Senior Workforce Practitioner
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ipswich/Colchester, IP4 5PD
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
The Clinical Workforce Team has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse or AHP who is passionate about clinical workforce to join as a Senior W...
- To support implementation of the NHS Long-term workforce Plan, NHS People promise, national and regional clinical workforce initiatives in line with ESNEFT Clinical Strategy
- To collaborate with senior clinical staff, the workforce lead, ESNEFT recruitment and retention teams and the Faculty of Education to design, implement and evaluate clinical workforce projects
- Develop and maintain a professional relationship with clinical areas and key corporate divisions providing support and advice with ongoing projects and initiatives
- Support activities to grow and develop our clinical workforce pipeline
- Support delivery of trust-wide training for medical devices
- Identify and develop resources to support retention of non-medical clinical staff.
- Support Safer Staffing agenda
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Qualififcations
Essential
- Registered nurse/AHP (degree level or equivalent experience)
Desirable
- Project Management qualification
- Mental Health First Aider
- Professional Advocate
Experience
Essential
- Proven post qualifying experience in an acute setting
- Experience supporting staff in the clinical environment
- Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
Desirable
- Previous experience at band 6
- Project management/QI experience
Skills
Essential
- Excel, PowerPoint, word and excel skills
- Ability to think creatively
- Good people skills
- leadership skills
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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