Interim Associate Director of Workforce

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and innovative senior leader to join us for 12 months in a secondment or fixed term role to fill the post of Associate Director of Workforce.

The Associate Director of Workforce has overall responsibility for the strategic and operational running of service areas within Workforce Resourcing. This includes overall leadership and management of the services, processes & policies, systems, associated SLAs & KPIs and day to day management of the HR & OD budgets.

Working with the Dual Chief People Officer and the Deputy Director of HR & OD, the Associate Director of Workforce will lead on developing policy for, and implementation and delivery of systems improvement across the HR & OD. This will impact on all strategic change initiatives and will ensure the alignment of the Trust strategy and policy with the NHS People Plan, the NHS Long Term Plan and national/regional priorities.

If you would like to join an amazing team and make a real difference, we would love to hear from you.

If you'd like an informal conversation, please contact Helen Wilding h.wilding@nhs.net or Sally Wilson on sally.wilson23@nhs.net

The advert may be closed early depending on applications received.

Interview date: to be confirmed

Main duties of the job

The Associate Director of Workforce has overall responsibility for the strategic and operational running service areas within Workforce Resourcing. This includes overall leadership and management of the services, processes & policies, systems, associated SLAs & KPIs and day to day management of the HR & OD budgets.

Working with the Chief People Officer and Deputy Director of HR & OD, the Associate Director of Workforce will lead on developing policy for, and implementation and delivery of systems improvement across the HR & OD. This will impact on all strategic change initiatives and will ensure the alignment of the Trust strategy and policy with the NHS People Plan, the NHS Long Term Plan and national/regional priorities.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description
Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Masters level qualification in HR related area or equivalent experience
• Post grad qualification in leadership/management or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuous and recent development within HR specialist areas
• Ability to contribute to the strategic thinking and direction of the organisation
• A strong leader with the ability to motivate and engage

Knowledge and abilities

Essential

• A strong leader with the ability to motivate and engage
• Ability to communicate highly complex, confidential & contentious information as well as be able to translate theory into a language everyone can understand
• Ability to work under pressure and manage priorities and deadlines in a changing environment

Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Masters level qualification in HR related area or equivalent experience
• Post grad qualification in leadership/management or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuous and recent development within HR specialist areas
• Ability to contribute to the strategic thinking and direction of the organisation
• A strong leader with the ability to motivate and engage

Knowledge and abilities

Essential

• A strong leader with the ability to motivate and engage
• Ability to communicate highly complex, confidential & contentious information as well as be able to translate theory into a language everyone can understand
• Ability to work under pressure and manage priorities and deadlines in a changing environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Carew House

Bodmin

PL31 2NQ

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