Job summary The Clinical Workforce Team has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse who is passionate about clinical workforce to join as a Senior Workforce Practitioner. We have one 22.5 hrs post available on a fixed term/secondment basis until 31st December 2025 You will need excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills and the ability to think creatively in order to collaborate with senior clinical staff and ESNEFT recruitment and retention teams to design, implement and evaluate clinical workforce projects. You will have a working knowledge of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and NHS People Promise as well as an awareness of national and regional clinical workforce initiatives. You can choose whether your base site will be Colchester or Ipswich Hospitals however cross site working and travel is a requirement of the role. Main duties of the job To support implementation of the NHS Long-term workforce Plan, NHS People promise, national and regional clinical workforce initiatives in line with ESNEFT Clinical Strategy To collaborate with senior clinical staff, the workforce lead, ESNEFT recruitment and retention teams and the Faculty of Education to design, implement and evaluate clinical workforce projects Develop and maintain a professional relationship with clinical areas and key corporate divisions providing support and advice with ongoing projects and initiatives Support activities to grow and develop our clinical workforce pipeline Support delivery of trust-wide training for medical devices Identify and develop resources to support retention of non-medical clinical staff Provide pastoral support to non UK trained non-medical clinical professionals Support Safer Staffing agenda About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?vGkPu7HphU8A Date posted 10 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 7 months Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 432-HR2366-24 Job locations Ipswich/Colchester Ipswich/Colchester IP4 5PD Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification Qualififcations Essential Registered nurse/AHP (degree level or equivalent experience) Desirable Project Management qualification Mental Health First Aider Professional Advocate Experience Essential Proven post qualifying experience in an acute setting Experience supporting staff in the clinical environment Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience Desirable Previous experience at band 6 Project management/QI experience Skills Essential Excel, PowerPoint, word and excel skills Ability to think creatively Good people skills leadership skills Person Specification Qualififcations Essential Registered nurse/AHP (degree level or equivalent experience) Desirable Project Management qualification Mental Health First Aider Professional Advocate Experience Essential Proven post qualifying experience in an acute setting Experience supporting staff in the clinical environment Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience Desirable Previous experience at band 6 Project management/QI experience Skills Essential Excel, PowerPoint, word and excel skills Ability to think creatively Good people skills leadership skills 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Ipswich/Colchester Ipswich/Colchester IP4 5PD Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)