Workforce Planning Lead - Internal Only to NHS Ayrshire and Arran

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 Scotland

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Note that this post is only open to internal staff of NHS Ayrshire & Arran.

Who We Are

NHS Ayrshire and Arran are one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

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Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Workforce Planning Lead within the East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership based at The Johnnie Walker Bond, The Johnnie Walker Bond, 15 Strand St, Kilmarnock KA1 1HU. This post is offered on a permanent basis.

Hours

36.00 hours per week, 9am-5pm Monday - Thursday, 9am - 3.30pm Friday.

What You Will Do

The Job Purpose is to lead, co-ordinate and facilitate workforce planning and development in collaboration with service colleagues ensuring the Health & Social Care Partnership has a workforce plan that sustains the current and future delivery of effective and efficient integrated care services for patients and services users as part of the Strategic Plan.

You will provide workforce planning expertise and support to service change programmes within the Partnership as well as pan-Ayrshire programme for which the Partnership has a lead role.

For further information on the role.

Knowledge, Training And/or Experience Required For This Post

Educated to degree level or equivalent, with a postgraduate qualification or professional experience in a relevant area i.e. clinical or general management, service planning, information management or human resources.

Ability to identify, assimilate, critically evaluate and deliver on objectives with a high level of complexity equivalent to post graduate level.

Substantial planning and performance management skills.

Excellent communication skills with proven ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.

Proven IT skills.

Experience of programme/project management which will include significant organisation, presentation and networking skills.xxxx

For further information on the requirements for the role.

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We are unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 posts or bank contracts.

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