Band 8a Integrated Care System Workforce Planning Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:This role supports the ICS Workforce team in driving workforce transformation to deliver the aims of the Health and Care strategy through the development and implementation of strategic long term workforce plans, agreed across the Somerset Integrated Care System (ICS). The role will: Provide strategic workforce planning leadership and support to all ICS partner organisations Provide project support and leadership to the implementation of the Somerset Workforce 2035 Scenario Planning programme Support the development of workstreams underpinning the delivery of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan for Somerset, particularly in relation to education planning and new ways of working Lead the coordination and development of integrated operational workforce planning requirements for Somerset ICS. Support the development of system workforce integrated performance reporting for Somerset ICB working with local and regional workforce intelligence teamsThe postholder will be required to operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment. They will need to build and maintain relationships with colleagues at all levels and across all professions including Executive and Clinical Director level, across all sectors of health and care in Somerset, together with a wide range of other organisations within the South West region including education providers, independent contractors and the NHS England regional/national teams.KEY RESPONSIBILTIES OF THE ROLE:

Communication / Relationship Skills

Autonomy / Freedom to Act

Analytical / Judgmental Skills

Planning and Organisation

Service Development / Policy Review

Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources

HR / Recruitment /

Training Responsibilities

Responsibility for information resources

Responsibility for Research & Development

Receive, analyse, synthesize and provide highly complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting

Proactively engage with senior health and care staff and relevant independent contractors and regional teams to coordinate the development of plans

Facilitate and negotiate resolutions to situations where there are disagreements between key stakeholders whilst remaining supportive and neutral.

Nurture key relationships and maintain networks internally within the ICB and externally across the Somerset ICS.

Support other Workforce Strategy team members as and when required

Initiate contact with senior colleagues across the Somerset ICS and regionally, to ensure there is appropriate engagement with workforce planning activities.

Advocate and champion workforce planning and workforce strategy across the ICS

Establish and lead relevant groups and forums across the Somerset ICS in support of workforce planning activity.

Provide leadership and coordination for all the activities relating to the Somerset Workforce 2035 Scenario Planning Project.

Ensure flexibility of programmes of work to meet conflicting/changing requirements and ensure alignment with other members of the ICS workforce strategy team

Be responsible for a very high standard of work to support the delivery of projects and programmes on time, to quality standards and delivered in a cost-effective manner

Collate relevant qualitative and quantitative information and lead appropriate analysis and decision-making to support delivery of strategic workforce plans across organizational boundaries

Analyse, interpret and present data to highlight issues, risks and support decision making.

Establish reporting schedules as required to meet the workforce assurance requirements of the ICS and work with colleagues to manage data and information provision

Develop reports/options appraisals/business cases to support workforce transformation activity

Develop comprehensive plans and objectives for each agreed workstream, linked to the strategic direction of the workforce strategy team and identifying interdependencies.

Undertake field work to identify risks/workforce shortages, current actions and priority areas of focus across Somerset, developing workforce strategies in alignment with the Somerset ICS health and care strategy

Maintain oversight of workforce planning processes and work with colleagues across the ICS to develop and agree workforce planning priorities and actions

In collaboration with the PMO team, ensure the delivery of the 2035 Scenario planning project meets the requirements of the project plan, troubleshooting any issues that arise and managing the relationship with the external contractor

Ensuring delivery of NHSE workforce planning returns to meet required deadlines and coordinated with finance, activity and other planning submissions

Responsible for planning and organization of meetings to bring together appropriate colleagues, ensuing effective use of meeting tools to record and disseminate information, decisions and actions

Responsible for liaising with stakeholders across all organisations in the Somerset system in order to propose,draft and implement workforce plans aligned to the Somerset ICS workforce strategy

Develop and implement ongoing improvements to workforce planning and transformation functions across the Somerset system

Maintain high level of knowledge of local and national workforce development policy to inform workforce priorities and workstreams.

Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analyzing, interpreting and presenting data and information to support workforce development objectives

Holds programme budget for workstreams

Agrees variations to project budgets and manages resource allocations including any external commissioning

Responsible for providing highly specialist advice on strategic workforce development and workforce transformation to stakeholders across the Somerset system.

Support and develop colleagues to ensure delivery of relevant workstreams

Support the development of workforce planning capabilities across Somerset ICS including development and management of training interventions across the system

Maintains and updates programme information and data

Manages workforce data and analysis requirements relevant to strategic and operational planning

Manages and undertakes reviews and evaluation activity for programme workstreams

Person Specification

Personal Statement / Motivation for Applying

Essential

• Please use this section to explain how you meet the additional criteria in the Personal Specification including your reasons and motivation for applying.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Masters level of equivalent level of experience working at a senior level in specialist area
• Evidence of post qualification and continuing professional development

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualifications specifically related to people strategy and/or workforce development/planning
• Member of relevant professional body

Experience

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of background to and aims of current healthcare policy and strategy in Somerset and implications for workforce development
• Understanding of relationship between DHSC/NHSE/ICB/ICS
• Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and present this to large and influential groups
• Ability to negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues including plans to introduce new ways of working
• Ability to respond flexibly to unexpected demands and facilitate solutions to complex problems
• Ability to analyse and synthesize complex facts, information and situations and develop and implement appropriate options.
• Ability to prioritise own work effectively and align with team members to deliver whole team priorities effectively
• Ability to motivate others to contribute to projects in the absence of organizational or hierarchical authority
• Ability to make and effect decisions autonomously when required, on difficult issues and working to tight/changing deadlines
• Good understanding of principles of workforce planning and difference between operational and strategic workforce plans
• Demonstrable capability developing plans over short, medium and longer term timeframes
• Successful leadership and delivery of projects using a structured approach
• Experience identifying and interpreting national or local policy into relevant and implementable processes/practices
• Experience working with data and intelligence to support planning

Desirable

• Workforce planning/transformation experience

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board

Address

ICB Wynford House

Wynford House, Lufton Way

Yeovil

BA22 8HR

Employer's website

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