To reflect our commitment to supporting and developing our people, we are introducing an important new role within our team:
Strategic Resourcing and Workforce Partner .
This is a key leadership position within the Royal Devons People Directorate, tasked with shaping and delivering innovative workforce solutions for all AfC and Medical and Dental workforce groups. Working in collaboration with key stakeholders across the Trust, you will lead on workforce supply, retention, and organisational design initiatives, ensuring a skilled and sustainable workforce aligned with the Trust's vision fit for the future.
As a trusted advisor and change leader, you will combine strategic planning, data-driven insights, and innovative thinking to build a workforce that thrives in today's healthcare environment while being prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Strategic Resourcing and Workforce Partner, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Royal Devon has a future-ready, skilled, and engaged workforce. This is a strategic position where you will work with key stakeholders and experts across the Trust and lead the design and implementation of workforce supply and retention strategies, ensuring they align with the Trust's long-term goals and national healthcare priorities.
You will collaborate closely with senior leaders, strategic workforce planners and external partners to address immediate workforce challenges and prepare for future demands. Using workforce analytics provided and injecting your own organisational design principles, you will develop sustainable models that enhance staffing efficiency, improve job satisfaction and support the delivery of high-quality care.
A significant part of your role will focus on retention, where you'll design and deliver strategies that foster a positive working culture, support career development, and improve work-life balance for staff. By engaging with employees and analysing workforce trends, you will provide actionable insights to shape retention initiatives and ensure the Trust remains an employer of choice.
In addition to leading on organisational design and development projects, you will contribute to transformational projects that promote innovation and continuous improvement. Whether addressing skill mix demands, aligning workforce plans with national NHS initiatives such as the Long Term Plan, or supporting clinical transformation projects, you will be instrumental in driving change that enhances both staff and patient outcomes.
This role demands a proactive and forward-thinking individual who can provide expert advice to stakeholders, produce high-quality reports to inform decision-making, and represent the Trust at regional and national forums. It is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on workforce sustainability and organisational success.
Interested? -
You are welcome to get in touch to discuss any aspect of the role and we welcome your application. When completing your personal statement, please ensure that you reflect your demonstrable experience relating to the key elements of the job description and person specification.
Working pattern -
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Location
- Exeter or Barnstaple
Interview date-
Week commencing 20th January 2025
For further information, please contact -
Hannah Radford, Head of Strategic Resourcing, on hannahradford@nhs.net
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including:
National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts. Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter. Car lease schemes. The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK). Cycle to work scheme.
These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Desirable
See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newcourt House Newcourt Drive Exeter Devon EX2 7JU
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Strategic Resourcing and Workforce Partner .
This is a key leadership position within the Royal Devons People Directorate, tasked with shaping and delivering innovative workforce solutions for all AfC and Medical and Dental workforce groups. Working in collaboration with key stakeholders across the Trust, you will lead on workforce supply, retention, and organisational design initiatives, ensuring a skilled and sustainable workforce aligned with the Trust's vision fit for the future.
As a trusted advisor and change leader, you will combine strategic planning, data-driven insights, and innovative thinking to build a workforce that thrives in today's healthcare environment while being prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Strategic Resourcing and Workforce Partner, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Royal Devon has a future-ready, skilled, and engaged workforce. This is a strategic position where you will work with key stakeholders and experts across the Trust and lead the design and implementation of workforce supply and retention strategies, ensuring they align with the Trust's long-term goals and national healthcare priorities.
You will collaborate closely with senior leaders, strategic workforce planners and external partners to address immediate workforce challenges and prepare for future demands. Using workforce analytics provided and injecting your own organisational design principles, you will develop sustainable models that enhance staffing efficiency, improve job satisfaction and support the delivery of high-quality care.
A significant part of your role will focus on retention, where you'll design and deliver strategies that foster a positive working culture, support career development, and improve work-life balance for staff. By engaging with employees and analysing workforce trends, you will provide actionable insights to shape retention initiatives and ensure the Trust remains an employer of choice.
In addition to leading on organisational design and development projects, you will contribute to transformational projects that promote innovation and continuous improvement. Whether addressing skill mix demands, aligning workforce plans with national NHS initiatives such as the Long Term Plan, or supporting clinical transformation projects, you will be instrumental in driving change that enhances both staff and patient outcomes.
This role demands a proactive and forward-thinking individual who can provide expert advice to stakeholders, produce high-quality reports to inform decision-making, and represent the Trust at regional and national forums. It is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on workforce sustainability and organisational success.
Interested? -
You are welcome to get in touch to discuss any aspect of the role and we welcome your application. When completing your personal statement, please ensure that you reflect your demonstrable experience relating to the key elements of the job description and person specification.
Working pattern -
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Location
- Exeter or Barnstaple
Interview date-
Week commencing 20th January 2025
For further information, please contact -
Hannah Radford, Head of Strategic Resourcing, on hannahradford@nhs.net
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including:
National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts. Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter. Car lease schemes. The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK). Cycle to work scheme.
These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Desirable
See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newcourt House Newcourt Drive Exeter Devon EX2 7JU
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
