Leadership, Governance, and Continuous Improvement: 1. Provide strategic leadership that aligns operational goals with broader programme objectives, establishing governance standards and ways of working that support both the current and future workforce solutions. 2. Actively seek feedback and promote adaptability to continually refine processes, ensuring alignment with both User Organisation needs and evolving system requirements. 3. Support the effort to set strategic goals and oversee the resourcing, framework development, and operational procedures that will allow the function to provide comprehensive readiness and implementation support for User Organisations. Operational Service Delivery & Optimisation (Current workforce System): 4. In-depth specialist technical knowledge of the current workforce solution (ESR) that supports User Organisations to realise the business case benefits in relation to workforce management and efficiency from optimisation. 5. Provide leadership in the planning and successful execution of readiness assessments with User Organisations to encourage them to identify areas where ESR optimisation can support their strategic workforce objectives and provide enhanced project support for User Organisations ongoing optimisation initiatives. Establishment and continued development of the Implementation Function: 6. Supporting the Head of, co-lead the creation and development of the Readiness and Implementation function, defining its vison and purpose, culture and processes to ensure it meets both immediate and long-term needs.Implementation of the Future NHS Workforce Solution: 7. Through excellent stakeholder relationships with the future NHS workforce solution supplier, develop strategic readiness frameworks to effectively evaluate progress, to ensure successful preparation and implementation of the future NHS workforce solution. 8. Co-design critical readiness and implementation documentation (such as tailored individual scoping templates or PIDs). Fully support the supplier of the new agreement in their responsibilities to agree and deliver on implementation waves, supporting User Organisations throughout each wave in the critical transition towards the successful implementation of the future solution. This will include sharing intelligence on dependencies and risks and collaborating closely with stakeholders internally and externally to minimise impact on rollout schedules. Data Insight & Reporting: 9. Oversee data quality and insight collection for the current ESR system and User Organisation readiness for the implementation of the future NHS workforce solution. 10. Lead the creation of reporting frameworks on User Organisations readiness that proactively monitors performance against individual scoping documents and support decision-making into the programme and provide visibility across both current system optimisation and future implementation status and planning. Stakeholder Relationship Management: 11. Identify, build and maintain strategic relationships with the supplier of the new agreement and within NHS regions, including ICBs/ICSs and User Organisations at the executive leadership level and wider stakeholders to foster engagement and collaboration on both the current workforce solutions (ESR) optimisation and the future solutions design and rollout. 12. Understand needs, expectations and goals, in order to directly influence and secure commitment from User Organisations to fulfil their roles in preparing for and implementing the new NHS workforce solution, this will involve influencing a positive culture shift to overcome resistance to the change that is required in order to support successful readiness and implementation of the future workforce solution 13. Establish and leverage their personal credibility to build and sustain effective strategic relationships with senior stakeholders within their region. This will support a better understanding of the broader operating context and challenges faced by user organisations and key stakeholders. Additionally, they will advocate for and educate stakeholders on the role of the NHSBSAs workforce services and the value they offer. Developing the capabilities of the User Organisations: 14. Develop the frameworks that will assess the change management, and wider capabilities needed for a User Organisation to both optimise the current workforce solution (ESR) and to successfully implement the future solution. 15. Working with the supplier of the new agreement, oversee the regional and supplier teams to develop and roll out the materials, skills and/or products that will support User Organisations in their readiness and implementation activities. 16. A key stakeholder to User Organisations, seeking assurance in relation to readiness and implementation on relevant project boards and key groups, supporting clear communication of plans, progress, and performance.Team Leadership and Line Management: 17. Provide strategic leadership, direction, and line management for the regional Readiness and Implementation team, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment. Set clear goals, monitor performance, and provide coaching and development opportunities to ensure team members are equipped to meet both current and future demands. Encourage a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. 18. Demonstrate the values of the NHSBSA as part of the programme team culture that values and deploys coaching and feedback, and readily supports each other to deliver to high standards of work across all programmes and projects, encourages and coaches others to improve. 19. Working with the Head of have responsibility for regional teams including budget management responsibility of circa £1 million. Ways of working: 20. Work at all times collaboratively with the Head of, the other Senior Implementation Leads and the wider NHSBSA ESR service and programme teams and NHSBSA teams. Responsible for fostering a collaborative and positive working culture that aligns to NHSBSA values and ways of working within the programme. In addition to the above accountabilities, as post holder you are expected to 1. Undertake additional duties and responsibilities in line with the purpose of your role and as agreed by your line manager. 2. Demonstrate NHSBSA values and core capabilities in all aspects of your work. 3. Encourage an environment where your own and colleagues safety and well-being is promoted. 4. Contribute to a culture which values diversity and inclusion. 5. Follow NHSBSA policies, procedures, and protocols as they apply to your role. Applications will be reviewed regularly and we may take the decision to close the advert early at any point up until the closing date, if we receive a high number of suitable applications. If youre interested in this role, its important that you get your application in early to avoid missing this fantastic opportunity.