Job summary
Hours could vary between 15-22.5 with term time only considered.
The Medical Development Team is responsible for developing strategies and practice for medical staff, delivering a range of people services in relation to the medical workforce and its optimum functioning. These services support strategic and operational objectives, promote recruitment and retention, improve staff engagement and comply with legislation.
This is a unique role to join our team and focus on OD related activities that support medical staff, whilst working collaboratively and collectively with our People & Culture colleagues. You will have autonomy to lead the development and evaluation of OD interventions and develop programmes to support the organisation achieve 'Our journey to change' strategy.
This role will allow you to develop great partnership working and to see the real difference you can make.As an experienced OD Practitioner you will have a proven record of influencing others, designing programmes of work, and facilitating to a wide audience across this diverse organisation.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly skilled, experienced, and motivated individual with a successful track record of researching, designing, facilitating and evaluating different OD interventions.
As a senior member of the directorate, you will role model our organisational values and behaviours and help bring our People Journey to life. Engaging Senior Medical Leaders, Managers and the whole medical workforce in a wide range of settings, you will use your skills and experience to recognise and define their needs, by researching, designing, delivering, and evaluating programmes to strengthen and build a culture of excellence.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Enthusiasm and a can do attitude are essential alongside experience in overseeing a portfolio of work spread across a large and complex organisation. You will possess excellent communication and relationship-building skills, as well as sound knowledge of collective leadership and different OD interventions to support our career grade medical staff and postgraduate doctors to be the best they can be. We are a very small team with a broad and exciting remit, so it is essential that you are a collaborator, adaptable, pragmatic, and very hands-on.
The successful candidate will work with colleagues to help set, implement and evaluate our new medical recruitment and retention plan, whilst also embedding new ways of working for our own Directorate, aligning with wider Corporate Services as required.
The Medical Organisational Development Lead role is a re-developed role within the Medical Directorate, fundamentally supporting the medical workforce to meet its expectations in line with the Medical Pledge, whilst also supporting the Faculty of Medical Education deliver excellent placement opportunities for postgraduate doctors.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Enthusiasm and a can do attitude are essential alongside experience in overseeing a portfolio of work spread across a large and complex organisation. You will possess excellent communication and relationship-building skills, as well as sound knowledge of collective leadership and different OD interventions to support our career grade medical staff and postgraduate doctors to be the best they can be. We are a very small team with a broad and exciting remit, so it is essential that you are a collaborator, adaptable, pragmatic, and very hands-on.
The successful candidate will work with colleagues to help set, implement and evaluate our new medical recruitment and retention plan, whilst also embedding new ways of working for our own Directorate, aligning with wider Corporate Services as required.
The Medical Organisational Development Lead role is a re-developed role within the Medical Directorate, fundamentally supporting the medical workforce to meet its expectations in line with the Medical Pledge, whilst also supporting the Faculty of Medical Education deliver excellent placement opportunities for postgraduate doctors.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and/or equivalent teaching qualification (Cert Ed) or degree plus Level 3 Award in Education and Training (formerly PTLLS)
- Significant highly developed working knowledge of leadership and management theory and proven ability to translate to practice from both a personal and organisational perspective
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development in Organisational Development, leadership, and management development, change management and facilitation
- Project management skills
- Significant experience of development of strategies, policies and processes that support organisational analysis and development
- Specific OD Practitioner Certification e.g., Insights Discovery Accreditation, MBTI, HLM 360 Practitioner, Coaching, Mentoring
- Proven CPD Record
Desirable
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
- Professional or health related qualification
- Coaching qualification
- Master Coach
- ILM or CMI leadership and management qualification
- Prince 2 project management
- NLP Practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Excellent budget management experience
- Excellent working knowledge of NHS
- Proven experience of research, design, delivery, and evaluation of development programmes.
Desirable
- Senior management experience
Skills
Essential
- Proven people management skills in large complex organisations, utilising all necessary People Management Policies and Procedures.
- Advanced and specialist knowledge of OD models and practices for example dialogical OD
- Highly developed presentation and facilitation skills
- Proficient IT skills: MS Office including MST for presentation and facilitation purposes and data analysis
Desirable
- Evidence of effective networking, adapting, and sharing best practice within teams
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and/or equivalent teaching qualification (Cert Ed) or degree plus Level 3 Award in Education and Training (formerly PTLLS)
- Significant highly developed working knowledge of leadership and management theory and proven ability to translate to practice from both a personal and organisational perspective
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development in Organisational Development, leadership, and management development, change management and facilitation
- Project management skills
- Significant experience of development of strategies, policies and processes that support organisational analysis and development
- Specific OD Practitioner Certification e.g., Insights Discovery Accreditation, MBTI, HLM 360 Practitioner, Coaching, Mentoring
- Proven CPD Record
Desirable
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
- Professional or health related qualification
- Coaching qualification
- Master Coach
- ILM or CMI leadership and management qualification
- Prince 2 project management
- NLP Practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Excellent budget management experience
- Excellent working knowledge of NHS
- Proven experience of research, design, delivery, and evaluation of development programmes.
Desirable
- Senior management experience
Skills
Essential
- Proven people management skills in large complex organisations, utilising all necessary People Management Policies and Procedures.
- Advanced and specialist knowledge of OD models and practices for example dialogical OD
- Highly developed presentation and facilitation skills
- Proficient IT skills: MS Office including MST for presentation and facilitation purposes and data analysis
Desirable
- Evidence of effective networking, adapting, and sharing best practice within teams
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).
