Head of Medical Workforce
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Northampton, NN5 6UDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 November 2026
16 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated leader to join Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as our Head of Med...
- Lead the development and implementation of the Trust's medical workforce and recruitment strategies.
- Provide professional and operational leadership to the Medical Workforce Team, ensuring delivery of high-quality workforce services.
- Support the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Medical Directors with medical workforce planning, job planning, appraisal and revalidation processes.
- Lead on medical workforce business cases, workforce transformation projects and organisational change initiatives.
- Develop workforce solutions that improve recruitment, retention, productivity and staff wellbeing whilst reducing reliance on temporary staffing.
- Monitor and analyse workforce performance metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting delivery of key organisational objectives.
- Prepare and present reports, business cases and board-level papers for senior leadership and governance forums.
- Lead the review and implementation of medical workforce policies, ensuring compliance with NHS standards, legislation and best practice.
- Build effective partnerships with clinical leaders, operational teams, universities, professional bodies and trade unions.
- Support the development of medical education, research and innovation initiatives to strengthen the Trust's reputation as a leading employer and training organisation.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant area.
- Experience of working at senior managerial level with Medical & Dental colleagues, ideally in an operational and highly unionised environment.
- Significant experience working with Medical & Dental workforce issues within the NHS.
- Thorough understanding of current strategic and operational medical workforce issues within the NHS.
Desirable
- Qualification in project management or leadership (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, NHS Leadership).
- Experience of conflict resolution and complex employee relations matters.
- Knowledge of medical education, training pathways and workforce transformation initiatives
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage competing priorities.
- Experience of successful leadership and organisational change.
- Experience preparing and presenting Board papers.
Desirable: - Advanced data analysis and workforce reporting skills.; - Advanced negotiation and stakeholder management skills
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
19 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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