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Job summary

Main area
Leadership and Organisational Development
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent: Secondment for Internal applicant
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-6378872-A
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Nottingham University Hospital Trust
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/07/2024 23:59

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Organisation Development Project Lead

Band 7

Job overview

We are looking for a candidate experienced in the design and delivery of high quality evidenced based team development.  This will be to support the management and delivery of NUH team development offers. 

Additionally the role will support organisational development initiatives and interventions that enable leaders at NUH to achieve their full potential, creating high performing teams, compassionate and inclusive cultures and delivery of high quality care.

The role is approximately 70% team development and 20% leadership development 10% OD initiatives.

This post sits within an OD structure of 2 Senior OD Service leads (8a) and 2 additional OD programme leads (B7). The post will manage 1 OD practitioner who will support in the delivery of team development.

This both a challenging and exciting time to be joining NUH and the OD team. There is lots of opportunity and support to develop as you join an excellent team of experienced Culture and leadership colleagues delivering high quality services.  

Inclusive Recruitment

We are actively seeking candidates with diverse lived experiences, backgrounds and ways of thinking or seeing the world. We work in ways that adapt to the needs of a diverse workforce making necessary adjustments to maximise people's potential at work.

We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from staff who define as BAME, BME, People of Colour and or who define as Disabled or having a long-term condition

Main duties of the job

The role reports into the Senior Organisational Development Service Lead who co-manages the OD team and will be accountable for the delivery of the culture and leadership strategy, the  day to day operational elements of the team, and  the OD agenda.

Working with Organisational Development colleagues your primary role is the design, delivery and management of high quality leadership development programmes. The post requires managing OD project leads who will be involved in delivering leadership and culture development at NUH. 

You will be comfortable working at a fast pace to meet deadlines, often dealing with ambiguity whilst maintaining high standards and acting as an ambassador for the department.  

Whilst your workload will vary over time, we anticipate it will be split approximately as follows:

  • Training design and delivery: 70%
  • Leadership development: 20%
  • Other Culture and Leadership / Trust priority work: 10%

The above is for guidance only and can over time to meet organisational needs. 

You will be required to work flexibly and with agility across the Trust and external sites as needed, with a base at the City Campus. Currently there is a degree of hybrid (home and office based) working. 

 

Working for our organisation

The Organisational Development team is a small team which has expanded over the last year to help us support the Trust's ambitious Culture and Leadership aspirations, which is the key focus of our work.

We work with individuals, teams and specialties who want to achieve a positive shift in the performance of their people, their systems and processes to positively impact staff and patient experience.

The team is highly supportive of each other, inclusive and use latest team effectiveness practices. We ensure we make time to regularly connect in through weekly virtual huddles and regular team meetings. The pace and breadth of our work would really suit energised candidates who are looking for an exciting stretch to their skills and future portfolio. 

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) was established in 2006 and we are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham.

NUH has an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of their patient care and for their research, education and innovation. They have strong links to the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for their students, as well as being a major research organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The primary role is the design, delivery and management of high quality Leadership development programmes

Additionally the role is to:

1. Support the Organisational Development leadership team in the management and delivery of a number pieces of work that support the Trust’s strategic priorities 
2. Contribute to the development of the NUH strategic programmes such as Culture and Leadership Values & Behaviours, bespoke OD interventions that support QI and staff engagement
3. Research, review and make proposals linked to new and emerging NUH policy and procedures 
4. Deputise for the Organisational Development Manager or Assistant Director of Learning and Organisational Development as required
5. Work to ensure alignment between the various OD projects, the overall aims and objectives of the department and the Trusts strategic priorities
6. Using the OD Consultancy Cycle initiate new evidence based approaches to support the modernisation and development of QI in conjunction with Clinical Leads and Service Managers.
7. Line manage and support the development of direct reports, ensuring best practice is shared both within and across teams.

In addition to the above summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • expeirence of leading OD in complex settings

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of line managing a team

Commuication

Essential criteria
  • Experience of supporting and providing challenge in a helpful way

Analytical and judgement

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates insight into the use of data to influence work

planning and organising

Essential criteria
  • Able to work with uncertainty and ambiguity

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderadded for NUHArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badge

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Adrian Piggott
Job title
Organisational Development Specialist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07903177359
Additional information

 

 

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