Head of Workforce Planning and Analytics (Band 8a)

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head of Workforce Planning and Analytics to lead a dedicated team in enhancing workforce strategies through data insights. This role is pivotal in aligning workforce needs with strategic goals across various levels, ensuring that innovative processes and automation are utilized effectively. With the flexibility of hybrid working, you will engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, driving meaningful change and improving operational efficiencies. If you are passionate about workforce planning and possess strong leadership skills, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Masters level education in a relevant field is essential.
• Experience in leading workforce planning in complex organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the workforce planning and analytics team to drive data literacy.
• Design and implement workforce planning policies and tools.

Skills

Workforce Planning

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Leadership

Policy Development

Education

Masters Level Education

Specialist Training in Workforce Planning

Tools

Workforce Planning Tools

Job description

Head of Workforce Planning and Analytics (Band 8a)

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area: Workforce Planning
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid Working with at least 60% of time on site.)
Job ref: 339-TJC5389

Site: Southmead Hospital
Town: Bristol
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

Are you passionate about workforce planning and the power of data to drive meaningful change?

North Bristol NHS Trust is offering an opportunity to join our well-established team as Head of Workforce Planning and Analytics—a new role designed to enhance the way we plan and deliver our workforce needs.

As a vital part of the Workforce Planning, People Systems, and Data team, you'll support the Assistant Director in leading the team and shaping its strategic vision. You will play a key role in aligning data insights with workforce strategies at local, regional, and national levels, helping us identify opportunities for improvement—whether through automation or innovative processes.

This role offers the flexibility of hybrid working, with a minimum of 60% on-site at our People Hub in Southmead Hospital. We are open to discussing individual circumstances that may require more tailored working arrangements.

Main duties of the job

You will lead and deliver complex technical work across workforce planning, business information (BI), and analytics, managing the relationship between these areas while driving workforce data literacy across the Trust and broader system.

By staying closely connected with a wide range of stakeholders and subject matter experts, you will ensure the team’s outputs meet evolving needs, offering stability and expert guidance. You will also have ownership of designing and implementing workforce planning and information policies, tools, and guidance, incorporating external best practices where relevant, and leading all related training and implementation efforts.

Additionally, you will oversee workforce planning and design modelling, from establishment reviews and annual operational planning to long-term strategic workforce planning. Collaborating with a wide range of clinical, operational, and corporate stakeholders across the Trust, system, and nationally, you will ensure these plans are comprehensive, aligned with best practices, and meet national requirements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Leadership
1. Leading the workforce planning and information team with responsibility for all aspects of the team’s output and for team and individual performance and development.
2. Responsible for pay and non-pay budgets associated with the workforce planning and information team.
3. Represent workforce planning and information on behalf of the Trust at system and NHS England networks and formal governance groups.

Policy
4. Operational owner of the Trust workforce planning policy, ensuring it is widely understood and embedded in the organisation.
5. Ensuring best practice is reflected in the Trust workforce planning approach, using published literature and collaborative efforts.
6. Support the Assistant Director of Workforce Planning, People Systems and Data with subject matter expertise for workforce planning modelling, forecasts, and analysis.

Strategic Workforce Planning
7. Engaging stakeholders to ensure the value of strategic workforce planning is understood and translated into action.
8. Ownership of both the workforce demand and supply side of planning.
9. Leading the use of the Trust Long-Term Workforce Planning tools.

Operational Workforce Planning
13. Support the Assistant Director in leading the operational workforce planning process in the Trust.
14. Design, build, and develop the operational planning model for workforce building.

Person specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

• Educated to Masters Level in a relevant subject area.
• Evidence of relevant specialist training in workforce planning and workforce systems.

Work Experience

• Experience of leading operational and strategic workforce planning in a large complex organisation.
• Experience of presenting planning models and facilitating decision making.

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

• Able to manage stressful situations and prolonged concentration.
• Able to manage a large and diverse workload.

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes.