Strategic Workforce Planning Lead

NHS Scotland; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is recruiting a Workforce Planning Lead to drive workforce planning and development for the East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership. The role is based at The Johnnie Walker Bond, Kilmarnock, and is offered on a permanent basis.

You will lead cross-disciplinary planning efforts, support service change programmes, and coordinate pan-Ayrshire initiatives to ensure a sustainable workforce aligned with the Strategic Plan.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, with a postgraduate qualification or professional experience in a relevant area (clinical/general management, service planning, information management or HR).
• Ability to identify, assimilate, evaluate and deliver on complex objectives at postgraduate level.
• Substantial planning and performance management skills.
• Excellent communication with wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and facilitate workforce planning and development with service colleagues to sustain delivering integrated care services.
• Provide workforce planning expertise and support to service change programmes within the Partnership and pan-Ayrshire programme.
• Engage across teams to enable the Strategic Plan and workforce strategy for patients and service users.

Skills

Workforce planning

Communication skills

IT skills

Programme/project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree level

Postgraduate qualification / experience

Job description

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is recruiting a Workforce Planning Lead to drive workforce planning and development for the East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership. The role is based at The Johnnie Walker Bond, Kilmarnock, and is offered on a permanent basis.

You will lead cross-disciplinary planning efforts, support service change programmes, and coordinate pan-Ayrshire initiatives to ensure a sustainable workforce aligned with the Strategic Plan.