Job overview

If you enjoy leading fast paced strategic change and have a dynamic approach, with great organisation skills and attention to detail this could be the role for you.

The People team at Dartford and Gravesham are introducing this role to provide leadership for 4 crucial areas of activity which are Workforce Information and Planning, Rostering and Non Medical Job Planning, Medical Workforce services and Recruitment and temporary staffing for all professional groups.

The role requires generalist knowledge across all of these priorities and more, as our key stakeholders often have complex or nuanced needs so the ability to support our colleagues to identify employment or legal risks to the Trust and engage with other colleagues for appropriate support is also crucial to success.

The successful applicant will be a highly organised leader, supporting and guiding a leadership and operational team to implement workforce efficiency and control programmes (with targets in the £millions), prepare for and implement the Future Workforce Solution, introduce Job planning to non-ward based clinical staff, continue to improve the quality and effectiveness of our Medical Job Planning, appraisal and revalidation and ensure our Recruitment and temporary staffing services deliver to the high standards set.

This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship.  All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.

Main duties of the job

This role has responsibilities external to the Trust, working closely with colleagues across the Kent and Medway region to explore efficiencies and prepare for the future provision of People services for Kent and Medway Trusts. This is set out in the National People Target Operating model and the Kent and Medway Target Operating model. The role also engages regionally (South East) and oversees the timely provision of national reporting and plans such as annual workforce plans and monthly reporting.

We are looking for an individual with established leadership skills in these priority areas or someone who is able to elevate their leadership and knowledge at pace to deliver on these key time critical strategic priorities at Trust, regional and national level.

We very much look forward to receiving your application if you think you can lead our teams to further success.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.