King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
People Systems Manager
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About the Role
The Systems Manager is a key leadership role within the People Directorate's Data Quality and Systems team, responsible for the management, development, and optimisation of ESR and other workforce systems that support people processes across the Trust. The role plays a critical part in ensuring workforce information is accurate, reliable, and effectively used to support operational decision-making, workforce planning, and establishment control.
The post holder will lead on ESR management, data quality improvement, systems optimisation, and workforce data governance, ensuring systems and processes are efficient, compliant, and aligned to organisational priorities. They will work closely with colleagues across People Services, Finance, Digital Services, and operational teams to deliver improvements that enhance service delivery and strengthen workforce information.
We are looking for an experienced systems professional with strong ESR and workforce systems knowledge, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to translate complex technical issues into practical solutions. The successful candidate will be highly organised, customer-focused, and skilled at building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of workforce systems and data management, supporting digital transformation, data quality improvement, and the delivery of digitally enabled people services.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the management, development, and optimisation of ESR and other People Directorate systems, ensuring workforce and establishment data is accurate, reliable, and supports effective decision-making across the Trust.
- Act as the Trust's ESR subject matter expert, providing specialist advice, leading system improvements, and ensuring workforce systems, interfaces, and reporting processes are maintained effectively.
- Lead improvements in data quality, data governance, and system usage, working with stakeholders to identify issues, implement solutions, and ensure workforce information supports reporting, workforce planning, and establishment control.
- Develop and improve processes, guidance, and training to promote best practice and maximise system benefits.
- Work closely with Finance, Recruitment, Digital Services, and operational teams to support establishment control, workforce planning, and digital transformation initiatives while ensuring services are delivered within agreed standards and timescales.
Key Skills and Experience
- Experienced leader with strong ESR and workforce systems knowledge.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to build effective relationships, improve processes, and deliver high-quality customer-focused services.
About Us
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.
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Our six strategic ambitions are:
- Delivering high-quality patient care
- Creating a great place to work
- Leading pioneering research, innovation, and education
- Building strong and successful partnerships
- Providing timely and efficient care
- Ensuring long-term financial sustainability
We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste, and pollution wherever possible.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Marc Cottee
- Job title: Head of People Systems, Data and Payroll
- Email address: marc.cottee1@nhs.net
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