Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Organisational Development Practitioner

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Job summary

Are you an experienced Organisational Development or Learning and Development professional looking to make a meaningful impact?

At Devon Partnership NHS Trust, we are passionate about compassionate leadership practice, psychological safety, and truly engaging with our people. We understand the value of a strong, proactive OD function and were investing in it.

This is an exciting time to join our OD team. We are delivering a diverse and innovative portfolio of organisational development initiatives. These focus on nurturing compassionate leaders, enabling high-performing teams, and embedding psychological safety into the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to champion good health, inclusivity, civility, and respect, and we are embedding restorative, just, and learning cultures across the organisation.

If you're someone who thrives on making a difference through organisational transformation, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for someone who:

Has proven experience in Organisational Development or Learning and Development within a complex organisation.
Can confidently design and deliver a range of OD solutions, from leadership programmes to organisational design workshops.
Brings strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Is passionate about people development and creating healthy, respectful workplace cultures.
Thrives in a collaborative, forward-thinking team and is committed to continuous learning and development.

Main duties of the job

As an Organisational Development Practitioner, you will:

Support the OD Manager in the design and delivery of impactful leadership and development programmes that build compassionate leadership capacity across the organisation.
Lead and support OD interventions to help teams navigate change, improve performance, and enhance team dynamics.
Collaborate with stakeholders across all levels of the Trust, using your exceptional communication skills to build relationships and influence outcomes.
Act as a coach and mentor as part of our growing coaching and mentoring network.
Promote and embed psychological safety, inclusivity, and restorative practice into your work with teams and individuals.

This is a flexible role that includes home-based working and regular travel to sites across beautiful Devon for in-person programme delivery.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 11th July 2025

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-25-0422

Job locations

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Appropriate postgraduate professional diploma in L&D/OD (CIPD) or equivalent demonstrable experience
Evidence of continuing professional development
Qualified in facilitation of psychometric testing (e.g. MBTI/Belbin/Insights)
Educated to degree level in a training, learning or business-related discipline or have equivalent demonstrable experience
IT Skills excellent word and excel skills

Desirable

CIPD Membership
Coaching and or mentoring qualification or relevant experience
Qualifications at GCSE level or equivalent in Mathematics and English Language
Project Management (PRINCE 2 or equivalent)

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Understanding of project management tools and techniques
Coordinating and managing training and learning activities.
Using Electronic Diary and mail system and telephone conferencing software

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders
Experience of analysing and presenting data
Experience of coordinating successful learning activities

Desirable

Experience in training, facilitation and/or coaching
Experience in the design and delivering of a range of accredited, non-accredited and blended leadership and management development programmes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Appropriate postgraduate professional diploma in L&D/OD (CIPD) or equivalent demonstrable experience
Evidence of continuing professional development
Qualified in facilitation of psychometric testing (e.g. MBTI/Belbin/Insights)
Educated to degree level in a training, learning or business-related discipline or have equivalent demonstrable experience
IT Skills excellent word and excel skills

Desirable

CIPD Membership
Coaching and or mentoring qualification or relevant experience
Qualifications at GCSE level or equivalent in Mathematics and English Language
Project Management (PRINCE 2 or equivalent)

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Understanding of project management tools and techniques
Coordinating and managing training and learning activities.
Using Electronic Diary and mail system and telephone conferencing software

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders
Experience of analysing and presenting data
Experience of coordinating successful learning activities

Desirable

Experience in training, facilitation and/or coaching
Experience in the design and delivering of a range of accredited, non-accredited and blended leadership and management development programmes.