We are seeking a proactive and insightful Workforce Planning Manager to join our team. In this influential role, you’ll work alongside Operational and Finance Management Teams to advance strategic workforce planning across the Trust. Your responsibilities will include developing workforce profiles, crafting innovative workforce models, and ensuring alignment with NHSE, and Health Service initiatives. Through strong collaboration, you’ll help shape a responsive and sustainable workforce that meets the Trust’s evolving demands.
Strategic Workforce Development: Design and implement workforce solutions that align with the Trust's needs, promoting flexible role structures and innovative ways of working to address workforce challenges. Support the development and implementation of the workforce component within the Trust’s annual operational plan.
Insightful Reporting and System Alignment: Produce precise and compelling workforce planning reports, offering context to inform decision-making across the organisation. Collaborate closely with finance and other divisions to drive establishment control and ensure alignment between workforce and finance systems, maintaining consistent data across the Trust.
Cross-Organisational Alignment: Work in partnership with corporate and clinical divisions to ensure workforce plans support organisational goals, creating cohesion and consistency in workforce planning efforts across the Trust.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Workforce Planning Managerposition available at WUTH.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Mar 2025
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