Job Description
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients?
You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!What the Northumbria Way means for you:- Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub- Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups- A range of flexible working opportunities- Generous annual leave and pension scheme- Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)- Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes- Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community BankWe work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years.
There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals.
In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise – a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people’s lives, such as education, employment and the economy. If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong we would love to hear from you. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.Whilst Northumbria Healthcare are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes.
If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process. Job overviewThe post hold will be responsible for supporting the development of people across the organisation by designing and delivering leadership programmes, facilitating organisational development (OD) interventions.The post holder will ensure high-quality service delivery, supporting leadership and service improvement, contributes to specialist people development strategies, and provides accurate data, guidance and advice to meet organisational objectives and performance indicators.It is essential that the post holder role models compassionate and inclusive leadership by engaging, enabling and empowering others; using coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement; and facilitating team working and collaboration across organisational boundaries.Main duties of the jobTo provide and support the best development for our peopleFacilitate OD Interventions to support leadership and service improvement across the organisation.To plan and deliver on leadership programmes To deliver projects and strategies in order to provide a high-quality service and ensure the organisation meets a range of key performance indicators.To contribute to the design and delivery of specialist projects and programmes linked to people development strategies and action plansTo support quality assurance and improvement by ensuring all data collected is accurate and supported on appropriate systems.To provide information, advice and guidance to service users linked to People Development needs.Working for our organisationThe successful candidate will support and inspire our current and future Leadership and Organisational Development working in collaboration with the Organisational Development Team and wider stakeholders to continuously build on our success in promoting and supporting teams and services across the organisation. With support and guidance from the Specialist Practitioner within Leadership and Organisational Development, they will have trust and psychological safety to try new ideas and new ways of working in accordance with local and national guidance.
Being part of this growing team who have a great reputation due to their Leadership and Organisational Development offering, will enable the candidate to work with a team who offer and expect high quality standards to all areas of their service. The post holder will be fully supported and receive mentorship to reach their full potential within their role. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe main expectations and responsibilities for the role include: Expertise within specialism, underpinned by theory.
Level 5 qualification in an appropriate subject or equivalent portfolio of experience i.e. Leadership, Teaching/Training.Level 2 functional skills, including literacy, mathematics and digital skills (see Information resources below).Understanding of NHS systems gained through prior experience.Knowledge of education and people development good practice gained from previous experience of working in a similar environment.Willingness to engage in continuous professional development to enhance the service and career aspirations.Experience of facilitating and delivering a wide range of education and people development projects and programmes, in partnership.Ability to work with a range of Trust staff in multidisciplinary teams both internal and external to the Trust.Ability to schedule and organise own time and work independently with minimal supervision.Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills evidenced by the development of strong, trusted relationships.Skills in leadership and management of staff and/or projects. Driving between sites is essential for role so you must have driving licence and access to a car.It is also essential that the post holder can:· Provide and receive complex information; using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training skills are required.· Plans and delivers a wide portfolio of people development activities to a broad range of staff.· Communicates with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff and managers at all levels often using persuasion and negotiation skills.· Requirement to communicate and understand complex information requiring a degree of tact and empathy, particularly with learners.· Following organisational values at all times to promote the reputation of the team and the organisation.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria- Level 5 qualification in an appropriate subject or equivalent portfolio of experience.
i.e. Leadership, Teaching/Training.- Level 2 functional skills, including literacy, mathematics and digital skills.Desirable criteria- Teaching/Training qualification or experience.- Coaching/Mentoring qualification or experience.- Project Management qualification or experience.ExperienceEssential criteria- Knowledge of education and people development good practice gained from previous experience of working in a similar environment.- Experience of facilitating and delivering a wide range of education and people development projects and programmes, in partnership.OtherEssential criteria- Driving between sites is essential for role so you must have driving licence and access to a car – It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!Certificate of SponsorshipNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application.
Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.