Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation inOxford/Winchester/Horley/London inOxford/Winchester/Horley/London PUBLISHED 28 OCT 2024

The Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation will play a vital leadership role in supporting the Regional Director of Workforce, Training and Education to deliver on the national and regional WT&E objectives.

The Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation will be a key member of the South East WT&E leadership team and is responsible for delivering the statutory workforce mandated priorities via the annual and medium-term workforce plans agreed nationally and with each ICB.

They will need to ensure the adherence to budgets set for the regional function as well as for the appropriate allocation and use of the delegated funds.

The post holder will be responsible for the effective leadership and management of the teams within the Workforce portfolio; Supply and Innovation, Clinical Professions and Planning and Intelligence.

The Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation will help to re-shape the workforce landscape in the region, driving forward workforce transformation through working collaboratively with ICBs and Trusts and with other stakeholders locally, regionally and nationally.

The post holder will also need to lead on nationally delegated pieces of work as required.

This is a vital leadership role where the post holder will pro-actively contribute to the delivery of workforce priorities and provide support for local health systems. This role deputises for the RD WT&E in their absence and attends the regional meetings as required.

The Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation will:

• Lead and manage the Workforce teams in their portfolio
• Work to support the RD WT&E to ensure delivery against key national strategies, such as the NHS Long Term plan, Framework 15, as well as any additional mandates for workforce from government
• Work with other directors and their teams across NHS England both regionally and nationally to deliver on agreed priorities
• Work closely with and lead the workforce teams embedded in ICBs and develop these arrangements with ICBs in the future
• Improve and transform the way that we deliver workforce, training and education across the region, working with the national teams to ensure alignment with central direction
• Ensure effective engagement and communications flows between local, system, regional and national partners
• Demonstrate a clear commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, leading by example
• Provide workforce expertise and SME within NHSE and across the region to ensure key recovery priorities and programmes and delivered effectively

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Key Functional Strategic Responsibilities:

• Lead teams to deliver the Workforce, Training and Education strategy and national mandate in line with the operating model and regional business plan
• Deliver on directorate objectives for the South East Region as required
• Ensure that the 3 teams (Workforce Supply and Innovation, Clinical Professions and Workforce Planning and Intelligence) work collaboratively with the other parts of the Workforce, Training and Education Directorate as well as other regional and national directorates to deliver the South East Region objectives.
• Provide strategic professional leadership ensuring regional delivery of the LTWP, addressing concerns around delivery and escalating these as appropriate