Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Organisational Change Practitioner

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Practitioner to join a new workforce change team who will be leading the workforce change agenda to support the creation of the new Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare Foundation Trust. We are looking for Organisational Change Practitioners to join the team and take responsibility for the delivery and co-ordination of a range of activities within workforce change programmes. Working alongside senior leaders; workforce leads and other stakeholders you will support a range of activity.

The role is responsible for undertaking a range activities to support the end-to-end delivery of workforce change programmes. Each Organisational Change Practitioner may be responsible for supporting one or more projects and/ or taking a lead in a particular aspect of the change journey.

The focus of activity will vary based on the specific requirements of change programmes at any given time.

Main duties of the job

You will deliver a range of activities supporting change programmes under the direction of the Workforce leads, providing operational expertise in relation to workforce organisation change and consultation, including:

Advising and interpreting organisational change policies, processes, and procedures.

Supporting the design, organisation and delivery of organisational change development sessions.

Supporting collation of existing job descriptions as part of defining as is state and utilisation for future job matching.

Undertaking research to support new job descriptions creation in collaboration with subject matter experts.

Advising on the NHS job evaluation scheme.

Participation on job evaluation/ matching panel for new roles. Updating the IJES system to ensure a comprehensive record is maintained.

Liaison with staff side in respect of consultations, ensuring queries are resolved and actions completed in line with programme timelines.

Co-ordinating/ organising and attending consultation meetings with managers, as required, to respond to specific workforce queries related to change processes.

Drafting consultation and employment change outcome letters on behalf of managers as required.

Maintaining project plans to support reporting and communication of progress and risks.

Supporting individuals with proactive redeployment as required.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Date posted

16 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Secondment

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-CORP-5221

Job locations

Hawthorn Lodge

Moorgreen Hospital, Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. We will be happy to consider part time secondment release.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree and professional post graduate HR qualification (Min level 5) or equivalent level of training experience.

Experience

Essential

Specialist knowledge of workforce organisational change, including experience of job evaluation/ matching, change consultation, redeployment processes and redundancy.
Knowledge of employment law in application in a workforce change context (e.g. Redundancy, Terms and Conditions changes etc).
Experience of advising managers/ leaders on organisational change processes and procedures.
Experience of providing and managing sensitive information linked to workforce change.
Experience of working with Staff side/ Trade Unions.
Experience of design and delivering workshops and development/ training sessions.
Able to quickly build strong, credible relationships with business and HR stakeholders.
Comfortable working with ambiguity, and able to adapt and adjust when plans change.
Able to demonstrate emotional intelligence when dealing with sensitive and emotional situations during the change process (i.e. one to one consultations etc).
Good analytical skills developed through making decisions in relation to workforce change or other complex HR issues.
Good IT skills across Microsoft applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree and professional post graduate HR qualification (Min level 5) or equivalent level of training experience.

Experience

Essential

Specialist knowledge of workforce organisational change, including experience of job evaluation/ matching, change consultation, redeployment processes and redundancy.
Knowledge of employment law in application in a workforce change context (e.g. Redundancy, Terms and Conditions changes etc).
Experience of advising managers/ leaders on organisational change processes and procedures.
Experience of providing and managing sensitive information linked to workforce change.
Experience of working with Staff side/ Trade Unions.
Experience of design and delivering workshops and development/ training sessions.
Able to quickly build strong, credible relationships with business and HR stakeholders.
Comfortable working with ambiguity, and able to adapt and adjust when plans change.
Able to demonstrate emotional intelligence when dealing with sensitive and emotional situations during the change process (i.e. one to one consultations etc).
Good analytical skills developed through making decisions in relation to workforce change or other complex HR issues.
Good IT skills across Microsoft applications.

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

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hawthorn Lodge

Moorgreen Hospital, Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hawthorn Lodge

Moorgreen Hospital, Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Employer's website

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