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Job requirements
Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
*Experience of using ESR or equivalent HR/workforce systems to extract, validate, analyse and report workforce information.
- Experience
*Experience of producing complex regular and ad-hoc workforce reports, dashboards or analytical outputs for managers and senior stakeholders.
- Experience
*Experience of interpreting workforce data and turning it into meaningful outputs, recommendations, briefing notes or performance reports.
- Experience
*Experience of supporting workforce planning, establishment, vacancy, turnover, absence, temporary staffing or related workforce metrics.
- Experience
*Experience of prioritising competing deadlines and maintaining accuracy within a high-volume reporting environment.
- Experience
*Experience of providing day-to-day support, guidance, supervision or co-ordination to colleagues.
- Qualifications
*Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience in workforce information, analytics, HR, finance, business intelligence or workforce planning.
- Qualifications
*Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to workforce information, ESR, reporting, analytics or leadership.
- Qualifications
*Formal or work-based training in ESR, workforce systems, data analysis, business intelligence or advanced Microsoft Excel.
- Additional Criteria
*Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret large and complex workforce datasets accurately.
- Additional Criteria
*Advanced Excel skills and ability to use reporting, database or dashboarding tools to present information clearly.
- Additional Criteria
*Strong ESR/workforce data literacy, including understanding of data quality, structures, hierarchies, coding and reporting definitions.
- Additional Criteria
*Ability to lead, motivate and support colleagues, allocate work and promote consistent standards.
- Additional Criteria
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex data to non-technical audiences.
- Additional Criteria
*Ability to manage competing priorities, work autonomously and use judgement to resolve complex queries.
- Additional Criteria
*Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data quality, confidentiality and continuous improvement.
- Additional Criteria
*Demonstrates behaviours aligned to Trust values: Kind, Connected and Bold.
- Additional Criteria
*Maintains confidentiality and handles sensitive workforce information appropriately.
- Additional Criteria
*Able to travel between Trust sites when required.
- Additional Criteria
*Able to work flexibly to meet reporting deadlines and service needs.
- Additional Criteria
*Able to undertake prolonged periods of concentration and regular VDU use.
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
*Knowledge of NHS workforce planning guidance, establishment control, ESR BI or workforce data standards
- Experience
*Experience working in an NHS acute Trust, large public sector organisation or complex multi-site environment.
- Experience
*Experience of line management, appraisal, training delivery or team leadership.
- Experience
*Experience developing dashboards in Power BI or using SQL, Power Query, ESR BI or data warehouse reporting.
- Experience
*Experience of establishment control, position management, data quality improvement or workforce planning cycles.
- Qualifications
*Training or qualification in workforce planning methodology, business intelligence, Power BI, SQL, data warehousing, project management or leadership.
- Additional Criteria
*Ability to automate reporting processes using Power Query, SQL, macros or equivalent tools.
- Additional Criteria
*Knowledge of Power BI dashboard development, data modelling or data visualisation best practice.
- Additional Criteria
*Understanding of NHS workforce returns, strategic workforce planning, temporary staffing metrics or establishment reconciliation.
- Additional Criteria
*Approach to work that demonstrates curiosity, improvement mindset and willingness to develop others
Job summary
The Workforce Information Team Lead will provide specialist workforce information, ESR and support workforce planning to the Workforce Planning Lead and Trust, enabling managers and senior leaders to make evidence-based decisions using accurate, meaningful and timely workforce intelligence.
The post holder will lead the extraction, validation, analysis and presentation of complex workforce data from ESR and related workforce systems, translating data into clear outputs such as dashboards, reports, briefings, exception reports and planning assumptions. The role will support both operational workforce management and strategic workforce planning, including establishment, vacancy, turnover, absence, bank and agency usage, workforce risks and future workforce requirements.
The post holder will provide day-to-day leadership to members of the Workforce Information team, supporting allocation of work, quality assurance, data standards, training and continuous improvement. They will act as a subject matter expert for ESR workforce data and reporting, ensuring data quality, governance and consistency across routine and ad-hoc workforce information outputs.
Contract Type = Permanent
Pay Scheme = Agenda for Change
Band = Band 6
Salary = £39,959 to £48,117
Working Pattern = Full Time, Flexible Working/Hybrid
Office hours = 08.00 to 17.00 Monday to Friday
Job Location = Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS
Main duties of the job
Support the Workforce Information Manager
Day to day manage members of the Workforce Team
Support Workforce Planning Lead
Produce report and provide analysis
Data Quality
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
- Date posted: 16 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 304-9016657
- Job locations: Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
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This advert is for Band 6 Workforce Information Team Lead with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Human resources manager role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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