Job Description

Band 8a

Main area

Workforce

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

201-25-688

Site

Royal Cornwall Hospital

Town

Truro

Salary

55,690 - 62,682 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

21/09/2025 23:59

Interview date

26/09/2025

Job overview

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.

We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

Cornwall Foundation Trust*

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust*

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board*

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.



The Cornwall system has recognised the requirements for us to establish a substantive Dual Workforce Efficiencies team, working to support both CFT and RCHT with future workforce challenges. This team may also interface with the ICB to support system-wide changes which have workforce implications.



The team consists of a Dual Associate Director of Workforce Efficiencies, 2 Dual Workforce Efficiencies Leads and 1 Data and Reporting Manager.



Proposed interview date: 26 September 2025

Main duties of the job

Workforce Efficiencies is a service area within the HR & OD function within Cornwall Foundation Trust



(CFT) and the POD function within Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT). It is a dually contracted team in place to drive workforce efficiencies and innovative solutions to new ways of working across the health and care community within Cornwall and IOS.



The Dual Workforce Efficiencies Lead will be responsible for the operational running and delivery of workstreams within workforce efficiencies. Provide leadership and management of the work, team, processes & policies, systems, associated SLAs & KPIs and delivery of the identified schemes, saving and agreed financial targets, linked to improvement plans, including cost reduction, productivity gain and quality improvement across Trusts and the health and care system.

Working for our organisation

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.



We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.



Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.



We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.



Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached job description and person specification for full details.

Person specification

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Essential

Essential criteria

Masters level qualification in HR related area or equivalent experience with CIPD registration Qualification in project management or relevant equivalent experience Experienced in developing and implementing innovative change solutions Strong interpersonal, team -working and communication #

Essential

Essential criteria

* Ability to provide highly specialist advice on a range of HR specialist areas