Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Leadership, OD & Staff Experience team for an experienced OD Practitioner to join us for a 12-month fixed term. You will report directly to the Head of Leadership, OD & Staff Experience and work alongside our other 2 OD Practitioners to drive this innovative and broad portfolio.
You will work closely with our Occupational Health & Wellbeing team to enhance the colleague experience as well as partnering closely with our People and OD Leads to support business units and corporate departments, delivering a comprehensive and customer focused service across the trust and subsidiary companies.
Main duties of the job
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, forward-thinking individual who is committed to developing a culture that supports our people to be the best that they can be, for the benefit of our patients and service users. This will need resilience and a solution focused mindset, with a fresh and innovative approach and commitment to excellence that will allow us to exceed the expectations of our customers.
We are seeking candidates who have the compassion, energy, enthusiasm, commitment and skills to play a key role in the delivery of our People Strategy, which prioritises supporting our staff and our vision to be a great organisation with a highly engaged workforce. This is a busy and demanding job, in a fast-paced environment that will offer the successful candidate an opportunity to bring their professional practice and expertise into play from day one. We're looking for someone with the highest standards of personal integrity who can demonstrate a clear understanding of, and alignment to, our values.
Informal enquiries welcomed by our Head of Leadership, OD & Staff Experience, Laura Farrington via email to Laura.Farrington1@nhs.net.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As one of 3 OD Practitioners within the Leadership, OD & Staff Experience team you will lead the delivery of innovative, customer-focused leadership and OD solutions that support the ongoing development of staff engagement and transformation within the Trust.
With a passion for developing leaders and teams, you will be an experienced change agent, committed to enhancing the colleague experience. As part of a wider People & OD function you will identify opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues from across the directorate to deliver a joined-up and consistent customer experience. An ability to effectively communicate and engage with colleagues working in a range of settings is essential and an outward facing and inclusive approach is a must.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As one of 3 OD Practitioners within the Leadership, OD & Staff Experience team you will lead the delivery of innovative, customer-focused leadership and OD solutions that support the ongoing development of staff engagement and transformation within the Trust.
With a passion for developing leaders and teams, you will be an experienced change agent, committed to enhancing the colleague experience. As part of a wider People & OD function you will identify opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues from across the directorate to deliver a joined-up and consistent customer experience. An ability to effectively communicate and engage with colleagues working in a range of settings is essential and an outward facing and inclusive approach is a must.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Professional Membership of CIPD or equivalent.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Higher Level Organisational Development qualification to Masters level (or equivalent experience)
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- MBTI/Insights Practitioner (or other similar behavioural tools)
- Coaching or Mentorship qualification
- Internal Communications or Engagement qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant, recent and relevant operational Organisational Development experience at a senior level.
- Experience of delivering leadership development initiatives and programmes to leaders at all levels.
- Demonstrable experience of planning and leading successful programmes to deliver outputs to timescales and budget
- Experience of working in a business partnering role or demonstrable understanding of wider business agenda
- Previous experience of influencing change effectively
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
- Experience of designing and delivering training and/or coaching
- Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Applied knowledge of evaluation tools and techniques
- Effective leadership skills
- Ability to explore, evaluate, interpret and present complex information/data/ concepts/options both verbally and in writing
- Excellent interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
- Exceptional facilitation experience e.g. small groups, events, workshops
- IT skills - work processing, email, internet, PowerPoint
- Strategic thinking and planning
- Pragmatic and risk-based approach to working with Business Unit colleagues
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills; influencing those who more senior and whom you don't line manage
- Credibility and integrity at senior management level in order to earn the confidence and respect of others
- Excellent organisational and prioritising skills, including the ability to manage a high workload and work under pressure
Desirable
- Knowledge of service improvement tools and techniques
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Professional Membership of CIPD or equivalent.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Higher Level Organisational Development qualification to Masters level (or equivalent experience)
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- MBTI/Insights Practitioner (or other similar behavioural tools)
- Coaching or Mentorship qualification
- Internal Communications or Engagement qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant, recent and relevant operational Organisational Development experience at a senior level.
- Experience of delivering leadership development initiatives and programmes to leaders at all levels.
- Demonstrable experience of planning and leading successful programmes to deliver outputs to timescales and budget
- Experience of working in a business partnering role or demonstrable understanding of wider business agenda
- Previous experience of influencing change effectively
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
- Experience of designing and delivering training and/or coaching
- Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Applied knowledge of evaluation tools and techniques
- Effective leadership skills
- Ability to explore, evaluate, interpret and present complex information/data/ concepts/options both verbally and in writing
- Excellent interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
- Exceptional facilitation experience e.g. small groups, events, workshops
- IT skills - work processing, email, internet, PowerPoint
- Strategic thinking and planning
- Pragmatic and risk-based approach to working with Business Unit colleagues
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills; influencing those who more senior and whom you don't line manage
- Credibility and integrity at senior management level in order to earn the confidence and respect of others
- Excellent organisational and prioritising skills, including the ability to manage a high workload and work under pressure
Desirable
- Knowledge of service improvement tools and techniques
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).
