Group People Change Management Partner

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 21 March 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and skilled people professional to join the People Directorate to help to shape and deliver the University Hospitals Tees (UHT) organisational redesign. University Hospitals Tees consists of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a hugely ambitious programme of work creating an opportunity to positively transform healthcare services throughout the Tees Valley, County Durham and North Yorkshire for the benefit of patients and the wider population.

The successful candidate will be part of the People Directorate, supporting the People Project Lead, working closely with the UHT clinical boards, senior clinicians and operational managers to deliver a people programme and ensure its successful delivery.

Main duties of the job

The Candidate

We are seeking self-motivated, experienced people professionals with experience in change management and related policy and process. You will support the Group People Change Management Lead in delivering this change, as well as providing support and advice to stakeholders across the UHT Group.

The core requirements of the role will include:

Developing a people change programme which is robust and ambitious, using people policy and project management knowledge Establishing and maintaining high quality relationships with key individuals across UHT. Challenging assumptions and preferences to ensure the level of transformational ambition and progress is maintained. Establishing and sustaining effective arrangements to plan, manage and monitor the output of the people work-streams that underpin the UHT strategy, ensuring that they deliver the required outputs to the agreed specification and deadlines. Recording and ensuring management of progress and risks (escalating as appropriate).

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessionso Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean PractitionerThe leadership and improvement programme aims to:o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

07 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-7054830-LJ

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to degree level or have equivalent level of demonstrable experience working in a large organisation
Membership of CIPD or equivalent relevant experience advising on employment related matters
PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent level of project management qualification or experience
Evidence of continuous professional and personal development

Knowledge

Essential

Proven project management skills
Advanced working knowledge of organisational change processes
Good working knowledge of employment legislation
Organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and manage time to ensure specified deadlines achieved
Sound knowledge and understanding of employment law

Experience

Essential

Experience of delivering change management projects and/or service redesign within the NHS environment.
Project management experience
Understanding and knowledge of the wider NHS and social care structures, policy, legislation and guidance
Significant experience gained in a HR role within a complex organisation
Understanding and knowledge of the wider NHS and social care structures, policy, legislation and guidance

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to degree level or have equivalent level of demonstrable experience working in a large organisation
Membership of CIPD or equivalent relevant experience advising on employment related matters
PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent level of project management qualification or experience
Evidence of continuous professional and personal development

Knowledge

Essential

Proven project management skills
Advanced working knowledge of organisational change processes
Good working knowledge of employment legislation
Organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and manage time to ensure specified deadlines achieved
Sound knowledge and understanding of employment law

Experience

Essential

Experience of delivering change management projects and/or service redesign within the NHS environment.
Project management experience
Understanding and knowledge of the wider NHS and social care structures, policy, legislation and guidance
Significant experience gained in a HR role within a complex organisation
Understanding and knowledge of the wider NHS and social care structures, policy, legislation and guidance

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.