South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Culture & Organisational Development Consultant

The closing date is 30 December 2025

Job summary

The SeniorCulture and Organisational Development Consultant (RJLC) is responsible for implementing the Restorative, Just and Learning Culture OD and education strategy for University Hospitals Tees (UHT). Supported by the Culture and OD Practitioner and wider Leadership and OD team, they will provide expert training, guidance and coaching support to colleagues from mixed professional backgrounds at all levels across the organisational structure of UHT.

The post holder will be overall responsible for the Culture and OD Practitioner (B7) and the aligned Leadership and Improvement Facilitator (B6), whilst also supporting management and supervision of the Group-wide department in support of the Group Head of Leadership and OD and other Senior Partners.

The post holder will be one of3 key liaisons, after the Group Head of Leadership and OD, within UHT for culture development and OD and they will work with external partners, learning providers and key stakeholders for UHT, in relation to the broad remit of organisational development and will ensure that local priorities are delivered for the Group.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead on specific elements of the Group internal OD consultancy provision, whilst providing subject matter expertise around cultural development through an OD lens.

They will record, analyse and report metrics (qualitative and quantitative) around all matters related to service delivery and impact, both internally and externally as required.

University Hospitals Tees, comprising of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust employ around 16000 staff and serve a population of over 1.5 million people.

With 4 main hospital sites, a range of community based sites and services, University Hospitals Tees encompasses the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire and parts of County Durham.

With such a diverse and widespread organisation, working with us offers an excellent range of career opportunities, challenging and rewarding work, where staff are valued and proactively supported in their professional development and personal health and wellbeing.

Our amazing colleagues are what makes our hospitals and services what they are and in last year's NHS Staff Survey they rated our trust in the top two most improved in the country for the second year in a row.

About us

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

Your Leadership Impact

Leading your Team to Success

Leading Into the Future

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust values and behaviours

Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills

Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

16 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-7552650-LJ

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

RN/MW/HCPC registration in essential criteria, and evidence of working at specialist clinical level
Extensive knowledge of Cultural factors within a large organisation and how delivery of training and interventional support can positively develop organisational culture - with specific knowledge related to Psychological Safety, Civility and issues relating to the EDI agenda
Delivery of education and training within OD and cultural development
Extensive experience of designing and delivering training packages and OD interventions, spanning multiple subject disciplines
Advanced operational organisational skills within training delivery, planning and evaluation
Demonstrable ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and maintain a customer-cenric mind-set (keeping the patient at the centre)
Highly competent IT skills, particularly particularly across Office 365 applications
Is a competent communicator and effective relationship builder
Can effectively translate strategic goals/concepts into practical learning experiences

Qualifications

Essential

Masters level qualification, or equivalent experience, in a subject related to the delivery of health care, health care leadership and management or organisational development.
Relatable OD qualifications or demonstrable experience.
Evidence of continual professional development
Minimum L5 Coaching and Mentoring accreditation.
RN/MW/HCPC registration in essential criteria, and evidence of working at specialist clinical level

Experience

Essential

Experience in acting in an OD Consultancy type role with multi-faceted improvement needs
Experience in leading and managing teams
Excellent and proven communication and organisational skills with a range of stakeholders
Excellent IT skills
Able to work under pressure and with ambiguity at peak periods against deadlines - organisational skills
Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and across teams
Able to work autonomously and prioritise workloads accordingly
RN/MW/HCPC registration in essential criteria, and evidence of working at specialist clinical level

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

RN/MW/HCPC registration in essential criteria, and evidence of working at specialist clinical level
Extensive knowledge of Cultural factors within a large organisation and how delivery of training and interventional support can positively develop organisational culture - with specific knowledge related to Psychological Safety, Civility and issues relating to the EDI agenda
Delivery of education and training within OD and cultural development
Extensive experience of designing and delivering training packages and OD interventions, spanning multiple subject disciplines
Advanced operational organisational skills within training delivery, planning and evaluation
Demonstrable ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and maintain a customer-cenric mind-set (keeping the patient at the centre)
Highly competent IT skills, particularly particularly across Office 365 applications
Is a competent communicator and effective relationship builder
Can effectively translate strategic goals/concepts into practical learning experiences

Qualifications

Essential

Masters level qualification, or equivalent experience, in a subject related to the delivery of health care, health care leadership and management or organisational development.
Relatable OD qualifications or demonstrable experience.
Evidence of continual professional development
Minimum L5 Coaching and Mentoring accreditation.
RN/MW/HCPC registration in essential criteria, and evidence of working at specialist clinical level

Experience

Essential

Experience in acting in an OD Consultancy type role with multi-faceted improvement needs
Experience in leading and managing teams
Excellent and proven communication and organisational skills with a range of stakeholders
Excellent IT skills
Able to work under pressure and with ambiguity at peak periods against deadlines - organisational skills
Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and across teams
Able to work autonomously and prioritise workloads accordingly
RN/MW/HCPC registration in essential criteria, and evidence of working at specialist clinical level

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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)