Non-Medical Flexible Workforce Manager


Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location 

Bradford

Employment Hours 

New Jobs

Employment Type 

Temporary

Salary 

£49,387 - £56,515 a year

Job Highlights
  • Lead and develop a flexible workforce team, providing temporary staffing, e-Rostering, and job planning services to ensure effective workforce systems and excellent patient care.
  • Ideal candidates should have significant experience in workforce management, strong leadership skills, and a passion for service improvement and digital transformation.
  • Located in Bradford, this full-time role involves operational management with a focus on workforce innovation, and offers a dynamic working environment in a large teaching hospital trust.
Job Requirements/Description
Closing Date: 08.11.26

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 09.11.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 30.11.26

Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role .

Are you an experienced workforce professional with a passion for driving service improvement, workforce optimisation and digital transformation? Do you have the leadership skills to manage complex workforce systems and deliver high-quality staffing solutions across a large organisation?

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Non-Medical Flexible Workforce Manager to lead and develop our flexible workforce team, that provide temporary staffing, e-Rostering and job planning services. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust has effective workforce systems and processes that support safe staffing, operational efficiency and excellent patient care.

This is an opportunity to shape and influence workforce delivery across one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the region. You will join a forward-thinking HR and Workforce team committed to continuous improvement, innovation and supporting our people to deliver outstanding care.

If you are passionate about workforce transformation and want to make a real difference to how services are planned and delivered, we would love to hear from you.

As the Non-Medical Flexible Workforce Manager, you will lead the operational management and development of our electronic rostering systems, temporary staffing services and workforce projects for our non-medical workforce. You will act as the Trust's subject matter expert for workforce systems, overseeing system performance, service improvement initiatives, training programmes and stakeholder engagement across clinical and non-clinical services.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
Significant experience in workforce management, e-Rostering, temporary staffing or workforce systems.

Strong project management and change management skills.

Experience analysing complex workforce data and translating findings into actionable improvements.

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Experience leading and developing teams.

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

A commitment to innovation, quality improvement and delivering excellent customer service.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

We value people

We are one team

We care

We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

System Implementation/Review

Test, deploy, maintain and support individual end user requirements.

Support the Clinical Implementation Manager in providing advice and guidance to key users during the data gathering exercise.

Produce dummy rosters identifying any problems, verify applicability of rules and restrictions, the impact they have on the roster and rectify issues until a workable roster is produced.

Develop training materials, guidelines and reference documents to enable change to be implemented.

S ystem training

To be responsible for the planning, design and implementation of training programmes in all aspects of e-Rostering including new starters as part of their induction and the continual training of existing staff in changes and improvements to the system.

To produce supporting materials and conduct training sessions for ward managers and other roster creators in the e-Rostering software application and reporting elements.

Plan and deliver training programmes for end users to support upgrades to the software.

System management

Develop local system user manuals to accommodate bespoke rostering arrangements as required.

Attend meetings at a senior level as System Lead.

Prepare a reporting schedule and publish and circulate database reports and a KPI dashboard in accordance with report deadlines.

Submit weekly and monthly attendance and absence files to payroll for payment

Understand the impact of workload demands on staffing establishments and skillmix requirements, offering advice on using the system to support and improve budget compliance.

Identify, interpret and resolve system faults.

Assist staff to resolve problems with software implementation and promote the benefits of the software to system users.

Ensure all data is handled in accordance with national and Trust data protection policies and guidelines.

System support

Act as a functional e-roster system expert internally for the Trust.

Support the Chief Nurses Team in the Confirm and Challenge process.

To diagnose and resolve any system errors or malfunctions and liaise with appropriate trust and provider company staff to resolve any user or technical issues.

Log recurring issues with the provider support centre.

To provide ongoing advice on Roster Management guidelines and their implementation proposing changes as appropriate.

System development

Identify and propose changes to working practices in order to fully realise the benefits of the rostering system.

Challenge and persuade others to change their working practices negotiating compromise as required to maximise the potential benefits of the system and associated technology.

Identify development requirements in relation to the software to ensure the Trusts rostering requirements are met.

Lead pilots of new system developments and interfaces as required.

Evaluate new software and be responsible for roll out plans with delivery dates.

Ensure all updated system user manuals are circulated to roster creators.

Work with the other members of the project implementation team and the software providers to ensure full functionality is realised from the electronic rostering system. Maintain ongoing links with Human Resources and advise on system developments in relation to Working Time Directives and Agenda for Change.

Make necessary changes to the roster system to comply with any legislative changes.

Provide technical assistance to the system suppliers with regards to system implementation, enhancements and upgrades.

Other responsibilities

To undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade and in line with the requirements of the post.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location 

Bradford

Employment Hours 

New Jobs

Employment Type 

Temporary

Salary 

£49,387 - £56,515 a year

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