Job summary
Do you have a passion to help create better leaders and workplaces?
We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking, senior professional to lead our Talent, Leadership and Organisational Development (OD) Consultancy Team that supports Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be the strategic and operational lead for a professional portfolio that includes talent management, succession planning, leadership and management development, coaching and mentoring, and OD consultancy support.
You will support leaders and managers to help build confidence, competence and energy to create meaningful change. As part of the People & OD Directorate's Leadership Team you will also have a key role in delivering our People & OD Plans, Equality Diversity & Inclusion Strategies and the NHS People Promise.
To succeed in this role, you will need:
An empowering and compassionate leadership style;
Experience in a senior management role within a talent management / people development / OD field; and
Highly developed influencing, consultancy and facilitation skills.
In return we will help you to thrive and reach your full potential, achieve a work life flow and give you access to a range of employee benefits.
The post is hosted by Tameside & Glossop ICFT and you will be required to work across two sites - Tameside Hospital and Stepping Hill Hospital.
Main duties of the job
- Lead the development, review and delivery of an impactful leadership development offer that is aligned to both organisations' values, behaviours and strategic direction.
- Lead the development and implementation of a talent management and succession planning approach, linked to the delivery of both organisations' Equality Diversity & Inclusion Strategy.
- Provide specialist OD consultancy support including diagnostics, facilitation, group dynamics and processes.
- Lead the development and implementation of approaches and tools to measure the impact of OD interventions.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.
The person specification detailed below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.
The person specification detailed below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level in people development / OD field.
- Evidence of recent continued professional development
Desirable
- Leadership & management qualification.
- Accredited coaching qualification.
- Membership of relevant professional body.
- Psychometric tool qualification e.g. Lumina Spark, Insights Discovery, MBTI.
- NHS Healthcare Leadership Model 360 facilitator.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a senior management role within a talent management / people development / OD field.
- Successful and proven track record of designing, developing and implementing interventions that improve performance and culture.
- Experience of evaluating the impact of interventions and evidencing their return on investment.
- Experience of strategy development and implementation in line with business objectives.
- Experience of fostering positive and collaborative working relationships with partner organisations.
- Demonstrable experience of developing, managing and motivating teams/individuals to ensure success.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of individuals and teams.
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda.
- Sound knowledge of the OD cycle and the ethics of OD practice.
- Strong knowledge of OD, leadership and employee engagement theories and practices.
- Knowledge of evaluation tools and approaches.
- Strategic knowledge of how to implement cohesive and progressive talent management approaches.
- Highly developed consultancy skills.
- Reflective and analytical skills.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting system wide change.
- Experience of developing, leading and managing staff.
- Facilitating action learning sets.
- Good understanding of current national context and challenges within the NHS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level in people development / OD field.
- Evidence of recent continued professional development
Desirable
- Leadership & management qualification.
- Accredited coaching qualification.
- Membership of relevant professional body.
- Psychometric tool qualification e.g. Lumina Spark, Insights Discovery, MBTI.
- NHS Healthcare Leadership Model 360 facilitator.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a senior management role within a talent management / people development / OD field.
- Successful and proven track record of designing, developing and implementing interventions that improve performance and culture.
- Experience of evaluating the impact of interventions and evidencing their return on investment.
- Experience of strategy development and implementation in line with business objectives.
- Experience of fostering positive and collaborative working relationships with partner organisations.
- Demonstrable experience of developing, managing and motivating teams/individuals to ensure success.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of individuals and teams.
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda.
- Sound knowledge of the OD cycle and the ethics of OD practice.
- Strong knowledge of OD, leadership and employee engagement theories and practices.
- Knowledge of evaluation tools and approaches.
- Strategic knowledge of how to implement cohesive and progressive talent management approaches.
- Highly developed consultancy skills.
- Reflective and analytical skills.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting system wide change.
- Experience of developing, leading and managing staff.
- Facilitating action learning sets.
- Good understanding of current national context and challenges within the NHS.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
