Job summary
Please note successful candidates will be undertaking a 30-45 minute simulated exercise call on 2ndJunefollowed by a 45 minute presentation/interview on either 10thor 11th of June TBC.
The OD Practitioner (Senior Leadership Development) will take the lead for designing, delivering and evaluating a range of senior leadership development interventions designed to enhance the confidence and competence of senior leaders across our organisation, including programmes such as the Clinical Director's Development Programme, the Matron & Professional Lead Development Programme and the Ward Manager & Departmental Manager Development Programme.
The role will also have lead responsibility for managing supporting interventions which further enhance our leadership programme prospectus, such as our Monthly Managers' Updates, our Leadership in Lancs framework and our What Good Looks Like frameworks for People Managers. They will also lead on the creation and coordination of an Annual Leadership Conference.
The post holder will ensure any interventions are aligned to our organisational priorities, demonstrating a measurable impact on performance, behaviour change, workforce performance metrics, quality of colleague experience or culture. The post holder will need to possess excellent communication skills; strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills are essential too, along with a deep understanding of OD principles. Working collaboratively across the organisation, the post holder will contribute to fostering a culture focused on people and performance conversations which enable exceptional colleague experience.
Main duties of the job
Lead the design, delivery, implementation and improvement of trust-wide senior Management and Leadership programmes of work such as Clinical Director's Development Programme, the Matron & Professional Lead Development Programme, the Ward Manager & Departmental Manager Development Programme or our Core People Management Skills.
Lead the design, delivery, coordination, implementation and improvement of supporting interventions which further enhance our leadership offer e.g. Monthly Managers Update Sessions, Leadership in Lancs Framework, What Good Looks Like Frameworks, Annual Leadership Conference
When required, support the design, delivery and evaluation of other accredited and non-accredited leadership and development programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.
To provide OD business partnering support to teams including the facilitation and delivery of bespoke team sessions which improve team effectiveness, team culture, leadership capability, support to navigate complex change or staff engagement.
About us
The Workforce and Organisational Development (OD) department are a niche group consisting of HR professionals, data analysts, librarians, e learning technologists, multimedia developers, medical artists, occupational psychologists, qualified teachers, Diversity & Inclusion experts and staff engagement leads. We pride ourselves on our holistic approach and how we come together to innovate, to problem solve and to make a difference to the working lives of our colleagues who in turn provide excellent care with compassion for our patients.As a team we have high standards of customer service; we are about to reset our Our People strategy which is focused on making Lancashire Teaching Hospitals the best place to work in the whole of the NHS. We have made great progress and we continue to roll out new streams of work, as well as transforming our existing offer. We take our Leadership offer very seriously, and we have received national acknowledgement for our work.The Organisational Development (OD) Practitioner role is a new position for our team. It will require creative thinking, lots of engagement with colleagues from all corners of our organisation, focusing on improving their leadership and management opportunities and we need you to show us how you have a solid foundation in senior leadership development and in shaping OD interventions designed to support leaders and managers which have been able to bring about lasting, measurable improvements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead the design, delivery, implementation and improvement of trust-wide senior Management and Leadership programmes of work
Lead the design, delivery, coordination, implementation and improvement of supporting interventions which further enhance our leadership offer:
- Monthly Managers Update Sessions
- Leadership in Lancs Behavioural Framework/What Good Looks Like (WGLL) framework for People Managers
- Trusts Annual Leadership Conference
When required, support the design, delivery and evaluation of other accredited and non-accredited leadership and development programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.
To provide OD business partnering support to teams including the facilitation and delivery of bespoke team sessions which improve team effectiveness, team culture, leadership capability, support to navigate complex change or staff engagement.
To collaborate with colleagues to shape and influence the Workforce and OD strategy, focusing on building a positive organisational culture that enhances performance and improves staff experience.
See attached Job Description for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead the design, delivery, implementation and improvement of trust-wide senior Management and Leadership programmes of work
Lead the design, delivery, coordination, implementation and improvement of supporting interventions which further enhance our leadership offer:
- Monthly Managers Update Sessions
- Leadership in Lancs Behavioural Framework/What Good Looks Like (WGLL) framework for People Managers
- Trusts Annual Leadership Conference
When required, support the design, delivery and evaluation of other accredited and non-accredited leadership and development programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.
To provide OD business partnering support to teams including the facilitation and delivery of bespoke team sessions which improve team effectiveness, team culture, leadership capability, support to navigate complex change or staff engagement.
To collaborate with colleagues to shape and influence the Workforce and OD strategy, focusing on building a positive organisational culture that enhances performance and improves staff experience.
See attached Job Description for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area or demonstrable experience working in the professional field.
- Evidence of structured professional and career development.
- Management qualification at diploma level or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Master's degree qualification or equivalent experience (in relevant subject area such as MSc Organisational Psychology, Organisational Development or Leadership/Management).
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or Chartered Organisational Psychologist.
- Qualified in project management techniques.
- Teaching qualification at Certificate of Education level or equivalent.
- Certificate in workplace mediation
- Psychometric test qualifications
- Coaching qualification or substantial experience of coaching range of senior staff for multidisciplinary roles.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience, knowledge and proven ability in delivering transformational OD interventions to support senior leadership development within a large diverse organisation.
- Knowledge of team engagement, team development, morale, leadership development theory and practice.
- Experience of evaluation and proof of impact of senior leadership development/OD interventions and programmes of work.
- Knowledge of a range of facilitation techniques.
- Significant experience of working as an internal or external consultant and providing a consultancy or OD Business Partnering service including experience of scoping, design, analytical and diagnostic skills to implement OD interventions to meet a range of different stakeholder needs.
- Experienced in the design and delivery of a range of leadership development and training programmes to colleagues at all levels and in all roles.
- Experience of working in a management position in a large complex organisation
- Experience of co-ordinating events, conferences, workshops or focus groups.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the public sector or NHS.
- Experience of delivering equality, diversity and inclusion interventions.
- Experience of providing OD support to teams undergoing complex change and reorganisation.
- Experience of producing communications resources and utilising a range of communication channels including social media.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area or demonstrable experience working in the professional field.
- Evidence of structured professional and career development.
- Management qualification at diploma level or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Master's degree qualification or equivalent experience (in relevant subject area such as MSc Organisational Psychology, Organisational Development or Leadership/Management).
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or Chartered Organisational Psychologist.
- Qualified in project management techniques.
- Teaching qualification at Certificate of Education level or equivalent.
- Certificate in workplace mediation
- Psychometric test qualifications
- Coaching qualification or substantial experience of coaching range of senior staff for multidisciplinary roles.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience, knowledge and proven ability in delivering transformational OD interventions to support senior leadership development within a large diverse organisation.
- Knowledge of team engagement, team development, morale, leadership development theory and practice.
- Experience of evaluation and proof of impact of senior leadership development/OD interventions and programmes of work.
- Knowledge of a range of facilitation techniques.
- Significant experience of working as an internal or external consultant and providing a consultancy or OD Business Partnering service including experience of scoping, design, analytical and diagnostic skills to implement OD interventions to meet a range of different stakeholder needs.
- Experienced in the design and delivery of a range of leadership development and training programmes to colleagues at all levels and in all roles.
- Experience of working in a management position in a large complex organisation
- Experience of co-ordinating events, conferences, workshops or focus groups.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the public sector or NHS.
- Experience of delivering equality, diversity and inclusion interventions.
- Experience of providing OD support to teams undergoing complex change and reorganisation.
- Experience of producing communications resources and utilising a range of communication channels including social media.
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.
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.
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).
