Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview Following a restructure of the Medical Workforce function at Guys & St Thomas', a new Strategic Medical HR Business Partner role has been created to provide strategic input and oversight for the Trust’s medical workforce. The role is a key post in the management structure of the Medical Workforce Team supporting the Associate Director of HR. The post holder will work closely with Clinical Groups to lead and support on medical workforce planning, workforce modelling, rota redesign as well as other strategic projects commissioned by the Associate Director of HR. The post holder will have direct line management responsibility of the Medical Workforce Planning Manager as well as overall management responsibility for the Rota & Compliance team, and will be responsible for ensuring this team delivers a high-quality medical staffing service across the Trust. The ideal candidate would have extensive medical workforce experience within the NHS, with experience in the management and delivery of strategic projects. The candidate would also have the experience and the confidence of managing high performing teams. The post would suit a candidate looking for the next step in their career in medical workforce in one of the country’s most successful NHS Trust. Main duties of the job Work closely with Clinical Groups in the planning & the delivery of the objectives of the overall Trust’s People Plan and the Medical Workforce strategy in the context of the Clinical Group strategic needs. Provide leadership at both Clinical Group level and where appropriate at Trust wide level, in workforce planning for the medical workforce. This includes advising management on the appropriate workforce strategies to support service development and delivery. Provide the medical workforce expertise in the design and development of workforce change initiatives. This will involve being able to generate analysis and insight to identify root causes of complex workforce planning issues, design and quickly implement measurable solutions and provide strategic leadership for their development. Advise Clinic Groups on the design of medical rotas for all grades of medical staff considering the current and future needs of the service, cost and the requirements of the NHS Medical terms & conditions. Work with both medical and non-medical staff to undertake workforce modelling and advising where necessary on alternative workforce models. Support the Office of the Chief Medical Officer and the Clinical Groups with annual job planning rounds including advising on maximizing medical productivity through both jobs planning and Rota redesigns Responsible for the training and development of direct reports. Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises two of London’s best known teaching hospitals with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence and innovation, the Evelina London Children’s Hospital and community services in Lambeth and Southwark. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, renal and cardiothoracic services. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skill of our employees ensure that our services are high quality, safe and patient focussed. Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information on this role and for a copy of the job description and person specification, please see attached for further details. Person specification Qualifications/ education Essential criteria Degree MCIPD (level 7) or equivalent experience Masters level qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience Desirable criteria Project Management qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience Previous experience - 1 Essential criteria Significant medical workforce experience, working with managers to deliver high quality medical workforce services Record of successful achievement of managing change as an HR professional Experience of developing and delivering HR related training Experience of communicating with a wide range of people on complex issues and/or in complex situations Experience of providing authoritative advice on complex employment issues and demonstrate developed persuasive, motivational and negotiating skills Experience of analysing complex workforce problems and develop and appraise a range of options Experience of leading and managing teams Experience of contributing to workforce strategy Demonstrable success achieving demanding targets/deadlines and meeting service level agreements Desirable criteria Generalist HR experience Previous experience - 2 Essential criteria Experience of partnership working with staff side representatives Experience of workforce redesign and transformational HR work Experience of working on own initiative and co-ordinate the activities of others Experience of formulating and adjusting plans within broad HR policies and regulations, with the minimum of supervision Ability to understand, manipulate and analyse electronic HR data and present appropriately Computer literate, advanced keyboard skills Budget management Experience of providing expert advice to senior medical staff/Directors Experience of using ESR, Allocate rota & job planning E-Systems or equivalent systems and other relevant NHS systems Skills/knowledge/ability - 1 Essential criteria An expert level of knowledge of medical workforce including the Medical & Dental Terms & Conditions, best practice, legislation and NHS policy Knowledge of junior doctors working arrangements including the Junior Doctors Terms & Conditions, rota building & compliance assessments Developed knowledge across a wide range of workforce procedures and practices Understanding of employment law and workforce legal frameworks Able to foster powerful and productive collaborative working relationships internally and externally Able to foster powerful and productive collaborative working relationships internally and externally Skills/knowledge/ability - 2 Essential criteria Exceptional interpersonal skills to be able to coordinate the delivery of an effective medical workforce service Understanding of the Equality and Diversity agenda within a public sector setting Ability to analyse and understand business, financial and workforce data Proven ability to effectively manage a range of situations that may evoke a strong emotional reaction Problem solving ability, seeking out and exploiting opportunities and innovations Ability to work with unpredictable situations and under pressure and to tight deadlines Other requirements Essential criteria Team player, flexible and responsive to the needs of colleagues Proactive, energetic and enthusiastic; able to inspire and motivate others Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Shamima Chowdhury Job title Associate HR Director – Medical Workforce Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07720167662