Job summary
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion. We deliver physical health, mental health, specialist, and social care services. We are proud to support around 100,000 people each year in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area and beyond, we employ more than 4,500 staff. Our largest bases are at the Cavell Centre, Peterborough, and Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge, but our staff are based in more than 50 locations.
We are looking for an exceptional individual to be recruited to the post of Associate Director of Leadership, Organisational Development and Learning, who will be responsible for helping to shape and strengthen the Trust's capability, culture, and performance.
Reporting to the Director of People and Business Development, you will lead and motivate a team delivering organisational development strategic initiatives, consultancy services, education and learning development programs, coaching support and digital L&D solutions whilst engaging with leaders across the Trust and the system to ensure alignment and a positive impact.
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Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who shares our values, our passion and our ambition. If you are looking for a position that will be highly influential across both our organisation and the wider health system, and you are looking for an organisation with our significant core values: Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Dignity and Empowerment (PRIDE); who understands and is committed to acting and behaving in line with these, then we look forward to seeing your application.
You will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing and commissioning a range of strategic leadership, learning and organisational development interventions to support the delivery of Trust's workforce strategy.
Your aims will include improving culture, leadership and educational development including talent management through Inclusion, Leadership and Employee Experience across the Trust.
You will have proven success in leading a leadership, organisational development and learning function in a large, complex organisation and leading organisational and cultural change, talent management, leadership development, learning, and performance management.
Strong analytical, influencing, communication and strategic planning capabilities are a must. The ability to oversee a thriving department and ensure first class customer service to our directorates and corporate functions is essential.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
For further information on CPFT please visit our website www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- With the Director of People and Business Development design and develop an ambitious investment plan for Leadership across the Trust focussed on improving Inclusion, Leadership and Engagement. This programme will align with the overall ambition of the Shaping our Future Programme to improve the culture of the organisation.
- To work with the Chief Nurse to support the design and delivery of non-medical educational programmes and appropriate learning relevant to professional background.
- As a Senior Leader for Workforce within the ICS to promote our unique perspective whilst appreciating the areas of commonality and advantages of collaboration and unification across the system to design, develop and implement common approaches to improvement and transformation, as part of developing a shared culture of learning and development
- Deputise for the Executive Director of People and Business Development as required.
- To take a lead in the development, coordination, and delivery of CPFTs People Strategy aligning it to the NHS Long Term Plan and National People Promise
- To lead, facilitate cultural and transformational change in support of new ways of working across the Trust.
- Lead a specialist team of Leadership, Organisational Development & Learning practitioners and where appropriate external consultants in the development and delivery of the Leadership and OD strategy ensuring all programmes are aligned with the Strategic Workforce Plan
- Working collaboratively and in partnership with HR colleagues, CPFT managers, All Professional Leads including medical, Partner Universities, the Local Authorities and NHS England to deliver an integrated multi-disciplinary education offering and collaborative learning.
- Be an active member of the Trust Leadership Team and Corporate Services Team providing strong and visible leadership and ongoing support in respect of the development of corporate policy and decision making.
- Provide visible Learning, Organisational & Leadership Development leadership to the Directors, Clinicians and Senior Managers across the trust and services to support the Trusts ambitions and priorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- With the Director of People and Business Development design and develop an ambitious investment plan for Leadership across the Trust focussed on improving Inclusion, Leadership and Engagement. This programme will align with the overall ambition of the Shaping our Future Programme to improve the culture of the organisation.
- To work with the Chief Nurse to support the design and delivery of non-medical educational programmes and appropriate learning relevant to professional background.
- As a Senior Leader for Workforce within the ICS to promote our unique perspective whilst appreciating the areas of commonality and advantages of collaboration and unification across the system to design, develop and implement common approaches to improvement and transformation, as part of developing a shared culture of learning and development
- Deputise for the Executive Director of People and Business Development as required.
- To take a lead in the development, coordination, and delivery of CPFTs People Strategy aligning it to the NHS Long Term Plan and National People Promise
- To lead, facilitate cultural and transformational change in support of new ways of working across the Trust.
- Lead a specialist team of Leadership, Organisational Development & Learning practitioners and where appropriate external consultants in the development and delivery of the Leadership and OD strategy ensuring all programmes are aligned with the Strategic Workforce Plan
- Working collaboratively and in partnership with HR colleagues, CPFT managers, All Professional Leads including medical, Partner Universities, the Local Authorities and NHS England to deliver an integrated multi-disciplinary education offering and collaborative learning.
- Be an active member of the Trust Leadership Team and Corporate Services Team providing strong and visible leadership and ongoing support in respect of the development of corporate policy and decision making.
- Provide visible Learning, Organisational & Leadership Development leadership to the Directors, Clinicians and Senior Managers across the trust and services to support the Trusts ambitions and priorities.
Person Specification
Education / Qualitfications
Essential
- oMaster's degree or equivalent experience at working at that Level in relevant subject to the role i.e., Human Resources, Learning or Organisational Development, leadership and talent management
Desirable
- oRegistered Clinician [RMN, RN, AHP, Clinical Psychologist or Social Work, Professional Doctorate, Professional Membership of Registered Body CIPD i.e., MCIPD/FCIPD or Clinical Professional Membership i.e., NMC/HCPC/SWE
Experience
Essential
- oThe post holder will require in-depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines e.g. OD, Change Management, performance and resource management, organisational change, HR, Transformational change
- o Demonstrable experience of large-scale leadership, learning and organisational development programmes. In design, development, commissioning and implementation
- o Experience of managing contracts and or service level agreements
- o Expert in developing, designing and delivering education and/or learning and leadership development programmes.
Desirable
- oExperience of working with across Care & Health
- o Clinical experience across care & health
- o Experience of leading and managing HR/L&OD teams including managing a training team responsible for statutory training and essential skills
- o Experience of working with HEI's
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- o Knowledge and understanding of Organisational Development.
- o Effective influencing skills
Desirable
- o Knowledge and understanding of the national and local education and learning and workforce development agendas.
- o Knowledge of NHS strategic development
Person Specification
Education / Qualitfications
Essential
- oMaster's degree or equivalent experience at working at that Level in relevant subject to the role i.e., Human Resources, Learning or Organisational Development, leadership and talent management
Desirable
- oRegistered Clinician [RMN, RN, AHP, Clinical Psychologist or Social Work, Professional Doctorate, Professional Membership of Registered Body CIPD i.e., MCIPD/FCIPD or Clinical Professional Membership i.e., NMC/HCPC/SWE
Experience
Essential
- oThe post holder will require in-depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines e.g. OD, Change Management, performance and resource management, organisational change, HR, Transformational change
- o Demonstrable experience of large-scale leadership, learning and organisational development programmes. In design, development, commissioning and implementation
- o Experience of managing contracts and or service level agreements
- o Expert in developing, designing and delivering education and/or learning and leadership development programmes.
Desirable
- oExperience of working with across Care & Health
- o Clinical experience across care & health
- o Experience of leading and managing HR/L&OD teams including managing a training team responsible for statutory training and essential skills
- o Experience of working with HEI's
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- o Knowledge and understanding of Organisational Development.
- o Effective influencing skills
Desirable
- o Knowledge and understanding of the national and local education and learning and workforce development agendas.
- o Knowledge of NHS strategic development
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
