Job summary
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is on a culture journey to be outstanding as a high performing organisation.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated the Trust as "Good" overall and
Outstanding for both caring and effective services.
We are continuing to transform our services to deliver the very highest quality care, be the best place to work in East Sussex, and to ensure we make the best use of the resources made available to us.
If you have the expertise, experience, and insight to recognise that the hard stuff for any organisation to implement is the soft stuff then this could be the role for you.
We are looking for someone to join our team who shares our ambition and drive to
contribute to the implementation of the Trust's strategic plan and People Strategy through organisational culture, organisational development, talent management, succession planning, leadership development, and various organisational development interventions.
You will lead and develop our approach to Talent Management, Succession Planning, and Leadership Development, ensuring that we have plans for talent management, succession, leadership development, and our teams and leaders are supported to transform our compassionate, inclusive and collective leadership culture.
You will also have the opportunity to work as part of a system-wide OD network.
Main duties of the job
To lead the development of the Trust's strategic approach to Organisational Development, Leadership Development and Talent Management, ensuring these are aligned with the Trust's objectives and organisational culture aspirations.
To be the Trust expert in interpreting national guidelines for Organisational Development, Leadership Development and Talent Management and be responsible for devising Trust-wide policies on Talent management and succession planning for the Trust.
To provide leadership and Best Practice guidance and interventions to managers and clinicians across the Trust on all areas of Organisational Development, Leadership Development, Talent Management and Succession Planning.
To lead on the implementation of the leadership and talent management strategy and action plan and devise and implement a process for talent management and succession planning.
To provide direct line management of staff working within Organisational Development and Leadership Development and Talent management within the Trust.
To produce and submit high quality business cases regarding areas of responsibility, to achieve support and where appropriate funding.
Support the implementation of a culture review so that the Trust can fully understand the culture requirements and implement actions to maintain or improve the culture.
If this is you, we'll love to receive your application. Interviews will be held on 17th July.
About us
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant field or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of leadership development and proven ability to perform at senior management level
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in Organisational Development, Leadership Development and Talent Management
- Qualifications in a range of Psychometric tests e.g. Myers Briggs, 360
- Evidence of continuing professional development to Masters level or equivalent level of experience and knowledge
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Experience
Essential
- An expert knowledge in leadership and management development generally and in relation to NHS policy and best practice
- Experience working at senior management level in a health or social care organisation
- Experience of developing and applying workforce and OD initiatives and interventions in a complex organisation
- Proven experience of successful achievement of leading change across services, involving and supporting teams and individuals to achieve objectives
- Working successfully with stakeholders, including staff, in a consensual but decisive manner.
- Designing, delivering and evaluating a range of Leadership Development, Talent
Desirable
- Work experience gained in other environments, e.g. third sector, commercial
- Managing budgets and achievement of recurrent efficiency savings.
- Ability to utilise evidence based research to inform initiatives and decision making
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential
- Competent in the ability to design and embed Talent Management and Succession Planning processes
Desirable
- Strategic - able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and gain agreement to relevant plans and to implement plans through service delivery
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant field or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of leadership development and proven ability to perform at senior management level
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in Organisational Development, Leadership Development and Talent Management
- Qualifications in a range of Psychometric tests e.g. Myers Briggs, 360
- Evidence of continuing professional development to Masters level or equivalent level of experience and knowledge
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Experience
Essential
- An expert knowledge in leadership and management development generally and in relation to NHS policy and best practice
- Experience working at senior management level in a health or social care organisation
- Experience of developing and applying workforce and OD initiatives and interventions in a complex organisation
- Proven experience of successful achievement of leading change across services, involving and supporting teams and individuals to achieve objectives
- Working successfully with stakeholders, including staff, in a consensual but decisive manner.
- Designing, delivering and evaluating a range of Leadership Development, Talent
Desirable
- Work experience gained in other environments, e.g. third sector, commercial
- Managing budgets and achievement of recurrent efficiency savings.
- Ability to utilise evidence based research to inform initiatives and decision making
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential
- Competent in the ability to design and embed Talent Management and Succession Planning processes
Desirable
- Strategic - able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and gain agreement to relevant plans and to implement plans through service delivery
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).
