Job summary
The Organisational Development Practitioner will play a key role in embedding a culture of inclusion and compassion within the Trust. You will work closely with a small team of other practitioners and the wider People & Culture Team. You will act as a senior advisor to leaders across the Trust to help embed a variety of strategic OD initiatives that align with our People & Culture Strategy. You will work within an OD Consultancy cycle to ensure that this approach is held across the Trust, enabling leaders and teams to find positive solutions to complex problems.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone to join our team to support the development, and delivery of a professional and specialist organisational development consultancy service to meet the needs of the organisation, especially our frontline teams.
You will be instrumental in supporting our Trust Strategy, with a focus on delivering the priorities of our People & Culture Strategy.
This role works closely with the Head of Leadership and Organisational Development, and in consultation with the HR leadership team. You will help design and deliver or commission impactful staff engagement and team development interventions, events or activities relevant to different staff groups.
About us
NSFT is a large mental health trust employing staff in multiple locations across Norfolk and Suffolk. We provide mental health and learning disability services in the community and inpatient settings.
We believe that staff, who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged, are able to provide better outcomes for our service users. It's important to all of us that staff feel cared for and can work in a psychologically safe environment.
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role contributes to the development and delivery of the Trusts OD and staff engagement priorities to improve overall organisational performance and effectiveness.
Working in line with NSFTs People and Culture Strategy, you will regularly assess OD needs and create, develop and implement OD strategies and initiatives including embedding of Trusts values.
We are looking for someone to provide a professional and specialist internal OD consultancy service. You will be working alongside HR Business Partners and their associated operational managers by providing specialist advice and support to understand, analyse, diagnose, and shape OD needs. You will also define strategies and plans to meet these needs and contribute to organisational effectiveness.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role contributes to the development and delivery of the Trusts OD and staff engagement priorities to improve overall organisational performance and effectiveness.
Working in line with NSFTs People and Culture Strategy, you will regularly assess OD needs and create, develop and implement OD strategies and initiatives including embedding of Trusts values.
We are looking for someone to provide a professional and specialist internal OD consultancy service. You will be working alongside HR Business Partners and their associated operational managers by providing specialist advice and support to understand, analyse, diagnose, and shape OD needs. You will also define strategies and plans to meet these needs and contribute to organisational effectiveness.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and implementing Organisational Development strategies, plans, policies and procedures
- Experience of supporting teams and or individuals through change
Desirable
- Experience of working in Organisational Development within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Ability to influence and persuade, adapting personal style to meet different situations
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and CIPD Professional Qualification (Graduate CIPD Member) plus additional training or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Coaching or mentoring qualification
- Accredited and experienced in using psychometric assessment tools
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and implementing Organisational Development strategies, plans, policies and procedures
- Experience of supporting teams and or individuals through change
Desirable
- Experience of working in Organisational Development within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Ability to influence and persuade, adapting personal style to meet different situations
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and CIPD Professional Qualification (Graduate CIPD Member) plus additional training or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Coaching or mentoring qualification
- Accredited and experienced in using psychometric assessment tools
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
