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Job overview

The senior workforce programme manager is responsible for managing complex projects under a  programme of work with a North East London system wide focus on education and apprenticeships. This will include coordinating and planning national, or London programmes linked to strategies such as the NHS Long Term Plan, People Promise and Skills for Care workforce strategy, ensuring we successfully deliver these for employers and the residents of North east London. You will be working with local partners across North East London to identify localised or sector specific challenges and putting interventions in place or making recommendations to relevant groups.

The post holder will coordinate the North East London apprentice programme and associated North East London apprentice working group, ensuring the North East London system meets national KPIs linked to apprentice utilisation and that the North East London system is well placed to become a leader in apprentice provision. The post holder will be the link between the national/regional  apprenticeship team and apprentice leads across North East London.

Bringing a detailed knowledge of project management, apprenticeships and education the Senior Workforce Programme Manager will play a pivotal role in the large-scale transformation which is being undertaken within North East London to enable health and care to be delivered to patients.

Main duties of the job

• The NEL apprentice programme. Ensuring the NEL system meets national targets around apprentice starts and that the system is well placed to become a leader in apprentice provision.
• To coordinate system wide bids for funding opportunities that address a system need or 
  challenges in the apprentice or education area.
• To effectively build relationships with key personnel at NEL further education and higher 
  education providers to ensure the needs of the health and care sector are being met.
• Responsible for supporting the delivery of large-scale service reconfiguration programmes to ensure continuous improvements in the delivery of patient services and achievement of NEL ICS strategic objectives.
• Communicate effectively, build, and maintain strong influential relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across all NEL partner organisations that are particularly invested in the programme,
• Ensure the design and development of the workforce regarding the delivery of the
  programmes, i.e., workforce plans, role redesign, recruitment plans, and working patterns, 

Working for our organisation

North East London is steeped in history and culture, and home to over two million people (and rising). It’s the most diverse area of the UK; and because of that, one of the most exciting and vibrant places to work.

NHS North East London works with our health, social care, voluntary and community partners and residents) to plan and buy health services to meet our population’s needs, making sure all parts of the local health and care system work effectively together.  We work as part of the North East London Integrated Care System northeastlondonhcp.nhs.uk

We make sure residents and visitors have the best physical and mental health and have good access to high-quality health and care services.  We have a vision to “work with and for all the people of North East London to create meaningful improvements in health, wellbeing and equity.”

We serve eight local authority areas: Barking and Dagenham; City of London; Hackney; Havering; Newham; Redbridge; Tower Hamlets; and Waltham Forest.