Job summary
Are you passionate about developing leaders who make a real difference? Do you have the vision, expertise and drive to create a culture of excellence and empowerment? If so, we want you to lead our leadership strategy and inspire the next generation of healthcare leaders.
About the Role
As Head of Leadership, you will play a pivotal role in shaping leadership development across three Trusts in North-West London - Imperial College Healthcare, Chelsea Westminster and The Hillingdon hospitals. You'll design and deliver innovative programmes that foster resilience, inclusivity, and collaboration, ensuring our leaders are equipped to meet the challenges of modern healthcare.
What we're looking for:
- A strategic thinker with a proven track record in leadership development with an eye on the detail to make the colleague experience as great as possible.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills.
- A commitment to diversity, equity, and creating a positive organisational culture.
- Experience in driving transformational change and embedding leadership excellence.
Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 25 February and will include a short presentation.
Main duties of the job
Leadership and management offer: to lead the design, delivery (in-house and outsourced), evaluation and continuous improvement of the leadership and management offer across the Tri-Trust including setting out what is expected and ensuring a high quality, impactful, blended inclusive development offer is in place aligned to national offer where appropriate.
Coaching and Mentoring: oversee a comprehensive coaching and mentoring offer across the Tri-trust, maximising mentoring for building confidence within our leaders (as mentees) and supporting our wider workforce (as mentors).
Organisational Development: working with divisions to identify and put in place bespoke organisational development interventions to support cultural shift and improve employee engagement.
We're specifically looking for someone who is:
- Experienced in successfully designing and implementing leadership and management programmes in a large complex organisation using innovative learning techniques and embracing inclusivity.
- Expert in using the consultancy cycle in contracting, diagnostic, designing, intervention and evaluation.
- Experienced in high-quality direct learning delivery including embracing techniques for interactive facilitation based on audience.
- Able to manage complex projects within an NHS or equivalent setting.
- Excellent in communication and stakeholder management/ relationship skills.
- A compassionate and inclusive leader, fostering team collaboration and continuous development.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to MCIPD or relevant masters level qualification or equivalent experience
- CIPD member or fellow or other relevant professional body with evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Trained practitioner in self-reflection and self-assessment tools (e.g. Strengthscope, Insights)
- Accredited coach
Experience
Essential
- Proven ability to manage complex projects within an NHS or equivalent setting
- Experience of successfully designing and implementing leadership programmes in a large complex organisation using innovative learning techniques
- Full use of consultancy cycle in contracting, diagnostic, designing, intervention and evaluation
- Experience of high-quality direct learning delivery including embracing techniques for interactive facilitation based on audience
- Experience of leading and managing a team
Desirable
- Experience in audit/inspections, or compliance frameworks and/or working within framework of externally imposed standards
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of Leadership and Management programme design and delivery embracing inclusivity
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management/ relationship skills (written and interpersonal) including the ability to explain, motivate, engage, influence, persuade and challenge at all levels from Board to staff representative groups to external stakeholders
- Attention to detail and accuracy incl. analytical skills and using an evidenced based approach, drawing insights from a wide range of data sources and present complex information in a way that is easily understood.
Desirable
- Experience of effective budgetary management
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to MCIPD or relevant masters level qualification or equivalent experience
- CIPD member or fellow or other relevant professional body with evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Trained practitioner in self-reflection and self-assessment tools (e.g. Strengthscope, Insights)
- Accredited coach
Experience
Essential
- Proven ability to manage complex projects within an NHS or equivalent setting
- Experience of successfully designing and implementing leadership programmes in a large complex organisation using innovative learning techniques
- Full use of consultancy cycle in contracting, diagnostic, designing, intervention and evaluation
- Experience of high-quality direct learning delivery including embracing techniques for interactive facilitation based on audience
- Experience of leading and managing a team
Desirable
- Experience in audit/inspections, or compliance frameworks and/or working within framework of externally imposed standards
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of Leadership and Management programme design and delivery embracing inclusivity
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management/ relationship skills (written and interpersonal) including the ability to explain, motivate, engage, influence, persuade and challenge at all levels from Board to staff representative groups to external stakeholders
- Attention to detail and accuracy incl. analytical skills and using an evidenced based approach, drawing insights from a wide range of data sources and present complex information in a way that is easily understood.
Desirable
- Experience of effective budgetary management
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).
