Job summary
This role is a fantastic opportunity to join our passionate, friendly and welcoming People and OD team. You will have the opportunity to lead and shape a role that helps our 4000+ people to thrive, by leading the development of impactful and progressive leadership and talent development initiatives. You will be responsible for leading an outstanding approach to establishing a culture of compassionate and values-led leadership and one where people can grow and develop their careers, so that HPFT continues to be rated by staff as one of the very best mental health trusts to work for in the country.
We are looking for an experienced professional who has a track record of successfully implementing a range of leadership and talent development initiatives to continue to enable our workforce to thrive and continually develop in a complex environment.
This is a great opportunity to join our values-driven team and to keep making HPFT Great, Together so that all our people are able to thrive and provide great care and achieve great outcomes for our service users and carers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the Leadership and Talent Advisor to fulfil the responsibilities of meeting the Leadership Development and Talent Management requirements of the Trust. They will plan, organise, support and deliver key programmes and events as required and ensure that the delivery plan is in line with regional and national talent management recommendations. Main duties include:
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Lead on the implementation of a creative and sustainable Talent Management strategy across the organisation, which enables the achievement of the HPFT strategy and values, and acts as a key driver of retention, succession planning, attraction, and is central to the HPFT Employer Value proposition (EVP).
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Develop the underpinning foundations and processes to enable a successful talent management strategy which will include development of policy and operating procedures for elements such as succession planning, leadership development programmes, talent pools, career pathways and coaching and mentoring. Working with key stakeholders in the delivery of these throughout the organisation in partnership with internal and external leaders and providers.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
- Have knowledge of the components of talent management and succession planning for example coaching and career conversations.
- Have a broad understanding of the tools and techniques associated with talent management and be able to design and deliver a strategy to support our talented staff.
- Deliver strategy development and culture change through a variety of tools and techniques
- Influence, network and build effective working relationships at all levels across all staff groups.
- Will be a proven leader and engaging communicator and have previous experience of taking new and complex ideas and implementing them.
- To work closely with the wider People and OD Directorate and other key leaders across the organisation to align the talent and leadership agenda with other key organisational priorities.
- Use data analytics to inform decision making and programming interventions in terms of priority groups, underrepresented groups, and where there are workforce risks. Report analysis and trends through governance and performance groups across the Trust.
- Lead on the approach to Talent Reviews and talent pipelines and pools aligned to appraisal.
- Work with Senior Leaders across the Trust to ensure a consistent approach to managing and developing talent, succession and pipelines.
- To develop a Succession Planning and Talent Management framework which is aligned or complementary to the national talent agenda, NHS People Plan and supports system wide priorities.
- Lead on the establishment of career pathways for clinical and non-clinical staff to promote talent mobility. This will involve working closely with the Learning and Development Team to maximise apprenticeships and other programmes as a mechanism for talent growth.
- Lead the development of any training requirements required to establish a Talent Management Strategy.
- Support the management and placement and of candidates associated with the NHS Graduate Scheme.
- Identify requirements, design, commission or deliver evidence-based Leadership Development programmes for staff at all levels of the organisation.
- Lead the Trusts Talent Academy which delivers the leadership capacity and capability for the future needs, ensuring learning and development interventions are commissioned both internally and externally as required.
- Evaluate delivered programmes to identify the impact on individual activity, service delivery and where appropriate, Trust strategic objectives, and demonstrate return on investment.
- Oversee the Trusts coaching capability.
- Take the lead responsibility for review the Trusts Appraisal and performance management process to ensure it aligns to support Talent Management; support leaders and managers to have great career conversations
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
- Line manager responsibility for Leadership and Talent Development Team. In addition, will provide leadership to a wider team engaged in the delivery of the Leadership and Talent strategy, without formal line management responsibility.
- To provide support in the form of coaching and mentoring across the wider team and manage the allocation of work to support the Leadership and Talent Development Agenda.
Financial Responsibility
- Responsibility for approving invoices in accordance with Trust Scheme of Delegation and Standing Financial Instructions .
- Support the Head of OD to procure goods/services relevant to Leadership and Talent Development.
- To commission the provision of internal and external leadership development activities and materials where deemed appropriate.
Service Development and Improvement
- The post holder will contribute to service development within the Trust, specifically areas of work dealing with organisational development.
- The post holder will be required to lead policy development relating to organisational development, for essential standards as required.
- To support the team to learn and develop through behaviour and the sharing of knowledge and information.
- Benchmark and establish processes to continually improve leadership offerings to enhance their value to the organisation and to ensure excellence in service delivery
Communications
- To act in accordance with the Trust values to be Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful and Professional at all times including, but not limited to, interactions with colleagues, customers or services users, in the use and content of email and in relation to any and all work products.
- To know and abide by the Trust Behaviours Framework and support others to do the same.
- To act as a role model of good professional practice to the team, colleagues across the Trust, customers and service users.
- To develop excellent working relationships with staff across the Trust, at all levels. To be able to communicate effectively and sensitively in order to communicate key messages, particularly during times of change.
- Build and maintain working partnerships with all staff and also external partnerships with colleagues across other organisations such as the police, Herts County Council and other NHS Trusts across the region.
- To represent the Trust at strategic level at stakeholder meetings and events, both internal and external.
- To produce high level reports and materials in a professional format, both web based and hard copy.
