Deputy Director of Strategic Workforce Planning, Supply and Innovation

at  NHS England

We are looking to appoint a highly experienced individual, with extensive knowledge and expertise in HR and OD management and workforce transformation, who has a record of leading and supporting change, working within an organisation with multiple partners and ensuring the highest quality Human Resources and OD support to our senior team.
You will have a proven track record, working at a senior level in a HR&OD/Workforce leadership role in an organisation of similar scale and complexity whether within the NHS or wider public sector.
Responsible for the leadership, development and oversight of workforce strategy, integrated workforce planning, increasing supply, professional workforce, HR and organisational development and redesign and innovation. Responsible for professional advice and leadership supporting the Director of Workforce Training and Education.

This will include supporting ICB’s

• Workforce strategy and planning

o develop workforce strategies / people plans that reflect local priorities and national policy, addressing health inequalities.
o assurance of local operational plans and other workforce activity to deliver the long-term workforce plan

o supporting operational planning rounds (multi-year) briefing systems / providing support sessions, including review of system planning returns

• Increase supply

o facilitate the development initiatives to increase workforce supply and availability including w orkforce productivity, inclusive domestic and international recruitment and reservists, temporary staffing

• Professional workforce, human resource management and organisational development

o Provision of professional advice and assurance of severance / remunerations, employment terms and conditions, role model and promote the development of HR & OD Futures - profession development
o provide professional oversight and assurance to support regional regulation and oversight procedures
o provide professional leadership advice and guidance to the Regional Director
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Main duties of the job continued…

o Redesign and Innovation

• Support system development through organisational development techniques
• Inform service redesign, oversight and assurance of business cases
• Facilitate new ways of working, roles and new models of care, workforce development
• Support organisational change behaviours / culture
• Implementation of digital HR&OD tools/Digital Implementation

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents
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Please refer the Job description for details