Main area Admin & Clerical Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: 01/06/2025 Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Hybrid/flexible with at least 3 days onsite at any of our Trust sites)
Job ref 220-WHT-2887
Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington Health Town London Salary £54,320 - £60,981 Per Annum Including HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 31/01/2025 23:59 Interview date 07/02/2025
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Job overview
The Organisational Development Facilitator is responsible for delivering a professional, client-centred, internal Organisational Development service to meet the needs of the organisation.
Main duties of the job
* Design, deliver and evaluate training and development interventions that are aligned to the I.CARE values including facilitation of workshops, and/or team development and a welcome introduction for corporate induction.
* Working with Head of OD, develop leadership capability across the organisation, through a range of methods including training, coaching, mentoring, self-development, on the job development and e-learning.
* With HR colleagues and the Head of OD, develop and deliver team and management interventions to resolve conflict in teams and promote effective team working e.g. designing and implementing initiatives.
* Working alongside leaders to develop and deliver a strategic approach to performance improvement, engagement and change management to support the achievement of the Trust’s desired culture and behaviours.
* Take an active role in project management and communication activities e.g. promoting Staff Survey and monitoring of actions following feedback from local and the national staff surveys.
* Work with managers to develop bespoke events e.g. facilitated away days or tailored departmental training, advising on content and format where appropriate.
* Act as a role model and coach members of staff on a one-to-one basis.
* In conjunction with the Head of Organisational Development produce effective training needs analysis and evaluation reports on training and development activity and its effectiveness.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Deliver presentations and facilitate meetings and workshops to a wide range of audiences, agreeing actions and plans for work programmes and initiatives.
* Pro-actively engage in relationship-building with key stakeholders; including the Executive Team & Directors, Senior Managers, Line Managers, other corporate services, staff, and clinicians/medical staff.
* Undertake information gathering to inform projects and to identify potential funding opportunities utilising the knowledge gained to inform the Trust.
* Ensure that managers and leaders are supported in developing a culture in which staff act in accordance with the I.CARE values and in the interests of the trust.
* Supports the translation of national policies and initiatives into effective local action, by planning and delivering organisational development interventions to support the necessary organisational and service developments.
* Ensure training programmes are designed, where possible, with a robust evidence base.
* Present information to a wide range of stakeholders, including patients and user groups in formal settings.
* Occasionally develop business cases for delivering new OD initiatives that will meet the strategic direction of the Trust.
Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognizing and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including participation in development review, supervision, action learning and by maintaining a professional/personal portfolio of learning.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent experience
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Full / Part CIPD qualification or equivalent or a willingness to work towards one
* Coaching qualification or a willingness to work towards one
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to analyse and interpret data
* Ability to use a coaching style in 1-2-1s and group learning
* Excellent presentations skills
* A strong communicator who can build relationships across all levels and has the ability to influence key stakeholders.
* Ability to problem solve problems through analytical and structured thought processes
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of devising programmes specifically to promote leadership, management and team development
* Experience of providing expert facilitation, coaching and personal and team development to all levels of staff
* Experience of working in OD at a senior level, in a complex environment.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
* Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
* Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
* Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
* Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
* Participate in required training and supervision.
* Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct.
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form
* Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
* Make sure you include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes
* Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
* If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If you require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
* Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
* Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information
* Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
* Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
* In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided.
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation
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This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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