Job summary
We have a 12-month secondment opportunity in our Organisational Development Team.
If you have a passion for People, Culture & Change, this could be the development opportunity you have been looking for.
This role will help us deliver a portfolio of People & Culture projects - with a focus on Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experience.
You will be a valued member of our small Organisational Development Team, working in a
supportive, creative and highly productive environment. You will be able to
flourish and gain valuable experience and exposure to some of the most exciting
People & Culture areas of work.
As you will be delivering a variety of people related projects,
this will include contributing to the development of policies and practices to
underpin improvement and facilitate new ways of working and culture change.
This could be a great opportunity for you to develop or maybe
refresh your Strategic OD/HR and Improvement skillset and experience. The ability to
appropriately challenge, communicate, coach and support others through change
is an essential part of this role. Even better if you have an understanding and experience of change management with teams.
Whether you are have a OD, HR, L&D or Improvement / Change background. Your Application should demonstrate your transferable skillset to our People & Culture strategy/agenda.
Main duties of the job
To lead Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experience projects to influence our organisational improvement agenda by contributing to deliver the outcomes in the Trusts People & Culture Strategy.
To work in a matrix management structure, delivering OD project work - managing associated colleagues and resources.
To be a subject matter expert responsible for diagnosing, guiding and leading on the development and implementation of OD projects/solutions/interventions.
To be responsible/contribute to the delivery of our Trust wide strategic objectives through coaching, educating and facilitating development interventions for leaders and teams at all levels within our Trust.
To confidently lead multiple projects, with a high level of discretion and work independently to achieve outcomes.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide OD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff
Experience
subject matter expert input into the implementation of our Trust strategy and
business plans, policies and decision-making to improve organisational health
and performance and to embed our Trust 4ward behaviours/Values.
Utilise and, where appropriate, develop a range of tools and methodologies that supportOD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion, and Staff Experienceand complement service improvement, embedding good practice across the Trust.
As subject matter
expert, provide specialist advice and guidance to managers and staff on appropriate
OD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and
Staff Experience interventions to meet individual and organisational needs.
- Work with commissioners
to establish their OD/ Workforce
Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experience requirements and develop and deliver
bespoke interventions to achieve performance excellence.
- Work with internal and
external stakeholders in developing and delivering change initiatives and
supporting workforce management of change programmes as appropriate.
Lead on monitoring and
evaluating local and Trust wide performance against agreed targets and national
measures, relating to areas OD/
Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experienceand support with the
implementation of actions to ensure achievement of all agreed objectives.
- Produce innovative and
effective OD/ Workforce Diversity,
Inclusion and Staff Experience development solutions that are based on best
practice and contemporary evidence.
- Ensure relevant
national quality and occupational standards relevant to OD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experiencedevelopment
are continuously met.
- Promote the use of the
4ward behaviours/Values and where relevant national occupational standard frameworks
as a base for learning and organisational development.
- Plan, organise and
deliver complex programmes which impact across all departments across the Trust
which positively impact on service delivery and change.
- Be responsible for
policy development and implementation in relation to OD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experience which
impact across services (as part of the Trusts People & Culture Strategy,
WRES/WDES and Gender Pay Gap).
- Influence stakeholders
at all levels within the Trust and external organisations.
- Be responsible for the
procurement of external training and selecting appropriate training providers
ensuring quality of training standards and value for money.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal
- All levels of management throughout the Trust
- Staff Representatives
- Non-Executive Directors
External
- External project consultants
- Trade Union officials
- Other specialist agencies and advisers
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide OD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff
Experience
subject matter expert input into the implementation of our Trust strategy and
business plans, policies and decision-making to improve organisational health
and performance and to embed our Trust 4ward behaviours/Values.
Utilise and, where appropriate, develop a range of tools and methodologies that supportOD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion, and Staff Experienceand complement service improvement, embedding good practice across the Trust.
As subject matter
expert, provide specialist advice and guidance to managers and staff on appropriate
OD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and
Staff Experience interventions to meet individual and organisational needs.
- Work with commissioners
to establish their OD/ Workforce
Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experience requirements and develop and deliver
bespoke interventions to achieve performance excellence.
