Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Organisation Development & Leadership Consultant

The closing date is 21 February 2026

Job summary

The purpose of ODL is: a catalyst for change in leadership impact at scale and depth beyond this moment.

The current priorities for the ODL team is the delivery of the OD plan (primarily through through Group wide OD interventions and Divisional level systemic team development interventions) as agreed by the GEMM; the implementation and continuous improvement of the Leadership Framework, learning pathways and development offers and the Talent Management & Succession Planning strategy. The post holder will be involved in all of these priorities.

The OD&L consultant will have the opportunity to work as part of a team and independently on OD projects and/ or support Senior OD&L consultants to diagnose, design and implement complex OD, as well as delivery of pathways and development offers. introducing best practice OD, leadership & learning approaches to maximise organisational health and effectiveness.

The post holder will deputise for the Senior OD&L consultants as required.

Main duties of the job

OD Provision

As part of a small team of ODL practitioners

  • Contribute to the design and delivery of OD interventions.
  • Work with partners from commission to evaluation
  • Carry out quantitative and qualitative analysis, developing compelling insights and the associated narrative/story
  • Lead on and/or support all OD work from triage/commission, diagnose and planning, based on client needs and in line with the OD consultancy cycle.
  • Support the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions relating to trust-wide transformation programmes, quality improvement, leadership and talent and complex team development work
  • Proactively engage in relationship-building with key stakeholders and partners across the trust
  • Provide expert facilitation and/or co-facilitation, coaching and personal and team development to improve team effectiveness

Individual Leadership Development offer

  • Facilitate Peer Learning and /or Action Learning Sessions
  • Prepare, and contribute to, reports as required
  • Work in collaboration with colleagues to deliver and/or facilitate elements of development portfolio
  • Conduct learning needs analyses
  • Undertake individual coaching to leaders at the trust, via the Coaching & Mentoring hub, to support them with their development
  • Commission and manage external learning providers to support the delivery of leadership pathways, development offers, coach and mentor skills training programmes and other OD interventions

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

391-RFL-7502049

Job locations

Royal Free London Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters degree in organisational development or related field e.g. psychology, behavioural science OR requisite experience

Desirable

  • MBTI practitioner level 1 and 2; Coaching qualification; 360 facilitation; Action Learning Set facilitation

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience of designing and delivering leadership training/ development programmes
  • Experience of working in a large, complex, culturally diverse organisation
  • Experience of engaging, collaborating with and managing stakeholders
  • Knowledge of organisational development and change management theory
  • Experience of advising leaders on OD issues
  • Experience of supporting organisational and behavioural change
  • Experience of group facilitation and/or co-facilitation to small audiences of up to 70 people

Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential

  • Passionate and committed to supporting organisational health and effectiveness
  • Resilience in challenging situations
  • High levels of personal influence and impact
  • Possess excellent interpersonal skills to be credible at all levels
  • Positive "can do" attitude
  • High levels of self awareness and emotional intelligence
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

  • Able to plan and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure the achievement of outcomes
  • Able to provide direct support to organisational development consultants on complex OD issues
  • Able to faciliate a participative decision-making process
  • Able to analyse complex information, diagnose issues and identify appropriate solutions
  • Ability to manage mulitple projects and document accordingly
  • Ability to proactively manage stakeholders
  • Business driven practice
Person Specification

Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters degree in organisational development or related field e.g. psychology, behavioural science OR requisite experience

Desirable

  • MBTI practitioner level 1 and 2; Coaching qualification; 360 facilitation; Action Learning Set facilitation

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience of designing and delivering leadership training/ development programmes
  • Experience of working in a large, complex, culturally diverse organisation
  • Experience of engaging, collaborating with and managing stakeholders
  • Knowledge of organisational development and change management theory
  • Experience of advising leaders on OD issues
  • Experience of supporting organisational and behavioural change
  • Experience of group facilitation and/or co-facilitation to small audiences of up to 70 people

Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential

  • Passionate and committed to supporting organisational health and effectiveness
  • Resilience in challenging situations
  • High levels of personal influence and impact
  • Possess excellent interpersonal skills to be credible at all levels
  • Positive "can do" attitude
  • High levels of self awareness and emotional intelligence
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

  • Able to plan and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure the achievement of outcomes
  • Able to provide direct support to organisational development consultants on complex OD issues
  • Able to faciliate a participative decision-making process
  • Able to analyse complex information, diagnose issues and identify appropriate solutions
  • Ability to manage mulitple projects and document accordingly
  • Ability to proactively manage stakeholders
  • Business driven practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free London Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free London Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior OD&L Consultant

Stefano Cerreto E.D.

sced@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

391-RFL-7502049

Job locations

Royal Free London Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG


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