Strategic Care Workforce Optimisation Lead

Exemplar Health Care; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Workforce Planning and Optimisation Manager to align staffing across more than 60 care homes in England. This data-driven role ensures the right colleagues with the right skills are in the right places to deliver exceptional care.

You will collaborate with Operations, Finance, HR and Recruitment to improve deployment, forecasting and budgeting, while challenging practices to enhance efficiency and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Analytical thinker turning data into insights and recommendations.
• Influential communicator who drives change through collaboration.
• Commercially aware, balancing finances with safe, high-quality care.
• Resilient, organised and adaptable to changing priorities and demands.
• Relationship-builder across teams to enable sustainable improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce optimisation across our homes, deploying staff effectively and safely.
• Use data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, turning insight into action.
• Develop and improve workforce planning strategies aligned with needs and priorities.
• Drive performance and efficiency, reducing reliance on temporary staffing.
• Build partnerships across Operations, Finance, HR and Recruitment for a joined-up approach.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Change management

Job description

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Workforce Planning and Optimisation Manager to align staffing across more than 60 care homes in England. This data-driven role ensures the right colleagues with the right skills are in the right places to deliver exceptional care.

You will collaborate with Operations, Finance, HR and Recruitment to improve deployment, forecasting and budgeting, while challenging practices to enhance efficiency and patient outcomes.