Head of Strategic Workforce Transformation

This is a pivotal leadership role working within our collaboration footprint of Stockport & Tameside, playing a critical part in shaping, and securing our future workforce capabilities. As the Head of Strategic Workforce Transformation, you will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive strategies to ensure we have the right people, in the right places, with the right skills, to deliver outstanding patient care and achieve our overall organisational goals., The post holder will lead the strategic workforce planning agenda for both Stockport and Tameside, working closely with colleagues and wider stakeholders from across the collaboration footprint, supporting them to workforce plan effectively and bring to life the ambitions within the People and OD Plan.

Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, the post holder will lead on the development of workforce plans within the NHS Operational Planning Cycle, offering scrutiny and support to service change and alignment of the education and commissioning agenda to effectively plan for future workforce requirements. Leading the strategic workforce planning function in terms of strategy, policy, team leadership and promotion of best practice resources.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays


• NHS pension scheme membership


• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further


• NHS Staff discounts


• Cycle to work scheme


• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt


• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice