Workforce Lead
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Social FinanceHealthcare Employment Support
United KingdomFull-TimeMiddle
Salary£36,000
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Job Details
- Required Skills
- Data AnalysisStakeholder managementRecruitmentRelationship management
Requirements
- Proven recruitment experience, ideally within healthcare, employment support or a related setting.
- Experience of shortlisting, interviewing, assessment activity and making hiring recommendations.
- A good understanding of Individual Placement and Support (IPS), its workforce and the skills needed to deliver high-quality services.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with providers, regional teams, NHS colleagues and other stakeholders.
- Excellent organisation and self-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work independently within a remote or geographically dispersed team.
- A practical, solution-focused approach to problem-solving, with the ability to help services identify realistic next steps.
- A commitment to learning and improvement, including capturing insights, sharing good practice and contributing to tools, guidance or training.
- Confidence using data, reports or case studies to evidence activity, progress and impact.
- A strong commitment to the value of employment in transforming lives.
- Willingness to travel across the North of England and occasionally more widely.
Responsibilities
- Support the recruitment of IPS Employment Specialists and Team Leaders across the North of England.
- Work with providers to understand staffing requirements and develop tailored recruitment and workforce planning approaches.
- Support recruitment campaigns, including shortlisting, interviews, assessment activity and hiring recommendations.
- Help services plan recruitment where expansion plans, funding, approvals or timescales are still being confirmed.
- Identify opportunities for providers to coordinate recruitment activity and share learning.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with IPS services, ICB Leads, NHS England Regional Leads and other stakeholders.
- Work closely with the Workforce Manager, regional teams and IPS Grow colleagues to identify barriers and coordinate practical support.
- Attend and contribute to regional and national meetings, sharing updates, insights and learning.
- Ensure recruitment, onboarding and training activity aligns with IPS Grow quality standards.
- Collect and analyse workforce development data, providing accurate and timely updates to the Workforce Manager.
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