Nursing Workforce Lead inSouthampton inSouthampton PUBLISHED
FRI 15 NOV 2024
NHS England r3l7347B
Key responsibilities include collaborating with NHS providers to bolster the nursing workforce, supporting the management of complex workforce issues, and driving quality improvement initiatives. The Nursing Workforce Lead is also expected to cultivate effective relationships with stakeholders across various levels, report progress on nursing workforce agendas, and contribute to the development of sustainable strategies for workforce supply, including international recruitment efforts. Overall, the position aims to enhance nursing workforce delivery within the southeast region, aligning with national health policies and fostering a supportive environment for nursing professionals.
The Nursing Workforce Lead post is designed to deliver on the nursing workforce priorities in the CNO nursing strategy and the long-term workforce plan/ new 10-year plan. Specific pieces of work will likely include safer staffing, enhancing nursing as a career, workforce efficiencies e.g. reducing temporary staffing, supporting ICBs to develop comprehensive workforce strategies and wrap around support for Trusts if required
As a Nursing Workforce Lead, the post holder will:
Have an up to date working knowledge of rostering practices, safe staffing, nursing establishments and the use of the temporary workforce (bank and agency) to fill staffing gaps and the balance between quality, safety and budgetary envelopes.
Work with NHS providers to support the drive to increase their nursing workforce in line with staffing establishments and against recruitment targets.
Champion the wellbeing of the nursing workforce sharing good practice and establishing shared processes to ensure parity across the region.
Work with ICS workforce and nursing/midwifery leads to develop system based approaches to growing the nursing workforce e.g. international recruitment to establish sustainable joint processes for future workforce supply.
Support the Deputy Director of Nursing Workforce and the Head of Clinical Quality - Nursing Workforce to manage and deliver the nursing workforce agenda in the south east region, including reporting on progress and identifying trusts in need of further support within the region.
Working alongside trusts to provide 'wrap around support' where required for their nursing workforce.
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Work closely with key stakeholders to obtain best practice approaches in attraction, recruitment, retention e.g. preceptorship and safe staffing that can be shared and adopted regionally and nationally.
Actively promote best practice to provide national case studies for NHS Employers etc.
Possess a track record of managing and resolving complex workforce issues in large organisations.
Have the ability to work with senior trust/ICS nursing/ midwifery and HR leads and educators to deliver the nursing workforce agenda.
Possess experience of working with senior officials across organisations to coordinate delivery of policy and/or regulatory programmes.
Report on improvement initiatives across NHS England on occasion to director level.
Lead on national workforce related quality improvements for region or generate regional programmes for improvement as required driving workforce change.
Create effective working relationships with key stakeholders to foster a collaborative approach with providers and ICBs inter regionally and across regions within NHSE.
Provide specialist expertise and support within region to progress the aims of the Long Term Workforce Plan and new NHS 10 Year Plan, working collegiately with colleagues from the Workforce Training and Education, and other directorates.
Through collaborative practice promote good practice in the recognition and development of the global majority workforce.
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