People Engagement, OD & Leadership Advisor | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in Eastbourne

People Engagement, OD & Leadership Advisor | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

We are looking for a bright, motivated and inspiring person to join our Leadership and Culture team here at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

The team have a proven track record of introducing creative and innovative programmes that truly support our people in all roles and disciplines across the trust.

With a leadership team who are always willing to consider the 'art of the possible' and strive towards those blue sky ambitions, we continue to embed interventions that bring real benefits to the working lives of our people which in turn enables them to give great care to our patients and service users.

The team encompasses work streams that focus on the following: leadership, engagement, experience, equality, diversity & inclusion, retention, psychological & physical wellbeing and promoting a culture that authentically reflects our trust values of Kindness, Integrity and Inclusivity.

You will play a key role in delivering East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust's leadership, management and organisational development agenda, helping to develop leaders, strengthen organisational culture and support positive change across the Trust. Working with staff, managers and leaders at all levels, you will design, deliver and evaluate leadership development and organisational development initiatives. This includes facilitating workshops, supporting team development, delivering coaching and mentoring interventions, and working with services to address leadership, culture and organisational challenges. You will manage leadership development programmes, coordinate recruitment and selection processes, work with external providers and partners, support colleagues undertaking qualifications and apprenticeships, and help ensure a positive learner experience. You will provide support through coaching, supervision, mediation and facilitated development conversations, helping colleagues, teams and leaders overcome challenges and achieve goals. The role combines facilitation, consultancy, project management and stakeholder engagement. You will work with internal and external partners, contribute to the development of our leadership and culture offer, and help people, teams and services perform effectively.

The Leadership and Culture team is a small, supportive and ambitious team that works across East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust to develop leaders, strengthen organisational culture and improve the experience of working at ESHT.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing, facilitating and evaluating leadership, management and organisational development programmes, workshops and interventions.
• Supporting the delivery of the Trust's Leadership Pathway and wider leadership development offer.
• Managing leadership and workforce development programmes, including participant recruitment, selection, enrolment, communications and ongoing support throughout the learner journey.
• Working with colleagues undertaking leadership qualifications, apprenticeships and other accredited development programmes, providing advice, guidance and programme coordination.
• Providing organisational development consultancy and facilitation support to teams, managers and services to improve performance, effectiveness and engagement.
• Delivering and supporting coaching, mentoring, restorative and other development approaches to support individual, team and leadership development.
• Supporting mediation, facilitated conversations and relationship‑building interventions that contribute to positive workplace cultures and effective team working.
• Designing and facilitating team development activities, leadership workshops, focus groups and staff engagement events.
• Building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including education providers, development partners, facilitators and programme participants.
• Managing and coordinating projects and workstreams, ensuring milestones, deliverables and outcomes are achieved.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of digital learning resources, online learning platforms, leadership communications and programme information.
• Collecting, analysing and reporting data to evaluate programme effectiveness, demonstrate impact and support continuous improvement.
• Producing reports, presentations and briefing papers to support governance, leadership decision‑making and organisational priorities.
• Contributing to equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives and supporting the development of an inclusive, compassionate and high‑performing organisational culture.
• Acting as an ambassador for the Leadership and Culture team and role‑modeling the Trust values of Kindness, Inclusivity and Integrity.

This advert closes on Monday 31 Aug 2026