Staffing Operations Senior Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Bristol NHS Foundation Trust as a Temporary Staffing Operations Senior Manager. This pivotal leadership role is responsible for the operational management and performance of the Temporary Staffing service across the Trust, ensuring the effective booking, deployment and management of all Temporary workers. The post holder will work closely with Divisional teams, Heads of Service and senior leaders to deliver a responsive, high-quality service that supports safe staffing, workforce sustainability and organisational priorities., You will provide operational leadership for the Temporary Staffing service, overseeing the management of Temporary Workers across multiple hospital sites. The role includes responsibility for service performance, workforce planning, agency management, governance, financial oversight and service improvement. You will lead a large team, build strong relationships with stakeholders across the Trust and represent the service at local, regional and national forums. The post holder will also play a key role in delivering workforce initiatives, reducing agency spend, improving performance and ensuring compliance with NHS England requirements and Trust policies, This is a high-profile leadership role with responsibility for operational performance, workforce efficiency, governance and financial oversight across the Temporary Staffing service. The successful candidate will provide visible leadership to a large multidisciplinary team, ensuring high standards of customer service, performance and compliance. They will oversee the booking and management of bank and agency workers across multiple hospital sites, monitor service performance, lead reporting for NHS England and senior Trust leaders, and ensure the service continues to meet the needs of clinical divisions. The role has significant responsibility for agency spend management, including monitoring usage, negotiating agency rates, authorising invoices and identifying opportunities to maximise the use of our Temporary workers. The post holder will also lead service improvement projects, develop and review policies and standard operating procedures, and work closely with stakeholders across HR, Finance, Payroll, Nursing, Medical Staffing and Operational Services. You will represent the Trust at local, regional and system-wide forums, helping shape the future of temporary staffing across Bristol and the wider BNSSG system. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident and influential leader who enjoys driving change, building relationships and delivering tangible improvements in workforce services. Why Join Us? This is an opportunity to lead a service that sits at the heart of hospital operations. You'll be joining an ambitious and supportive team that has recently brought together services across multiple organisations and continues to shape the future of temporary staffing across Bristol. If you are passionate about leading people, improving services and delivering results at scale, we'd love to hear from you

• Experience and proven ability in managing organisational/service change
• Knowledge of working in the NHS
• Experience of managing a range of staff or significant service
• Proven ability to analyse and resolve complex issues
• Significant experience of budgetary management
• Management experience at senior level minimum of 5 years

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.