Workforce Governance Manager

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Workforce Governance team. As Workforce Governance Manager you will work as part of the team providing a comprehensive business and project administrative function across all Workforce functions.

Main duties of the job

The role is a diverse role that includes engagement with key stakeholders both internal and external of the Trust, working in partnership with Trade Union colleagues as well as Workforce colleagues.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the activity of the team ensuring the accurate and punctual preparation of all work, ensuring quality assurance, control and checking mechanisms are adhered to with the agreed timescales. Production of workforce data to support our HR colleagues will be required as well as overseeing multiple group meeting agendas, policy development and Agenda for Change processes.

A sound knowledge of Agenda for Change processes would be beneficial as would an understanding of Freedom of Information and Subject Access requests as well as experience of maintaining risk registers and databases.

You will provide support and advisory services to support the delivery of the objectives of the team. The postholder should have experience of managing or supervising staff as the role includes managing the Workforce Governance team in all aspects of their workload and delegating work accordingly.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role, please refer to the job description and person specification. Shortlisting will take place on 21st April 2025. Interviews 28th April 2025.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• CIPD Qualified (level 5) or equivalent experience
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Knowledge of employment law and its application
• Understanding of employee relations best practice
• Knowledge and understanding of key NHS issues including national and local policy drivers

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience providing support and advisory services to a diverse customer base to achieve objectives in a busy work environment
• Evidence of providing HR professional advice and support to a range of professionals
• Experience of developing, negotiating and delivering HR policies
• Demonstrable experience of working effectively with Trade Unions
• Delivering training to managers on HR issues
• Policy development experience of producing detailed written reports, communication materials and presentations for a variety of sources
• Comprehensive use of Microsoft Packages
• Experience of planning, organising and recording multi-disciplinary meetings and events
• Understanding of the importance and requirements of Data Protection- GDPR and Confidentiality
• NHS experience in HR or governance
• Knowledge of the NHS HR strategies and initiatives
• Line management
• Project management

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively and confidently both verbally and in writing
• Ability to review and interpret complex data / information to produce reports
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Policy development and implementation
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to use judgement to make recommendations.
• Ability to maintain and manage accurate records of projects and initiatives
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to cope with tight deadlines and competing priorities
• Demonstrable ability to develop strong working relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to seek solutions to customer queries using internal and external sources available
• Organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
• Ability to work autonomously: working on own initiative
• Enthusiastic and proactive approach to improvements and changes in services
• Willingness and motivation to learn and self-develop.
• Ability to travel across the trust in a timely manner.
• An understanding of Equality and Human Rights

Values

• Accountability
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.