Senior Workforce Business Partner - TransformationNHS

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced workforce professional to join Sirona at a time of significant transformation within Children's Services. Working as a strategic partner to senior leaders, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of several high-profile programmes with complex workforce implications.

Initially, the post holder will focus on supporting major workforce transformation activity across Children's Services, including service improvement programmes, workforce redesign and organisational development initiatives. You will help leaders navigate change, manage workforce risks and develop sustainable workforce solutions that improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

The role will also provide workforce leadership to emerging service developments, including a large-scale neurodiversity programme aimed at improving access to services and reducing waiting times. In addition, you will support workforce planning and change associated with future commissioning and service redesign activity.

We are looking for a credible and experienced workforce professional with a strong track record of leading workforce transformation, organisational change and strategic workforce planning within complex organisations. This is a unique opportunity to influence meaningful change, shape future services and make a lasting impact within a highly visible and evolving service area.

This is a hybrid role, with a minimum of two days per week based on site. There will also be an expectation to attend additional meetings in person as required by business need

Main duties of the job

• Lead the workforce elements of major transformation and improvement programmes across Children's Services.
• Support senior leaders to develop and implement workforce solutions that enable sustainable, high-quality services.
• Provide strategic workforce advice on organisational change, workforce redesign, consultation and service development.
• Lead workforce planning activity, ensuring services have the capacity and capability required to meet current and future demand.
• Support the delivery of key programmes, including service developments aimed at improving access and reducing waiting times for children and young people.
• Use workforce data and insight to identify risks, inform decision-making and improve service performance.
• Build strong relationships with operational leaders, system partners and trade union representatives to support successful change delivery.
• Coach and support managers through complex workforce challenges, helping to create positive, engaged and high-performing teams.
• Contribute to future service redesign, commissioning and transformation activity, ensuring workforce implications are identified and effectively managed.
• Work collaboratively across the People, Development and Communications function to deliver innovative workforce solutions aligned to organisational priorities.

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.