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 (EDIB), and Organisational Development (OD) ?
We are seeking an enthusiastic OD and EDI Partner to play a crucial role in leading OD 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 across Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK). Inclusion will be at the forefront of your approach, ensuring EDIB is paramount in attracting, developing, and nurturing talent across BLMK, and is threaded into all aspects of the employee lifecycle, driving a culture that encourages engagement in EDI interventions. Our work covers 4 workstreams:
- Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
- Leadership and Talent
- Organisational Development, and
- Health and Well-being.
This is an exciting time for us at BLMK. As people professionals, we have a pivotal role to play in ensuring that our staff are equipped to deliver the statutory responsibilities of an integrated care board.
Main duties of the job
- Building leadership capability and identifying initiatives to support continuous improvement through coaching, training and facilitating interventions with teams, encouraging a joined-up and integrated approach to OD
- Providing specialist support to OD initiatives and improvements, promoting an integrated approach to OD focused around delivering people promise priorities, through excellent programme management skills.
- Leading and facilitating culture programmes to improve staff experience, and develop leadership capability to deliver a compassionate and inclusive culture
You will have:
- Experience in OD, EDIB and staff wellbeing where you gained strategy skills and a passion for working with others. The ability to communicate and work with team members at all levels in a conscientious and inclusive way.
- Expert skills in the field of EDIB in terms of knowledge and application, coupled with the ability to build collaborative relationships working with stakeholders to develop plans to ensure that EDIB and Wellbeing objectives are embedded and delivered across the organisation and system.
- A passion for supporting and promoting both the EDIB agenda and Wellbeing agenda and improving the working lives of the workforce.
- Being a change agent, and knowledge in applying a quality improvement (PDSA) methodology
Does this describe where you would like to focus your skills and efforts?
If so, don't delay - apply now!
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.The organisation is committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people's differences. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.
Job description
Job responsibilities
An in-person Assessment and Interview will take place on Fri 19th January 2024. This will be taking place at one of our local sites , Sherwood Place, Bletchley - Milton Keynes. We will be asking candidates to come in for an initial assessment, followed by an interview for those who have been shortlisted after assessment.
Martha Roberts, Chief People Officer explains what the ICB can offer you and invites you to apply :Video
If you would like to discuss the role further, please email blmkicb.blmk.oneteamhr@nhs.net to arrange an MS Teams call.
Please see attached Job Description and person specification for detailed information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
An in-person Assessment and Interview will take place on Fri 19th January 2024. This will be taking place at one of our local sites , Sherwood Place, Bletchley - Milton Keynes. We will be asking candidates to come in for an initial assessment, followed by an interview for those who have been shortlisted after assessment.
Martha Roberts, Chief People Officer explains what the ICB can offer you and invites you to apply :Video
If you would like to discuss the role further, please email blmkicb.blmk.oneteamhr@nhs.net to arrange an MS Teams call.
Please see attached Job Description and person specification for detailed information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Educated to Master's level in Human Resources or Organisation Development or equivalent experience.
- Highly developed specialist professional knowledge covering a range of OD functions, underpinned by theoretical knowledge gained through further academic study and/or experience at a Senior level.
- 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 commissioning organisations
- Good understanding and expert knowledge of: a. OD consultancy and designing interventions b. Leadership and management, talent and succession planning theory c. OD tools and ability to translate to practice at a personal and organisational level d. Change management theory, principles and tools e. Organisational Culture
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS
- Experience working with topics including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Health and Wellbeing
Professional Registration
Essential
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy and changing environment
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Project management experience. Leading managing change projects in complex environments
Desirable
- Understanding of project principles techniques and tools e.g. Prince 2, STAR, QISR, Agile
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience in managing and motivating a team and reviewing the performance of the individuals.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- A thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices and in relation to management systems for BLMK
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Educated to Master's level in Human Resources or Organisation Development or equivalent experience.
- Highly developed specialist professional knowledge covering a range of OD functions, underpinned by theoretical knowledge gained through further academic study and/or experience at a Senior level.
- 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 commissioning organisations
- Good understanding and expert knowledge of: a. OD consultancy and designing interventions b. Leadership and management, talent and succession planning theory c. OD tools and ability to translate to practice at a personal and organisational level d. Change management theory, principles and tools e. Organisational Culture
Desirable
- Experience working within the NHS
- Experience working with topics including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Health and Wellbeing
Professional Registration
Essential
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy and changing environment
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Project management experience. Leading managing change projects in complex environments
Desirable
- Understanding of project principles techniques and tools e.g. Prince 2, STAR, QISR, Agile
Management Skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience in managing and motivating a team and reviewing the performance of the individuals.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- A thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices and in relation to management systems for BLMK
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.