Other Additional Information
- Ensure Trust policies are maintained and developed in accordance with national requirements/legislation and our overarching Trust strategy
- The postholder will be required to use analytical and problem-solving skills including relating to management and organisation of Leadership and Talent Management initiatives, detailed evaluation and review processes.
- This post requires travel throughout the Trusts operational areas, including Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, North Essex and Norfolk; therefore a car owner/driver is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
- Have knowledge of the components of talent management and succession planning for example coaching and career conversations.
- Have a broad understanding of the tools and techniques associated with talent management and be able to design and deliver a strategy to support our talented staff.
- Deliver strategy development and culture change through a variety of tools and techniques
- Influence, network and build effective working relationships at all levels across all staff groups.
- Will be a proven leader and engaging communicator and have previous experience of taking new and complex ideas and implementing them.
- To work closely with the wider People and OD Directorate and other key leaders across the organisation to align the talent and leadership agenda with other key organisational priorities.
- Use data analytics to inform decision making and programming interventions in terms of priority groups, underrepresented groups, and where there are workforce risks. Report analysis and trends through governance and performance groups across the Trust.
- Lead on the approach to Talent Reviews and talent pipelines and pools aligned to appraisal.
- Work with Senior Leaders across the Trust to ensure a consistent approach to managing and developing talent, succession and pipelines.
- To develop a Succession Planning and Talent Management framework which is aligned or complementary to the national talent agenda, NHS People Plan and supports system wide priorities.
- Lead on the establishment of career pathways for clinical and non-clinical staff to promote talent mobility. This will involve working closely with the Learning and Development Team to maximise apprenticeships and other programmes as a mechanism for talent growth.
- Lead the development of any training requirements required to establish a Talent Management Strategy.
- Support the management and placement and of candidates associated with the NHS Graduate Scheme.
- Identify requirements, design, commission or deliver evidence-based Leadership Development programmes for staff at all levels of the organisation.
- Lead the Trusts Talent Academy which delivers the leadership capacity and capability for the future needs, ensuring learning and development interventions are commissioned both internally and externally as required.
- Evaluate delivered programmes to identify the impact on individual activity, service delivery and where appropriate, Trust strategic objectives, and demonstrate return on investment.
- Oversee the Trusts coaching capability.
- Take the lead responsibility for review the Trusts Appraisal and performance management process to ensure it aligns to support Talent Management; support leaders and managers to have great career conversations
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
- Line manager responsibility for Leadership and Talent Development Team. In addition, will provide leadership to a wider team engaged in the delivery of the Leadership and Talent strategy, without formal line management responsibility.
- To provide support in the form of coaching and mentoring across the wider team and manage the allocation of work to support the Leadership and Talent Development Agenda.
Financial Responsibility
- Responsibility for approving invoices in accordance with Trust Scheme of Delegation and Standing Financial Instructions .
- Support the Head of OD to procure goods/services relevant to Leadership and Talent Development.
- To commission the provision of internal and external leadership development activities and materials where deemed appropriate.
Service Development and Improvement
- The post holder will contribute to service development within the Trust, specifically areas of work dealing with organisational development.
- The post holder will be required to lead policy development relating to organisational development, for essential standards as required.
- To support the team to learn and develop through behaviour and the sharing of knowledge and information.
- Benchmark and establish processes to continually improve leadership offerings to enhance their value to the organisation and to ensure excellence in service delivery
Communications
- To act in accordance with the Trust values to be Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful and Professional at all times including, but not limited to, interactions with colleagues, customers or services users, in the use and content of email and in relation to any and all work products.
- To know and abide by the Trust Behaviours Framework and support others to do the same.
- To act as a role model of good professional practice to the team, colleagues across the Trust, customers and service users.
- To develop excellent working relationships with staff across the Trust, at all levels. To be able to communicate effectively and sensitively in order to communicate key messages, particularly during times of change.
- Build and maintain working partnerships with all staff and also external partnerships with colleagues across other organisations such as the police, Herts County Council and other NHS Trusts across the region.
- To represent the Trust at strategic level at stakeholder meetings and events, both internal and external.
- To produce high level reports and materials in a professional format, both web based and hard copy.
Other Additional Information
- Ensure Trust policies are maintained and developed in accordance with national requirements/legislation and our overarching Trust strategy
- The postholder will be required to use analytical and problem-solving skills including relating to management and organisation of Leadership and Talent Management initiatives, detailed evaluation and review processes.
- This post requires travel throughout the Trusts operational areas, including Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, North Essex and Norfolk; therefore a car owner/driver is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Qualification in the area of Leadership and Management or equivalent
- Post Graduate degree level qualification in relevant field or equivalent
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
Desirable
- Trained/accredited in the use of other formal leadership development tools
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of establishing and managing high level Leadership development programmes and training
- Experience in developing, implementing, leading and evaluating Leadership and Talent Management Strategies
- Experience of working effectively with internal and external stakeholder groups at all levels including executive and senior leadership teams
Desirable
- Proven experience of planning and organising successful events
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Qualification in the area of Leadership and Management or equivalent
- Post Graduate degree level qualification in relevant field or equivalent
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
Desirable
- Trained/accredited in the use of other formal leadership development tools
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of establishing and managing high level Leadership development programmes and training
- Experience in developing, implementing, leading and evaluating Leadership and Talent Management Strategies
- Experience of working effectively with internal and external stakeholder groups at all levels including executive and senior leadership teams
Desirable
- Proven experience of planning and organising successful events
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.
