Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Organisational Development and Leadership Practitioner

The closing date is 23 January 2026

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is expanding its OD and Leadership Development offer and are seeking two Organisational Development & Leadership Practitioners. These roles will be key to shaping, delivering and embedding strategic organisational development and leadership initiatives across the Trust. Supporting our ambition to be an innovative, inclusive and forward-thinking teaching organisation, the post holders will work closely with the OD and Talent Manager and colleagues across Team Learn and the People Team to design, deliver, evaluate and continuously improve leadership and management development programmes in addition to provide bespoke OD support for our Teams. The roles will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality, face-to-face leadership training, support the development of blended learning solutions, and contribute to the implementation of the NHSE Management and Leadership Framework, including supporting self-assessments, appraisals and 360-degree feedback. CWPT is on a cultural journey and instrumental to this will be embedding the Trust's HEART culture framework. The successful candidates will bring creativity, strong communication skills and a passion for developing others, helping to build leadership capability, strengthen organisational culture and support high-quality, compassionate care across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Key areas of focus include:

Instrumental in supporting the Trust's Culture Framework - HEART

Designing, developing, evaluating and facilitating Leadership and Management training

Maintaining and updating the Trust's Leadership Development Offering

Contributing to the implementation of the NHSE Management and Leadership Framework, Self-Assessment tool, Appraisal and 360 roll out.

* Must be a driver and be willing to travel a large geographical area

For more information please read the Job Description

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

  • generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
  • excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
  • salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
  • discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
  • wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
  • staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

444-7727456-CORP

Job locations

Wayside House

Wilsons Lane

Coventry

CV6 6NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic Organisational Development plans and initiatives to meet the organisational needs of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust.

To support and advise the national and regional policy and interpretation locally and highlight best practice initiatives and approaches that support Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust organisational development.

To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of strategic Organisational Development plans and initiatives within allocated division, ensuring their refinement to achieve continual improvement.

Develop, lead, implement, evaluate and deliver training on the NHSE Code of Practice together with agreed CWPT inclusions, modelling its values of respect, excellence, integrity, collaboration and compassion

  • Implement and maintain self-assessment, appraisal and 360 tools aligned to the NHSE Management and Leadership standards, with associated guidance and support.
  • Attend training around the Management and Leadership Development standards to support all managers
  • Promote and monitor the refreshed NHS Leadership Academy programmes For more information please read the Job Description

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic Organisational Development plans and initiatives to meet the organisational needs of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust.

To support and advise the national and regional policy and interpretation locally and highlight best practice initiatives and approaches that support Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust organisational development.

To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of strategic Organisational Development plans and initiatives within allocated division, ensuring their refinement to achieve continual improvement.

Develop, lead, implement, evaluate and deliver training on the NHSE Code of Practice together with agreed CWPT inclusions, modelling its values of respect, excellence, integrity, collaboration and compassion

  • Implement and maintain self-assessment, appraisal and 360 tools aligned to the NHSE Management and Leadership standards, with associated guidance and support.
  • Attend training around the Management and Leadership Development standards to support all managers
  • Promote and monitor the refreshed NHS Leadership Academy programmes For more information please read the Job Description

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Qualified to degree level or equivalent knowledge skills and experience in related subject.
  • Formal qualification in OD, training and learning development and support. Clinical staff who have a registration and experience of learning delivery would also be considered.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • The ability to use an array of specialist authorising tools to develop new OD and leadership learning programmes.
  • Awareness and knowledge of Management and Leadership Development Framework.
  • Flair for creating interactive and engaging sessions.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience of content development at a professional level.
  • Experience of planning and developing e-learning solutions at pace and in response to specific brief.
  • Significant experience of managing/leading staff.

Other

Essential

  • Must be a car driver and able to travel in a large geographical area
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Qualified to degree level or equivalent knowledge skills and experience in related subject.
  • Formal qualification in OD, training and learning development and support. Clinical staff who have a registration and experience of learning delivery would also be considered.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • The ability to use an array of specialist authorising tools to develop new OD and leadership learning programmes.
  • Awareness and knowledge of Management and Leadership Development Framework.
  • Flair for creating interactive and engaging sessions.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience of content development at a professional level.
  • Experience of planning and developing e-learning solutions at pace and in response to specific brief.
  • Significant experience of managing/leading staff.

Other

Essential

  • Must be a car driver and able to travel in a large geographical area

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Wayside House

Wilsons Lane

Coventry

CV6 6NY


Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Wayside House

Wilsons Lane

Coventry

CV6 6NY


Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

OD and Talent Manager

Charlotte Sutton

charlotte.sutton2@covwarkpt.nhs.uk

02476368934

Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

444-7727456-CORP

Job locations

Wayside House

Wilsons Lane

Coventry

CV6 6NY


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