# Workforce Planning and Transformation Business Partner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/workforce-planning-and-transformation-business-partner/3bc85be5-7645-4686-b383-5a76aa668eb5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/workforce-planning-and-transformation-business-partner/3bc85be5-7645-4686-b383-5a76aa668eb5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust - **Location:** County-wide covering George Eliot and South Warwickshire - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (12 month fixed term contract Secondment will be considered) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-24T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-10T14:40:48.399Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Nuneaton_Warwick/George_Eliot_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Workforce_Planning/Workforce_Planning-v8196782 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8196782?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.geh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Workforce Planning and Transformation Business Partner - hours per week Fixed term for 12 months (Secondment will be considered) Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Closing Date: 24th August 2026 Interview Date: TBC **This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. ** All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas. A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more #JoinTeamEliot ### Main duties of the job - The primary objective is to support the delivery of best possible care for patients at both George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) and South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT). - You will play a key role in developing and delivering strategic workforce plans to ensure both Trusts have the right people with the right skills in the right place at the right time. - You will work alongside People, Education and Finance colleagues to be the subject matter expert in workforce planning and transformation, with the ultimate aim of improving our People Practices. You will lead on our people planning approach, shaping organisational strategy and contributing regionally and nationally. - This role works across both GEH and SWFT. Working from home is supported although attendance at on-site meetings will be expected as required. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - This is a new post working across GEH and SWFT, collaborating with colleagues in HR, Finance, Strategy and Education to develop workforce plans that not only meet the strategic objectives of the organisation but support the development of a future-ready workforce - Lead on the implementation of strategic workforce planning for the Trust, informed by business strategy and operating plans as well as relevant internal and external data to help ensure the supply of appropriately trained and skilled employees to meet current and future business needs. To undertake this work in consultation with key stakeholders, in particular People Business Partners, the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Nurse and Chief Medical Officer. - Lead workforce modelling and scenario planning to anticipate future workforce demand and supply. - Analyse workforce data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for workforce transformationTo provide professional leadership to the Workforce team. Responsible for the line management and professional development of a team of Workforce Managers, Analysts and Advisers in the Workforce Team. - Demonstrate best practice in workforce planning and transformation, emulate NHS and Trust values, be a positive role model and operate proactively and professionally in all work undertaken and in all interactions with colleagues at all levels. For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - High level interpersonal skills displaying credibility, and influence at senior level - Good IT skills with the ability to assimilate, analyse, interpret and present complex quantitative and qualitative data and information clearly and concisely using a range of IT tools, spreadsheets, reports and software. - Good report writing skills with the ability to communicate a range of workforce information in a meaningful way to management and senior executives - Presentation and facilitation skills - Ability to use own initiative and judgement in dealing with complex problems - Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload and conflicting deadlines through effectively prioritising own workload - Able to demonstrate an understanding of the business and ability to translate business needs into creative solutions ### Experience **Essential** - Significant operational people experience with experience of developing the workforce aspects of operational business plans - Evidence of leading the workforce elements of key organisational change programmes and devising People solutions which ensure consistency - Experience in workforce planning, analytics, or transformation in a healthcare or public sector setting - Experience of advising managers on complex change processes including restructuring, redundancy and TUPE transfers - Track record of leading or supporting complex change programmes - Demonstrable experience of proactively identifying workforce issues and implementing effective plans to address these ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience in HR, Business, Workforce Planning or Healthcare Management - CIPD Qualified and member of CIPD - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 620.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1934) - [ge hospital staff campaign interactive (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2212) - [workforce planning & transformation business partner - jd (pdf, 672.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10502181) - [workforce planning & transformation business partner - ps (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10502182) - [workforce planning & transformation business partner - frf (pdf, 664.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10502183) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.