Job summary
This is a 3 month development opportunity to grow your organisational development skills and experience. You will work as an Improvement and Cultural Development Officer within the Trusts improvement and culture portfolio. This post will provide improvement support and expertise to facilitate team development and growth. You will be a strong effective communicator and have the ability to facilitate groups and lead events for teams and directorates.
Main duties of the job
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships, particularly with those with improvement challenges, as well as teams who are exemplars, and with senior managers and clinical leads.
- Deliver a range of soft skills training sessions and interventions as part of the Learning and Development programme.
- Work under direction to establish, coordinate and facilitate appropriate groups that are necessary to support the successful delivery for responsible project areas. This will include regular communication, planning and scheduling of meetings, setting agendas, production, and distribution of meeting papers, note taking, distribution of minutes and action points, ensuring progress and completion of agreed actions.
- Ability to command respect and create a sense of community within a team, whilst at the same time having the ability to exert challenge where required in order to deliver positive results.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrated expertise in engaging with patients, service users and carers in order to make service improvements and explore positive practice.
- Sound understanding and experience of organisation design tools and techniques
Desirable
- Good understanding of quality improvement methodologies
- Sound understanding and experience of project management delivery methodologies
Experience
Essential
- Ability to command respect and create a sense of community within a team, whilst at the same time having the ability to exert challenges where required in order to deliver positive results.
- Ability to delegate effectively.
- Ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities where required.
Desirable
- Budget management skills
- Supervisory experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated expertise in a Healthcare environment or experience in a large, complex organisation
- Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
- Experience of day-to-day supervision of a team of staff. Managerial knowledge and experience
- Political awareness with a knowledge of National and Local guidance, specifically awareness of the role of the Freedom to Speak Up National Office, Care Quality Commission and NHS Improvement.
- Good understanding of the health, social care and public health context
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working too tight and often changing timescales.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required
- Ability to work under pressure and to short timescales with success
- Excellent and comprehensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office with excellent keyboard skills
Desirable
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrated expertise in engaging with patients, service users and carers in order to make service improvements and explore positive practice.
- Sound understanding and experience of organisation design tools and techniques
Desirable
- Good understanding of quality improvement methodologies
- Sound understanding and experience of project management delivery methodologies
Experience
Essential
- Ability to command respect and create a sense of community within a team, whilst at the same time having the ability to exert challenges where required in order to deliver positive results.
- Ability to delegate effectively.
- Ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities where required.
Desirable
- Budget management skills
- Supervisory experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated expertise in a Healthcare environment or experience in a large, complex organisation
- Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
- Experience of day-to-day supervision of a team of staff. Managerial knowledge and experience
- Political awareness with a knowledge of National and Local guidance, specifically awareness of the role of the Freedom to Speak Up National Office, Care Quality Commission and NHS Improvement.
- Good understanding of the health, social care and public health context
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working too tight and often changing timescales.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required
- Ability to work under pressure and to short timescales with success
- Excellent and comprehensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office with excellent keyboard skills
Desirable
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
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.
