Job summary
- Main area
- Human Resources
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 9
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 990-NHP-6499907-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington House
- Town
- London / Leeds
- Salary
- £99,891 - £114,949 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Organisational Development - New Hospital Programme
NHS AfC: Band 9
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The purpose of the Head of Culture and Organisational Development role is to:
· Create and establish an inclusive culture, where all New Hospital Programme staff can thrive, embedding ways of working and behaviours that align with NHP values
· Act as the client ‘custodian’ of one source of truth for the development, transformation and maturity of NHP’s operating model across all phases of the programme, ensuring NHP’s development as an organisation enables delivery of critical programme activities and strategic objectives
· Drive and maximize the positive impact of the New Hospital Programme on individuals and communities across the NHS (employing 1.5m people) and society as a whole
Main duties of the job
Develop and drive the embedding of cultural and organisational development strategies and initiatives that positively impact individuals working across NHP, Trusts, and wider government supporting the transformation of ways of working and the building of enduring skills and capability.
Develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on Culture, Organisational Design and Development, Social Value and EDI matters.
· Design and oversee the measurement and reporting framework to assess the impact and effectiveness of organisational development, EDI and social value strategies.
Monitor and evaluate the performance of social value and EDI initiatives, making necessary adjustments to achieve desired outcomes and enhance NHP’s social impact.
Drive the development of equality, diversity, and inclusion approaches, fostering a culture that positively impacts the NHP’s performance and overall success.
Embed equality, diversity and inclusion in all areas of NHP, including the people plan, adhering to the measures defined in the NHSE and government standards.
· Manage Culture, Organisational Development, Social Value and EDI risks ensuring they are appropriately identified, and controls and/or mitigation is in place, escalating to the People Director where needed.
Support the People Director in senior stakeholder engagement and aligning the Directorate to strategic objectives and business needs.
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Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all. We will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
New Hospital Programme is the 3rd largest programme on the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio enabling the delivery of NHS’s Health Infrastructure Plan.
The Programme is committed to changing the way hospitals are built and achieving significant savings through repeatable design, modern methods of construction, and innovation in sustainability, digital technology and new care methods.
The NHP’s People Directorate will have the courage to do things differently and attract and inspire a passionate workforce to achieve the very ambitious goals of the Programme.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Develop and drive the embedding of cultural and organisational development strategies and initiatives that positively impact individuals working across NHP, Trusts, and wider government supporting the transformation of ways of working and the building of enduring skills and capability.
Develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on Culture, Organisational Design and Development, Social Value and EDI matters.
· Design and oversee the measurement and reporting framework to assess the impact and effectiveness of organisational development, EDI and social value strategies.
Monitor and evaluate the performance of social value and EDI initiatives, making necessary adjustments to achieve desired outcomes and enhance NHP’s social impact.
Drive the development of equality, diversity, and inclusion approaches, fostering a culture that positively impacts the NHP’s performance and overall success.
Embed equality, diversity and inclusion in all areas of NHP, including the people plan, adhering to the measures defined in the NHSE and government standards.
· Manage Culture, Organisational Development, Social Value and EDI risks ensuring they are appropriately identified, and controls and/or mitigation is in place, escalating to the People Director where needed.
Support the People Director in senior stakeholder engagement and aligning the Directorate to strategic objectives and business needs.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Desirable criteria
- Chartered Fellow
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in developing and implementing organisational development strategies within large organisations or across complex programmes.
- Experience in developing and implementing EDI and social value strategies within large organisations or across complex programmes.
- Good understanding of the complexity of EDI issues in a large organisation, and how to drive an inclusive culture that addresses inequality.
- Knowledge of the NHS landscape and the challenges and opportunities in improving social value within this context.
- Experience of leading major change initiatives with entrepreneurialism in a challenging organisational environment.
- • Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Significant experience and understanding of proven implementation of project management methodologies or a Prince 2 or managing successful projects practitioner.
- Significant experience of understanding and implementing organisational design techniques within complex public sector organisations or programmes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Glenda Cave
- Job title
- Executive Assistant - NHP People Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Gemma Davies, NHP People Director
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