Job summary This is an exciting new role which will lead on employee engagement working with our diverse and vibrant workforce of 13,500 colleagues across multiple sites. Through your work you will help to bring data to life, be a master story-teller and create meaningful insights to inform change. Main duties of the job The chosen candidate will lead on the establishment and development of an employee engagement programme and cycle which reaches trust-wide. You will be key to enabling meaningful engagement with employees, leaders and managers at all levels. This will include staff surveys (national and local), triangulation of employee feedback and data sources and other specific interventions. You will lead on provision of impactful insights informing organisation change and performance improvement including culture change. The successful candidate will become a member of the culture, leadership and learning department and support cross-functional projects. About us Our Trust Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population. CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background. Date posted 24 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £62,215 to £72,293 a year p.a. pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 180-F-245479 Job locations Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate Hills Road Cambridge CB2 0QQ Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment This vacancy will close at midnight on 3rd November 2024 Interviews are due to be held on 11th November 2024 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment This vacancy will close at midnight on 3rd November 2024 Interviews are due to be held on 11th November 2024 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience and continuous learning in Organisational Development, Organisational Change or Organisational Behaviour Evidence of relevant continuous professional development Desirable Recognised relevant management qualification or equivalent depth and breadth of leadership and management experience Experience Essential Substantial experience of working within public sector or similar complex organisations in employee experience and or engagement Success in working collaboratively across professions, services and stakeholders Demonstrate success in planning and managing change projects Significant cross organisational working Significant experience of managing complexity and leading others and working with senior leaders Experience of managing a matrix-based team and reviewing performance of the individuals Analysis and utilisation of complex information to secure change Stakeholder engagement, management and mediation in contested contexts Desirable Programme Leadership Experience Public Sector or ICS working Cross-institutional working Working with executive and CEO leadership Knowledge Essential Public sector knowledge and experience and knowledge of working in complex organisations and change management PMO Governance and performance management The importance of successful partnership working Principles of lifelong learning Employee engagement and involvement including co-production of plans and change management Desirable Understanding of how a hospital and wider community health and care system works Organisational Development, Employee Experience & workforce service improvement models Skills Essential Outstanding leadership, influencing, negotiating and interpersonal skills Ability to build partnerships and secure ownership of proposals across organisational boundaries, including influencing clinicians and managers for service improvement Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances. Demonstrate capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes and adjust plans and resource accordingly Must be able to receive, sense-make, analyse (accurately) and provide highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups Excellent ability to bring data and insights to life, with highly effective storytelling skills Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change. Strategic thinking-ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise Budget and resource management Supporting and implementing strategy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion Computer literacy to include data protection and interpretation Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Positive and effective team worker Able to deal calmly and effectively with challenging situations where there are strongly held differences of opinion and find a productive resolution. Desirable Complex programme evaluation Digital and data system development Additional Requirements Essential The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. Willingness to work anywhere in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS and to travel, on occasion within the region and nationally Desirable Ability to work flexible hours Person Specification Qualifications Essential Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience and continuous learning in Organisational Development, Organisational Change or Organisational Behaviour Evidence of relevant continuous professional development Desirable Recognised relevant management qualification or equivalent depth and breadth of leadership and management experience Experience Essential Substantial experience of working within public sector or similar complex organisations in employee experience and or engagement Success in working collaboratively across professions, services and stakeholders Demonstrate success in planning and managing change projects Significant cross organisational working Significant experience of managing complexity and leading others and working with senior leaders Experience of managing a matrix-based team and reviewing performance of the individuals Analysis and utilisation of complex information to secure change Stakeholder engagement, management and mediation in contested contexts Desirable Programme Leadership Experience Public Sector or ICS working Cross-institutional working Working with executive and CEO leadership Knowledge Essential Public sector knowledge and experience and knowledge of working in complex organisations and change management PMO Governance and performance management The importance of successful partnership working Principles of lifelong learning Employee engagement and involvement including co-production of plans and change management Desirable Understanding of how a hospital and wider community health and care system works Organisational Development, Employee Experience & workforce service improvement models Skills Essential Outstanding leadership, influencing, negotiating and interpersonal skills Ability to build partnerships and secure ownership of proposals across organisational boundaries, including influencing clinicians and managers for service improvement Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances. Demonstrate capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes and adjust plans and resource accordingly Must be able to receive, sense-make, analyse (accurately) and provide highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups Excellent ability to bring data and insights to life, with highly effective storytelling skills Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change. Strategic thinking-ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise Budget and resource management Supporting and implementing strategy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion Computer literacy to include data protection and interpretation Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Positive and effective team worker Able to deal calmly and effectively with challenging situations where there are strongly held differences of opinion and find a productive resolution. Desirable Complex programme evaluation Digital and data system development Additional Requirements Essential The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. Willingness to work anywhere in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS and to travel, on occasion within the region and nationally Desirable Ability to work flexible hours Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate Hills Road Cambridge CB2 0QQ Employer's website https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)