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About the Trust

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

Our ambition is to maximise people's potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
Access to Continued Professional Development
Involvement in improvement and research activities
Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

Job overview

Why You Should Apply:

Impact Lives: Your work will directly contribute to the efficiency and quality of healthcare services, making a tangible difference in the lives of patients and staff alike.

Leadership Opportunities: As a senior member of the Workforce and OD team, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our workforce, providing professional development and direction to your team.

Dynamic Environment: Embrace a culture of continuous improvement, where innovative solutions are encouraged, and your ideas can lead to real, impactful change.

Career Growth: With opportunities to represent the Trust at local, regional, and national levels, this role offers unparalleled visibility and the chance to advance your career within the NHS.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do:

Lead with Purpose: Provide effective leadership and day-to-day management for our Employee Relations and Workforce services, ensuring they meet the highest standards of excellence and compliance.

Innovate and Improve: Work closely with the Deputy Director of Workforce to reengineer transactional processes and spearhead strategic projects that elevate our services and tackle key challenges head-on.

Build Relationships: Develop and maintain positive relationships with Trade Union colleagues and lead consultations on vital workforce issues, ensuring collaborative and constructive outcomes.

Strategize for Success: Implement and lead workforce strategies aligned with the Trust's People Plan, driving the delivery of strategic priorities and enhancing organizational performance.

Governance and Assurance: Lead on workforce transaction and reporting, ensuring the Trust meets all statutory and other obligations. Develop robust systems for tracking and compliance, safeguarding personal information, and managing risks effectively.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to maximise people's potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Uphold Trust policies and provide top-notch advice in line with employment law.
Lead and manage Strategic Workforce and OD Governance Service, covering Resourcing, Payroll, and Employment Services.
Ensure the Trust meets national compliance standards and maintains clear risk management arrangements.
Drive effective workforce resourcing to ensure the Trust has the skills and numbers needed for high-quality service delivery.
Lead initiatives like International Recruitment, E-rostering, and Living Wage implementations.

Professional Leadership:

Offer expert consultancy advice to support effective staff management and organizational performance.
Foster a culture of continuous development and improvement within your team.
Establish and monitor systems to ensure reliable Employee Relations and workforce transactional activities.

Governance and Risk:

Lead on workforce governance, ensuring compliance and managing workforce information effectively.
Respond to audit reports and lead on action planning to implement required changes.

People Management:

Enhance team skills and competencies to meet organizational objectives.
Ensure professional development and high-quality, customer-focused service delivery.

Ready to make a difference and and be part of the NHS's journey towards excellence and innovation in healthcare? Apply now

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to Masters level in relevant subject such as HR, Management, OD or equivalent experience
Evidence of continuing professional development.
Member status of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development or equivalent professional, accredited recognised body

Desirable criteria

Recent management

Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrable experience of design, delivery and evaluation of workforce and OD service improvement interventions working with Subject Matter Experts / Advisors and multiprofessional groups at a senior level.
Leading and managing directly employed staff and associated budgets
Significant demonstrable expertise in systems and processes and the application of these to a shared service environment.
Developing and monitoring service level agreements (SLAs) with internal and external providers
Business planning
Senior management experience in the NHS
Experience of delivering strategic objectives for a diverse and complex department
Experience of effectively working at management level in the field of HR for an organisation of relevant scale and complexity.
Experience of delivering strategic objectives for a diverse and complex department
Experience of building, leading, motivating and developing multidisciplinary teams and as a highly effective people manager

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Excellent demonstrable knowledge of current resourcing legislation, case law and HR good practice
Excellent knowledge of terms and conditions, benefits and payroll
Strong technical knowledge on electronic storage and information systems and ability to compile, interpret and present complex information.
An understanding of the strategic approach to Human
Strong technical knowledge on governance as it applies to workforce and OD
An understanding of the NHS agenda around governance assurance and HR.
Up to date working knowledge of Workforce and service improvement approaches within the NHS
An understanding of the strategic approach to Human Resources
Demonstrable expertise in systems and processes and the application of these complex organisational designs
Up to date knowledge of HR and issues from a best practice perspective

Desirable criteria

Principles and theories of change management and leadership

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Effective interpersonal skills, proven ability to read situations and obtain commitment from others
Excellent leadership and influencing skills with a range of stakeholders
Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively and co-operatively with colleagues and other partners gaining real commitment from others
Ability to analyse highly complex issues and provide practical and creative solutions to problems Ability to translate complex information and explain things In a clear and concise way to a wide range of stakeholders.
Ability to work with unpredictable situations and under pressure and to tight deadlines
Excellent verbal communication, influencing, collaboration and negotiating skills
Outstanding presentation skills.
The ability to work as a team member, both within teams internally and as an accomplished participant in cross-agency teams
Professional HR role model.
The ability to work with senior management, clinical colleagues and other staff, to make sound judgments and respond positively to a rapidly changing environment.
Ability to continually review service and recognise inefficiencies.
Experience of managing an HR team and responding to a rapidly evolving workforce development agenda.
Partnership working and working knowledge of the National Strategies and other supporting initiatives
Innovative thinking and the ability to explore imaginative ways of optimising use of resources.

Work Related Circumstances

Essential criteria

Proven ability to build personal and professional credibility with management and corporate services and staff
Open, transparent style, collaborative and supportive. Committed to developing a culture of openness and partnership
Demonstrates emotional resilience and intelligence in the face of competing demands and conflict
A flexibility of style and approach to succeed in managing and leading in a collaborative way
Committed to the continuous development of self and others
Self-aware, understands impact of own behaviour on others
Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the role
Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies

A hints and tips document is attached below for guidance on completing your application form.

Disclosure Barring Certificate check

All of our new starters, who are appointed to a post which requires a Disclosure Barring Certificate check (DBS), will be recharged for the full cost of the check (DBS checks for volunteers are free of charge).

An enhanced DBS check costs £38 and a standard check costs £18 (plus an administration charge of £3.50). If you are a substantive member of staff, the full amount will be taken from your first month's salary.

If you are a member of staff on our bank, you will need to repay the full amount from your first salary.

We encourage you to register with the DBS update service at an annual cost of £13 (this is mandatory for bank staff).

Other important information

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
Priority will be given to applications from existing NHS employees who have an at risk status
This post is on our terms and conditions (T&Cs). If you are an existing employee currently on transferred terms and conditions (i.e. you transferred from another employer and retained their T&Cs) and you are voluntarily applying for this post; if you are successful, you will be employed on our T&Cs
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview
We will notify you by email if you have been shortlisted or not. Computer access is available at your local job centre or library. Please make sure you check your spam filter/junk folder. If any mail goes to your junk folder please mark it as safe
If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post
If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received
Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges. We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our recruiting managers directly.

Vaccination

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

JD (PDF, 135.4KB)
PS (PDF, 138.9KB)
Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 117.0KB)
Applicant Information pack (PDF, 505.6KB)
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion pack (PDF, 588.9KB)
Hints and tips for your application (PDF, 128.7KB)

Head of Workforce

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