Director of People Experience, Education and Development
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
As one of the largest and best known NHS Trusts in the country, we are seeking an experienced, inclusive leader with highly credible education, learning, and development experience, delivering against these agendas in large and complex organisations. You will inspire confidence built on your knowledge and expertise. We have a proud heritage and an exciting future including new hospital builds and a variety of other ambitions for patients, and for all our colleagues now and in the future.
Reporting to the Trust's Executive Director of Workforce, you will work in collaboration with members of the Workforce Senior Management Team across all aspects of the Trust's workforce agenda. You will directly lead on the Employee Experience and Engagement, Multi-professional Education, Learning and Development, and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion agendas.
You will be a compassionate and inclusive leader with credible education, learning, and development experience of delivering against these agendas in large and complex organisations. NHS experience is not essential, although demonstrable success working in a large complex organisation is.
Main duties of the job
The role of Director of People Experience, Education and Development has three core elements:
1. Employee Experience and Engagement, including workforce Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, Learning and Development with particular emphasis on Leadership and Management Development.
2. To lead the multi-disciplinary community of practice of the Trust's Multi-professional Education agenda in partnership with a broad coalition of stakeholders, further developing the Trust's Apprenticeship programmes.
3. To work with the Executive Director of Workforce and members of the Workforce Senior Management Team to lead on all aspects of the Trust's workforce strategies and plans.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11,000 staff and over 1,100 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.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 16th February 2025. Interview date will be on the Friday 28th February 2025.
As an executive/senior officer at CUH, you are accountable for the health and safety of employees and other persons who may be affected by the Trust's work activities in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to postgraduate level
* Evidence of continuing professional development in designing and delivering impactful education, learning, and development interventions which improve organisational performance
Experience
* Extensive experience of working as a senior workforce education, learning, and development specialist in a large complex organisation
* Experience of commissioning and managing external providers to deliver high-quality programmes of work
* Experience of learning and development strategy development and successful implementation of workforce priorities and work plans
* Experience of designing and delivering EDI strategy that improves the experience of staff
* Proven ability to communicate highly complex/sensitive information to a wide range of audiences within the organisation and externally
* Experience of developing multi-professional education programmes
* Experience of working at a board level or a sustained period of engaging with board colleagues
* Experience of working with key stakeholders, external to business
Knowledge
* Up-to-date knowledge and application of leadership and management development thinking and practice
* Understanding of national policy and direction in public services / the NHS
* Knowledge about setting strategic direction and translating that into deliverable, measurable outcomes
Skills
* Capable of critical and creative thinking with effective problem-solving and decision-making skills
* Ability to represent the Trust at national, regional, and local forum
* Communicates with authority both internally and externally
* Achieves commitment and support through the use of integrity and influence
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors, and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together-safe, kind, excellent
* Actively promote and value equality, diversity, and inclusion, treating others with dignity and respect
* Compliance with all Trust policies and procedures
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.
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
£105,385 to £121,271 a year p.a. pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Reference number
180-F-255036
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