Job summary
Director of Culture, Leadership & Organisational Development
Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity
We are one of the best NHS trusts to work for in the country. Please come and join us as we embark on an exciting period of new investment and transformation in our People and Communications Directorate.
This is an exciting time to join a new team and be part of delivering an ambitious new OUH People Plan 22-25 to deliver our strategic vision.
As Director of Culture, Leadership and Organisational Development you will be a pivotal member of the People & Communications Directorate and assist with the delivery of the Trust's People Plan ensuring the Trust retains talent and develops the best workforce to deliver our goals and objectives.
With a specific focus on enabling OUH with culture change, leadership development, organisational quality improvement and transformation, you will play a key role in promoting excellence across the Trust through a healthy culture based on effective teams, system working, continuous improvement and learning.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivery of OUH's People Plan 22-25 ensuring our target impacts are achieved.
- Developing and implementing the Trust's approach to the Organisational Development agenda and ensuring alignment with the Trust vision, values and strategic aims.
- Leading the organisational development priorities and creating a culture that is driven by purpose; enabling our people to fulfil their potential to serve our patients and harnesses the best of behavioural, relational and structural approaches.
- Supporting OUH in ensuring that we are 'Well Led' and play a lead role nationally and regionally with Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB) in the development of our leaders, leadership teams and the next generation of talent.
- Playing a significant part in driving improvements in equality, diversity and inclusion and health and wellbeing agendas
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will need experience of delivering large scale OD programmes within a comparably complex organisation. You will also have experience of supporting and changing organisational culture linked to continuous improvement.
We are looking for a values-driven professional who has a creative and agile mindset, motivated to always look at how things can be continually improved. You will be adept at building successful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and bring impressive facilitation skills, along with the credibility and confidence to contribute within a vibrant and diverse professional environment.
If you are an experienced OD leader and are looking for an exciting opportunity to make an impact within an innovative and ambitious team, wed love to hear from you.
We offer flexible working arrangements and promote agile working with on-site presence as and when the required. This role is full time 37.5 hours per week.
Please refer to the full job description and person specification for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will need experience of delivering large scale OD programmes within a comparably complex organisation. You will also have experience of supporting and changing organisational culture linked to continuous improvement.
We are looking for a values-driven professional who has a creative and agile mindset, motivated to always look at how things can be continually improved. You will be adept at building successful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and bring impressive facilitation skills, along with the credibility and confidence to contribute within a vibrant and diverse professional environment.
If you are an experienced OD leader and are looking for an exciting opportunity to make an impact within an innovative and ambitious team, wed love to hear from you.
We offer flexible working arrangements and promote agile working with on-site presence as and when the required. This role is full time 37.5 hours per week.
Please refer to the full job description and person specification for more details.
Person Specification
Education and Work Experience
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent
- Learning and Development and or Organisational Development qualification
- Evidence of further education in relation to L&D and or OD
- Experience of designing and delivering large-scale change programmes and measurable outcomes
- Successful experience of supporting and changing organisational culture linked to continuous improvement
- Significant experience of managaing an OD and/or Learning and Development function and service, including managing statutory and mandatory training
- Designing and delivering programmes of training across staff groups
- Leadership and management experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Education and Work Experience
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent
- Learning and Development and or Organisational Development qualification
- Evidence of further education in relation to L&D and or OD
- Experience of designing and delivering large-scale change programmes and measurable outcomes
- Successful experience of supporting and changing organisational culture linked to continuous improvement
- Significant experience of managaing an OD and/or Learning and Development function and service, including managing statutory and mandatory training
- Designing and delivering programmes of training across staff groups
- Leadership and management experience
Desirable
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Unipart House Business Centre / John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford
Cowley / Headington, Oxfordshire
OX4 2PG
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
