Job overview
Are you passionate about Organisational Development (OD). We have an exciting opportunity within the OD team at BHRUT for an OD Facilitator. The reason for the vacancy is internal promotion. This is a great position for an individual who loves working with our colleagues and empowering them to make incremental improvements via positive change to support a culture of continuous improvement.
You will be a self-managing professional with a passion for developing future leaders using your coaching style. You will have the experience in a wide range of leadership topics and facilitating training which is both engaging and informative. You’ll have high emotional intelligence and great engagement skills which enable you to understand your audiences needs and support them to move forward in a positive way. Hybrid working is here and so you will be skilled in using a wealth of tools and approaches to involve audiences in your learning materials. You’ll be passionate about keeping up to date with research and best practice in your field and using this to create cutting edge interventions to support organisational performance. Leadership development is key at our Trust and you will be driving and delivering key programmes of work related to this. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a matrix model where personal development and team development is valued and encouraged. You will be managing a small and friendly team.
Main duties of the job
Our team delivers a wide range of multi-disciplinary leadership interventions in partnership with internal and external partners. Our programmes enable our staff to make continuous improvements and assists their development and career plans. Working within a diverse and interesting programme of work, the OD facilitator is responsible for coaching our people through the stages of their development journey.
The post holder will provide bespoke training and facilitation support and advice in line with the People Framework within the Trust. This role is responsible for supporting the management, training needs analysis (TNA), planning, design, delivery and evaluation of development interventions linked to the OD/leadership strategy.
Working for our organisation
We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
We’re pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for urgent and emergency care at Queen’s and King George hospitals; and data released by NHS England showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Training qualification / or equivalent experience
2. Qualified coach / assessor
Desirable criteria
3. Relevant degree or equivalent
Experience/Knowledge
Desirable criteria
4. Mastery in OD interventions such as leadership development, performance management
5. Understanding the OD cycle, Employee lifecycle and Leadership Development
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
6. Able to confidently and positively facilitate group discussions
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.