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Workforce Planning Toolkit

Queensland Health is conducting its service delivery in a transitional environment. The momentum for change in the way we work has already begun. The opportunities to seek new ways of doing things are no longer optional, they are essential.

Managers need to know what their organisational goals are. This necessitates an understanding of issues within workforce planning including:

• Effective utilisation of employees through accurate, efficient alignment of the workforce with strategic objectives
• Availability of replacements to fill vacancies, especially critical areas
• Realistic staffing projections for budget processes
• Efficient and effective use of recruitment resources
• Focused investment in training and retraining, development, career counselling and productivity enhancement
• Acknowledgement and enhancement of diversity

Workforce planning can be very simple or very complex depending upon the needs, culture, circumstances of the unit, department or district and its external environment.

The former Northern Area Health Service Workforce Directorate developed a suite of tools and tool booklet for you to use to develop a sustainable quality workforce for the future. Please utilise the tools based on your need to assist your workforce planning processes.

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Planning Tools (PDF, 542 KB)

From service planning analysis to role design - useful tools and templates to support your workforce planning process.

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Toolkit Booklet (PDF, 1.1 MB)

From Workforce gaps to Workforce capacity - walking you through the workforce planning process.

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