Job summary
Are you passionate about driving positive change within organisations?
Do you thrive on leading transformative initiatives and guiding teams towards success?
Are you seeking an opportunity to support to really make a difference in Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, and Organisational Development?
We are seeking 2 enthusiastic Organisational Development Partners to play a crucial role in leading organisational development and change initiatives. Being at the forefront of driving strategic transformation, you will support culture programmes to improve staff experience, and develop leadership capability to deliver a compassionate and inclusive culture here in Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes (BLMK).
These posts will be part of a newly formed team seeking to embrace an ethos of supportive learning and development, inclusivity, and compassionate leadership.
The organisation is committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access,experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people's differences.
Main duties of the job
This role covers four key areas of work;
- Leadership and Talent
- Organisational Development
- Health and Well-being
- Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
You will support workforce transformation and development aligned to BLMK ICB Priorities and the BLMK ICB People plan.
You will provide specialist support to OD initiatives and improvements, promoting an integrated approach to organisational development focussed around delivering people promise priorities
You will support the ICB equality and inclusion agenda and signpost appropriate sources of information and support.
You will support ICB culture programmes to improve staff experience, and develop leadership capability to deliver a compassionate and inclusive culture throughout the ICS.
About us
The Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes (ICB) is responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of the Integrated Care System (ICS), namely: to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money; and help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
Within this context, as the ICB develops as a statutory organisation, a significant challenge will be to determine how it effectively supports and enables place-based and local partnerships to take necessary action that will improve population health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Plan, drive and provide specialist OD support to programmes and initiatives in line with the OD strategy, which focus on enabling staff to improve service delivery and outcomes (within departments, across care/ clinical groups, across business units and directorates) in line with strategic and operational plans.
- Work with directorates and corporate departments to identify the training, development and resource required to build capacity and capability to deliver on strategic and operational objectives.
- Build leadership capability and identify initiatives to support continuous improvement through coaching, training and facilitating interventions with teams, to encourage a joined-up and integrated approach to OD. This includes the design, develop and deliver leadership and management development training to enable leaders to create the environment and culture in which individual and team performance is enhanced.
- Provide OD consultancy service, practical and specialist OD support and facilitation to enable leaders and teams to deliver at its best. This includes supporting teams who are experiencing difficulty or are coming together as newly formed teams/ departments.
Please see the attached job description for more details about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Plan, drive and provide specialist OD support to programmes and initiatives in line with the OD strategy, which focus on enabling staff to improve service delivery and outcomes (within departments, across care/ clinical groups, across business units and directorates) in line with strategic and operational plans.
- Work with directorates and corporate departments to identify the training, development and resource required to build capacity and capability to deliver on strategic and operational objectives.
- Build leadership capability and identify initiatives to support continuous improvement through coaching, training and facilitating interventions with teams, to encourage a joined-up and integrated approach to OD. This includes the design, develop and deliver leadership and management development training to enable leaders to create the environment and culture in which individual and team performance is enhanced.
- Provide OD consultancy service, practical and specialist OD support and facilitation to enable leaders and teams to deliver at its best. This includes supporting teams who are experiencing difficulty or are coming together as newly formed teams/ departments.
Please see the attached job description for more details about the role.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Educated to Post Graduate level in Human Resources or Organisation Development or equivalent experience.
- Specialist professional knowledge covering a range of OD functions, underpinned by theoretical knowledge gained through further academic study and/or experience
- Evidence of further training relating to OD/ learning and development/ management development
- An understanding of the background and current aims of integrated care policy and the implementation of this engagement
- An appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, Integrated Care Boards, Local Authorities and individual provider and
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS.
- Experience working with topics including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Health and Wellbeing
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Educated to Post Graduate level in Human Resources or Organisation Development or equivalent experience.
- Specialist professional knowledge covering a range of OD functions, underpinned by theoretical knowledge gained through further academic study and/or experience
- Evidence of further training relating to OD/ learning and development/ management development
- An understanding of the background and current aims of integrated care policy and the implementation of this engagement
- An appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, Integrated Care Boards, Local Authorities and individual provider and
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS.
- Experience working with topics including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Health and Wellbeing
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
