Right people, right place, right time
Workforce availability is all about having the right people in the right place at the right time with the right skills to deliver services, which sounds easy, but needs to consider a number of factors including:
- what skills do people need?
- how many of each type of staff do we need?
- what will we ask these people to do?
We work with organisations to understand this to see what the future holds, which includes identifying:
- current staffing levels and issues
- future potential staff availability based on current profile and deployment
- potential problem areas arising from age profile, turnover and skills gaps
Once we have identified any potential gaps we develop plans regionally to address these issues:
How can I increase my knowledge of workforce development to understand how my organisation's decisions affect the future workforce?
If you want to know more there are a number of publications and websites available to help you gain a better understanding - look at the links on the right hand side of the page. Locally you will need to consider what your trust plans are. These should be available on your trust website or via your HR department, many of which have a workforce planning lead.
