Organisation Development Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Leadership & Management Development: working with all staff groups to support the organisation wide Team SHSC: Developing as Leaders roll-out and evaluation, new and existing managers development programme, ward and deputy ward manager programme, liaising re. external programme offers across the ICS and nationally, briefings and interventions e.g. HLM360, Insights, TED and Scope for Growth. Aligning all programmes with the NHS Leadership and Management framework launching summer 2025.- Team Development: creating a set of resources for teams to use to boost their confidence, capability and wellbeing, undertake casework which includes contracting for OD support, diagnostics, delivery plans and evaluation, this includes managing the Team Engagement Development Tool (TED Tool).- Talent Development: including on-going review and improvement of the quality of improvement of supervision and PDR offers, wider talent offers such as the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme etc.- Culture: embedding of the Just and Learning culture principles, compassionate and inclusive leadership approach and coaching and mentoring offers.- Staff Engagement: using all data available for example Staff Survey and People Pulse action, People Directorate dashboards, setting an annual calendar of development to improve staff engagement etc. - Embed we are our values programme of work with teams across SHSC: bringing new SHSC values to life and our new behaviour framework.- Communicating the OD offer through engaging webpages, social media, materials, bitesize sessions and reaching out to staff who dont routinely access online.- Development sessions designing, delivering and evaluating sessions on OD topics as required.

Project management & Reporting Responsible for managing fixed term programmes of work for example delivery and embedding of new manager development programmes essential and existing managers and ward/deputy ward manager. Responsible for the effective delivery of a wide range of projects within the post remit including action logs, tracking and communication plans. Active liaising and influencing of range of partners for effective collaborative working. Forward planning ensuring efficient work planning, meeting of deadlines and making the best use of the SHSC meetings structure Providing reports and updates in multiple formats to meet needs of different audiences from People Committee reports through to one-page summaries etc.

Management/Human Resources

Responsibility for all elements of line management of junior members of the team as required e.g. performance and contribution, staff experience and engagement, wellbeing at work, workload management, attendance management, completion of mandatory training, supervision and appraisal (PDR).

Provide on-going nurturing of the knowledge, expertise and capability of junior staff. Role modelling commitment to active CPD, innovative thinking and continuous improvement. Always adhere to all relevant staff policies and keep abreast of policy/manager updates.IT skills Use the full Microsoft Office suite to full advantage, particularly MS Teams, Word, Power Point and Excel packages. Ensure the team uses the best techniques in IT and best practice to ensure high quality service provision through presentations, reporting and analysing data. Support staff engagement e.g. maintenance of our staff web pages, working with SMT to ensure content and improving our profile supporting accessibility of our offers for all staff.

Metrics & Service Development Shows active commitment to and participation in, on-going service development and improvement for all service areas. Build evaluation into all service offers for reporting purposes and to inform improvement action and impact of all OD practitioner work. Reporting through governance channels is a key part of this activity. Review all feedback and analysis evaluation to inform improvements of service delivery. Create and maintain metrics on service provision and impact. Liaise closely with Quality Improvement teams at SHSC to ensure improvement features within our performance and course development offers.General Be an active member of the People Directorate using your skills to add value to People Directorate meetings Represent the OD Team and People Directorate and organisation at relevant meetings and events. Maintain a working knowledge of relevant Trust policies and procedures, legislation and best practice. Take the lead on specialty People Directorate roles as and when required, such as Equality and Diversity Champion. Fully participate in the Trust's performance review and personal development planning process on an annual basis. Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development planning process. Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the teams in which you work. Undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role. Ensure confidentiality of all Trust information, following security procedures including individual passwords, referring to the Trust's Confidentiality statement where appropriate. Actively promote the Trust's Equal Opportunities policy and procedures. Contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and Trust policies. Undertake relevant project work as required.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability, with support, to work with and build multiple relationships within the trust and local, regional and national organisations
• Ability to juggle competing priorities from multiple workstreams and be flexible and responsive as priorities change
• Ability to create effective evaluation and to use multiple data sources to help inform development activity and on-going improvement
• Ability to lead, challenge and develop teams
• Good influencing skills with the ability to present to and engage a wide range of stakeholders in ideas and proposals
• Able to work effectively on own initiative
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally on a one to one basis and with groups
• Good understanding of the NHS principles and the current national context and challenges

Desirable

• Understanding, or experience of working in, mental health, learning disabilities and community services.

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Postgraduate qualification (to Level 7 standard) in a related subject e.g., Leadership & Management, Coaching & Mentoring, OD or equivalent experience
• Coaching and/or Mentoring experience
• Evidence of CPD
• Competent at using Microsoft office programmes for presentations, reporting etc

Desirable

• NHS Healthcare Leadership Model 360 facilitator
• Psychometric tool qualification: e.g. Insights Discovery, Spotlight, MBTI

Experience

Essential

• Have experience running fixed term programmes of work
• Capable facilitator experienced in designing, delivering and evaluating training/development sessions/programmes
• Evidence of analytical ability and creative approach to ensure that staff/areas/teams receive the development support that matches their need
• Experience of leading or contributing to leadership and management development interventions, staff engagement and experience or quality improvement projects
• Evidence of project managing initiatives through from concept to completion
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to produce reports that are clear, concise and outcome oriented

Desirable

• Experience of managing or developing teams for service delivery, project or improvement work
• Experience of using Staff Survey data to inform action, work with teams etc

Experience

Essential

• Have experience running fixed term programmes of work
• Capable facilitator experienced in designing, delivering and evaluating training/development sessions/programmes
• Evidence of analytical ability and creative approach to ensure that staff/areas/teams receive the development support that matches their need
• Experience of leading or contributing to leadership and management development interventions, staff engagement and experience or quality improvement projects
• Evidence of project managing initiatives through from concept to completion
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to produce reports that are clear, concise and outcome oriented

Desirable

• Experience of managing or developing teams for service delivery, project or improvement work
• Experience of using Staff Survey data to inform action, work with teams etc

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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