HR Business Partner

Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Workforce Planning Manager to support the implementation of its People Strategy. The role involves developing workforce plans, advising on recruitment and retention, and analyzing workforce data to drive improvements. This position is crucial for ensuring effective staffing and talent management across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning and management.
• Strong analytical skills for data insights.
• Ability to engage and support staff through changes.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the Trust People Strategy implementation plan.
• Lead development of comprehensive workforce plans.
• Provide guidance on recruitment and retention plans.

Skills

Workforce planning

Data analysis

Staff engagement

Talent management

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities Support the delivery of the Trust People Strategy implementation plan and Joy at work KPIs with the allocated Divisional Management team or Corporate stakeholders. Lead on the development of comprehensive workforce plans that align to activity and finance plans and set out priority actions for resourcing, development, talent management, EDI, workforce improvement priorities and succession planning. Support managers to develop and implement recruitment and retention plans for their services; incorporating opportunities to skill mix, safer staffing, apprenticeship pathways, potential new career pipelines and a Trust wide picture. Support management teams to identify workforce related cost efficiency and productivity gains and develop plans to support implementation and benefits realisation.

Give professional guidance and advice to managers on workforce implications and appropriate approach and process to support of change, service developments and new ways of working. This includes staff engagement, co-creation, role redesign, identification of training and education needs, consultation and support for staff that may be displaced or pay protected as a result of changes. Support the delivery of the Trust Improvement in People practices and Just culture priorities through ER case load conferences, promotion of debriefs, learning and reflection, participation in hearing and appeals and internal case audits. Analyse workforce information and use of data insights from annual staff survey, pulse surveys and engagements event to identify risks, support planning and deliver improvements with management teams.

Support production of workforce exception reports to the board reflecting Divisional Management team or Corporate stakeholder analysis and improvement actions. Please see attached job description for further information.