Head of Resourcing and Medical Workforce - Manchester, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

This is a senior role within the newly formed HR & OD Senior Leadership Team, providing leadership to the Recruitment, ESR and Medical Workforce Team.

The role also has responsibility for managing the Trust SLA with the external payroll provider, and with the Trust's outsourced Temporary Staffing provider, NHS Professionals.

The Head of Resourcing has responsibility for ensuring these operational services are aligned, efficient, proactive and well led, with a clear focus on delivery and customer experience.

This is a busy and varied leadership role that offers the opportunity to have a real impact on the performance of our Trust, our regional partners and ultimately the care we provide.

Supported by the Trust's Resourcing Manager, ESR Team Leader and Medical Workforce Lead, the post holder will lead on developing and delivering creative recruitment programmes of work, sitting alongside the Greater Manchester Mental Health People Plan that builds on our strengths in attracting people to work with us, while addressing improvements in our employer brand, and working closely with other senior HR & OD colleagues to ensure our onboarding and induction processes are delivered efficiently.

With support from the Medical Workforce Lead, the post holder will be responsible for development of strategic workstreams to reduce medical agency expenditure.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work.

From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

With support from the Resourcing Manager, ESR Team Leader and Medical Workforce Lead, the role is responsible for:

Establishing quality standards and performance targets for the Recruitment, ESR and Medical Workforce teams, ensuring regular reports are provided in relation to team activity and progress being made with key areas of work.
Ensure all teams under area of responsibility consistently provide a high quality, customer focused service to the Trust and complying with statutory and regulatory obligations.
Support Trustwide initiatives designed to ensure GMMH has the workforce it needs to deliver its services now and into the future in line with the GMMH Trust Strategy.
Ensure that the relevant policies are procedures are legally compliant and reflect the best practice.
Act as the HR Lead for internal audits, development, implementation and monitoring of HR owned actions, as well as working with the Trust's Counter Fraud team to put systems in place to minimise risk and address concerns.
Ensure the Resourcing, ESR and Medical Workforce teams provide an excellent service, gathering regular feedback and monitors service performance against KPIs.
Support the Deputy Director of HR and Associate Director of HR in the delivery of the People Strategy. Lead on associated strategic aims and work plans to ensure delivery of the Trust's Core Values.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships with Senior Leaders, staff, Trade Unions and other external bodies and stakeholders that promote a culture of engagement and develop and harness an approach to partnership working.
Ensure that the use of HR systems relating to Recruitment and Medical Workforce , NHS Jobs, the TRAC recruitment software are optimised across the Trust and extended to all staff groups including medical staff.
Work collaboratively with partner organisations to develop shared solutions, and more effective/efficient ways of working, particularly in relation to HR streamlining and workforce supply.
As the specialist lead for Recruitment and Medical workforce to ensure safe decisions are made in the interest of the organisation and patient care in challenging circumstances where there is a lack of national or local guidance available. To ensure decisions are based on good HR Practice and industry norms.
Budget holder/responsible for the financial management of assigned resources to support the HR function.
To represent the HR & OD department at internal and external groups, meeting and committees.
To develop regular reports and presentations for committees, providing assurances on the delivery of safe and ef