Head of Workforce Systems & Data Analytics

Overview

Reporting to the Associate Director of Workforce Planning & Transformation, you will:

• Act as the Trust's senior lead for workforce systems, workforce data and analytics
• Ensure workforce systems and analytics operate as a joined-up, future-ready ecosystem
• Lead the Trust's readiness for, and transition to, the new NHS Workforce Solution
• Drive digital maturity, automation and data quality, reducing reliance on manual and paper-based processes
• Provide senior assurance for workforce reporting, analytics and statutory submissions
• Lead complex programmes and portfolios spanning systems, data, analytics and organisational change
• Build strong partnerships across People Services, Finance, Payroll, Digital, IT and Corporate Data
• Represent the Trust at Greater Manchester, regional and national workforce forums

• Significant experience leading workforce systems, analytics or digital workforce functions in a complex organisation
• A strong track record of delivering large-scale, multi-workstream programmes
• Deep understanding of workforce systems such as ESR, e-rostering or equivalent platforms
• Expertise in data governance, assurance, analytics and reporting
• The confidence to influence, challenge and advise at senior leadership and Board level
• A leadership style that is inclusive, compassionate and values-led

We are seeking an experienced, forward-thinking Head of Workforce Systems & Data Analytics to lead one of the Trust's most critical and high-impact transformation agendas. This is a senior, strategic role at the heart of our People Services Division, with end-to-end responsibility for workforce systems, workforce data and workforce analytics. You will lead the integration, governance and continuous development of a single, coherent workforce systems and analytics capability that supports workforce planning, productivity, transformation and evidence-based decision-making across the Trust.

Main Base:
Buckingham Row, Wigan. With hybrid working arrangements and travel to all Trust sites required.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that "happy staff, makes for happy patients". We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity.

We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.