- Work with internal and
external stakeholders in developing and delivering change initiatives and
supporting workforce management of change programmes as appropriate.
Lead on monitoring and
evaluating local and Trust wide performance against agreed targets and national
measures, relating to areas OD/
Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experienceand support with the
implementation of actions to ensure achievement of all agreed objectives.
- Produce innovative and
effective OD/ Workforce Diversity,
Inclusion and Staff Experience development solutions that are based on best
practice and contemporary evidence.
- Ensure relevant
national quality and occupational standards relevant to OD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experiencedevelopment
are continuously met.
- Promote the use of the
4ward behaviours/Values and where relevant national occupational standard frameworks
as a base for learning and organisational development.
- Plan, organise and
deliver complex programmes which impact across all departments across the Trust
which positively impact on service delivery and change.
- Be responsible for
policy development and implementation in relation to OD/ Workforce Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Experience which
impact across services (as part of the Trusts People & Culture Strategy,
WRES/WDES and Gender Pay Gap).
- Influence stakeholders
at all levels within the Trust and external organisations.
- Be responsible for the
procurement of external training and selecting appropriate training providers
ensuring quality of training standards and value for money.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal
- All levels of management throughout the Trust
- Staff Representatives
- Non-Executive Directors
External
- External project consultants
- Trade Union officials
- Other specialist agencies and advisers
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of current People and Culture practice (Human resources / Employment law).
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to produce complex reports, policies and procedures incorporating business economic and corporate factors.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability in the areas of grievance resolution, counselling, influencing and team building.
- Ability to analyse workforce data and advise managers on implications in respect of meeting workforce KPIs e.g. sickness absence, appraisal activity and vacancy reports.
- Ability to work under pressure including managing frequent interruptions.
- Ability to prioritise demanding workload and plan complex activities. Pro-active approach, using initiative and taking appropriate risks. Highly organised and able to use systems and processes to achieve efficiencies.
- Project Management skills.
- Ability to interpret strategy into operational reality.
- Able to write and present presentations to all levels of staff, including the Chief Executive, using visual aids, i.e. PowerPoint, to groups of up to 70 plus people. i.e. Trust Induction, Workshops, Senior Managers Briefings.
Experience
Essential
- 3 years of People & Culture experience working in a Senior role.
- People & Culture experience within the NHS or within another large public sector organisation that provides transferrable knowledge and skills.
- Significant experience in a practitioner in a People &Culture role, covering a wide range of People, Culture & Change responsibilities.
- Experience of coaching and developing managers in effective people management and/or improvement.
- Experience of managing People & Culture projects.
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD).
- A degree or equivalent qualification
- Or
- Demonstrable equivalent experience working within People & Culture.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of current People and Culture practice (Human resources / Employment law).
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to produce complex reports, policies and procedures incorporating business economic and corporate factors.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability in the areas of grievance resolution, counselling, influencing and team building.
- Ability to analyse workforce data and advise managers on implications in respect of meeting workforce KPIs e.g. sickness absence, appraisal activity and vacancy reports.
- Ability to work under pressure including managing frequent interruptions.
- Ability to prioritise demanding workload and plan complex activities. Pro-active approach, using initiative and taking appropriate risks. Highly organised and able to use systems and processes to achieve efficiencies.
- Project Management skills.
- Ability to interpret strategy into operational reality.
- Able to write and present presentations to all levels of staff, including the Chief Executive, using visual aids, i.e. PowerPoint, to groups of up to 70 plus people. i.e. Trust Induction, Workshops, Senior Managers Briefings.
Experience
Essential
- 3 years of People & Culture experience working in a Senior role.
- People & Culture experience within the NHS or within another large public sector organisation that provides transferrable knowledge and skills.
- Significant experience in a practitioner in a People &Culture role, covering a wide range of People, Culture & Change responsibilities.
- Experience of coaching and developing managers in effective people management and/or improvement.
- Experience of managing People & Culture projects.
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD).
- A degree or equivalent qualification
- Or
- Demonstrable equivalent experience working within People & Culture.
