Job overview
We are now recruiting an Associate Director of Culture, Leadership & Learning to continue to move us on the path to ‘Outstanding’.
To succeed, you will need substantial HR experience operating at a senior level in the NHS or large public or private sector organisation, in a multiple stakeholder environment. You will bring a strong track record in leading and developing OD teams and services and of operational and strategic achievement in HR and OD in a large /complex environment.
In return, we offer an influential role within a Trust where the Board and Leadership Team are committed to investing in our workforce. Our Trust is large enough to provide challenge and complexity, yet small enough that you have make a tangible impact in the role.
Interviews will be being held on site at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust 20th and 21st June 2024.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Chief People Officer as a member of the OD&P Leadership Team, your key responsibilities will include:
• Driving the cultural elements that complement the Improving Together Programme, which is at the heart of the Trust’s business plans and objectives and supports the new ways of working across the Integrated Care System (ICS).
• Developing the Trust’s approach to organisational design and development, ensuring it has a coherent and regularly reviewed plan which supports the organisation in fostering a compassionate & inclusive culture alongside increasing its effectiveness and overall organisational health.
• Developing robust strategies for leadership and management development, to enable effective leadership and management across the Trust, in accordance with the NHS leadership Compact and the Trust’s values.
• Being responsible for learning across the organisation, through the professional leadership, design, development and implementation of a new educational vision and long-term plan for the learning and development function.
• Championing inclusion in the Trust through delivery of the long-term EDI plan and policy.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage. We are rated CQC ‘Good’ and are well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we provide for our patients and our staff. We offer a broad range of clinical care to a population of 270,000, and we have regional specialist centres for spinal injuries, rehabilitation, plastics and burns. Our longstanding links with local Armed Forces and veterans has seen us awarded Gold under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition scheme.
Our 5,500-strong workforce is at the very centre of everything we do, and we are committed to developing our people and their careers. We have high levels of staff engagement, an award-winning internal communications function, an innovative training partnership with Coventry University, and are one of 23 ‘NHS People Promise Exemplar’ sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Recruitment Information Pack for full details on roles and responsibilities for this opportunity
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. MBA or MSC in OD/Psychology/HR Management or Business or equivalent experience
2. Evidence of continuing professional development
3. CIPD Graduate or Fellow or other relevant professional body
4. Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development for example expert coach and facilitator training
Skills
Essential criteria
5. Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people and forge positive working relationships both internally and with system partners.
6. Ability to interpret and analyse often highly complex data and sensitive and/or contentious information and communicate this succinctly to all levels within and outside the Trust.
7. Excellent presentation skills recognising will present to difference audiences and may need to overcome barriers to resistance to achieve goals
8. Able to write clear concise reports, successful business cases including options appraisals for Board level committees.
9. Strategic thinker with a track record of taking strategy into implementation.
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Substantial senior HR experience operating at a very senior level in the NHS or large public or private sector organisation, in a multiple stakeholder environment.
11. Strong track record in leading and developing OD teams and services (including budget management), and of operational and strategic achievement in HR and OD in a large /complex environment.
12. Experienced in evaluating and reporting to committees and boards on OD priorities and impact.
13. Experience in contracting and commissioning effectively to ensure return on investment is maximised.
14. Experienced in chairing and reporting to committees and boards on OD priorities and impact.
15. Experience in design and delivery of talent management interventions.
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
16. Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
17. Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
18. An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
19. Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
20. Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
21. An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
22. Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
23. Cycle to work scheme
24. Uniform provided (where required)
25. On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
26. On site health and fitness club
27. On site car parking
28. Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.