention of all staff and embedding of all elements of the NHS People Promise. This includes but is not limited to the use of existing resources and good practice already available
- Work closely with other designated People Promise Managers to share learning and assist each postholder where possible to embed all aspects of the NHS People Promise into their organisations
- Using every opportunity available to promote and champion how the organisation will approach and embed NHS People Promise interventions to retain the workforce
- Share learning from others where retention has improved for all staff groups both across organisations within the ICS as well as across the region as appropriate
- FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading culture change programmes or programmes which have lead to transformational change in a department.
Desirable
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Ability to receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading culture change programmes or programmes which have lead to transformational change in a department.
Desirable
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Ability to receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
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.
