Workforce Lead - North of England

• Identify opportunities for providers to coordinate recruitment activity and share learning.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with IPS services, ICB Leads, NHS England Regional Leads and other stakeholders.

• Work closely with the Workforce Manager, regional teams and IPS Grow colleagues to identify barriers and coordinate practical support.

• Attend and contribute to regional and national meetings, sharing updates, insights and learning.

• Ensure recruitment, onboarding and training activity aligns with IPS Grow quality standards.

• Collect and analyse workforce development data, providing accurate and timely updates to the Workforce Manager.

• Identify recruitment and retention challenges, propose solutions and share good practice across regions.

• Identify training needs and signpost providers to relevant workforce support, tools and resources.

• Contribute to internal and external communications, including newsletters, reports and presentations.

Workforce Lead, the person:

• Proven recruitment experience, ideally within healthcare, employment support or a related setting.

• Experience of shortlisting, interviewing, assessment activity and making hiring recommendations.

• A good understanding of Individual Placement and Support (IPS), its workforce and the skills needed to deliver high-quality services.

• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with providers, regional teams, NHS colleagues and other stakeholders.

• Excellent organisation and self-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work independently within a remote or geographically dispersed team.

• A practical, solution-focused approach to problem-solving, with the ability to help services identify realistic next steps.

• A commitment to learning and improvement, including capturing insights, sharing good practice and contributing to tools, guidance or training.

• Confidence using data, reports or case studies to evidence activity, progress and impact.

• A strong commitment to the value of employment in transforming lives.

• Willingness to travel across the North of England and occasionally more widely.

Workforce Lead, the benefits:

• Remote working

• Healthcare cash plan

• Mental health support, including Mental Health Aiders

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days with the ability to buy and sell up to 5 additional days

• 3 days closure between Christmas and New Year

• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies

• Volunteer leave

• Pension contributions of 4% matched

Please note applications close on the 21st of October.

Pure Human Resources Limited works in partnership with Social Finance in providing Recruitment support. No applications from agencies please.