About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about leading meaningful workforce change that creates sustainable, high quality mental health services to meet the changing needs of our patients, communities and workforce?
We are seeking an exceptional People Change Partner to play a key role in transforming services across the Trust. Working closely with Executive Directors, senior clinical leaders and programme teams, you will help shape strategic workforce solutions that support high-quality, sustainable services and our ambition to be a great place to work.
As a senior people professional, you will lead the workforce aspects of complex transformation programmes, providing expert advice on organisational development, employee relations and change management. You will support service redesign, workforce planning and organisational change, ensuring transformation is delivered effectively and with a positive experience for our people.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence change at scale, make a lasting impact across the Trust, and help build a workforce that is fit for the future while delivering the best possible outcomes for our communities.
This vacancy is being re-advertised. Previous applicants need not apply, as their applications have already been considered.
Main duties of the job
Provide strategic workforce and organisational development advice to Directors and senior leaders on transformation, service redesign and workforce change programmes. Lead the people aspects of complex organisational change, including restructures, consultation exercises, workforce redesign and implementation of new operating models. Develop workforce plans, organisation design solutions and people strategies that support sustainable, high-performing services. Build strong relationships with programme leads, operational managers, trade unions and staff representatives to facilitate successful change delivery. Lead on complex employee relations matters arising from transformation activity, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, NHS policy and best practice. Undertake change impact assessments, workforce risk analysis and consultation planning to support effective decision-making. Use workforce data, people analytics and organisational insight to inform transformation plans and evaluate outcomes. Support leaders to create inclusive, compassionate and change-capable cultures that promote staff wellbeing, engagement and retention. Ensure equality, diversity and inclusion are embedded throughout organisational change processes. Provide expert coaching, challenge and support to senior leaders to enable effective leadership of transformation programmes.
About us
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more details about this role. Please also view the job overview attachment which will give you details about the Transformation programme delivery, Workforce Planning and Workforce Change, Engagement and Communication.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MCIPD or equivalent / potential Educated to Master's level or equivalent level of experience
Experience Essential
Extensive experience of the planning and delivery of the workforce aspects of business / service changes in a large complex organization. Comprehensive experience of transformation programmes and projects governance and approaches. Experience of developing and implementing workforce plans and strategies. Knowledge of OD and change management approaches and tools in a complex change programme environment. Experience of partnering with senior operational leaders
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address Bath NHS House
Newbridge Hill
Bath
BA1 3QE
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)