Job overview
The Leadership and Organisation Development (OD) team at University Hospitals Tees aims to support the Group to develop and nurture a culture of compassionate leadership, safety andcontinuous quality improvement,where we behave with respect, support and collaboration.
The Culture and OD Practitioner is a key member of a highly skilled internal consultancy team responsible for planning, designing, delivering and evaluating a range of OD interventions to Group members. This includes expert training, cultural and coaching support to colleagues from mixed professional backgrounds at all levels across University Hospitals Tees to support organisational culture, restorative practice and the EDI agenda. They will also contribute to and deliver our award-winning educational programme to a range of stakeholders across the Group and beyond.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be required to:
Lead and deliver specific areas of leadership, improvement and OD training, including compassionate leadership, continuous quality improvement, civility and human factors and applied behavioural science
Maintain a portfolio of OD projects within the team's internal consultancy programme, including scoping, delivering and evaluating their own and others' activity
Source, promote and appropriately apply a range of culture and OD opportunities and solutions, particularly acting as subject matter expert in culture and OD
Track emergent and strategic development trends in relation to culture and OD, ensuring that our local provision is fit for purpose across a diverse hospital group model and continually developing skills within team development, coaching and mentoring
Provide leadership, managerial support, facilitation and ongoing service development to direct reports, colleagues, peers and other clients
Ensure all resources, planning and delivery schedules are in place to deliver, evaluate and report impact assessment for service assurance
Support the development of an inclusive, restorative just and learning culture
Line manage the aligned Leadership and Improvement Facilitator
Deputise for the Senior Culture and OD Consultant when required
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
·Your Leadership Impact
·Leading your Team to Success
·Leading Into the Future
·Service Improvement for Beginners
·Developing your Service Improvement Skills
·Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
·Explore leadership within the NHS
·Promote Trust values and behaviours
·Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
·Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Extensive knowledge of OD principles and organisational culture related issues
2. Delivery of interventional support, education and training within the field of culture and OD
3. Extensive experience of designing and delivering training packages, spanning multiple subject disciplines
4. Advanced operational organisational skills within training delivery, planning and evaluation
5. Experience of assessing and accrediting training and designing training feedback
6. Demonstrable ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and maintain a customer-centric mind-set (keeping the patient at the centre)
7. Demonstrable ability to deliver high quality work within a high-pressured and ambiguous environment
8. Can effectively translate strategic goals/concepts into practical learning experiences
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating in-house development programmes
10. Excellent and proven communication and organisational skills with a range of stakeholders
11. Excellent IT skills
12. Able to work under pressure and with ambiguity at peak periods against deadlines organisational skills
13. Able to work autonomously and prioritise workloads accordingly.
Desirable criteria
14. Experience in leading and managing teams
15. An ability to analyse and act on both written and verbal information using a proactive approach
16. Evidence of delivery of training programmes and workshops, both virtually and face to face.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
17. Masters level qualification, or equivalent, in a subject related to the delivery of health care, health care leadership and management or organisational development.
18. Relatable culture and OD qualifications or demonstrable experience.
19. Training and qualification in the use of psychometric profiling tools and techniques
20. Minimum L5 Coaching and Mentoring accreditation.
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.