Organisational Development Practitioner – Theatres in Chesterfield

Have you worked in an environment where everyone feels safe to act and confident to learn from errors, as well as pursue excellence in an environment of psychological safety? We want this for all our people, and we are looking for someone to join our theatre leadership team who will support us on our journey to develop our learning culture, productivity and leadership.

At Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT, we have a multidisciplinary surgical team of over 150 staff, including surgeons, anaesthetists and healthcare professionals working across 13 operating theatres. We carry out approximately 37,000 planned operations each year, delivering both planned and emergency surgery.

As an OD Practitioner, you will focus on optimising human performance of this team through better understanding of processes, the behaviour of individuals and their interactions with others and their environment. The Operating Department in Chesterfield is committed to a major transformation project to embed the Trust’s CARE values and leadership principles into our culture, behaviours and the way we work. This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role supporting effective change to develop the culture and performance of a team of healthcare professionals.

The post holder will use an Organisational Development approach to support the theatre improvement plans. We want you to be passionate about our people, our patients and their families, and the public service we provide.

As an Organisational Development practitioner, this post will join our Theatre Leadership Team. You will have a key role supporting organisational development and cultural change, influencing and persuading people across the Trust. We will help you build up your professional networks as you join our leadership assembly.

Supporting the Theatre Productivity Improvement Programme Lead, the post holder will be visible in the theatre environment with much of the diagnostic and development work anticipated to take place in the ‘live’ theatre environment. The role will embed leadership and safety culture development within the day-to-day work, enabling teams to recognise positive behaviours in daily working, supporting cultural change and empowering us to put patient safety and clinical excellence at the heart of what we do.

Using a wide range of data and intelligence to monitor the culture, you will be responsible for responding to requests for support, for undertaking diagnostic work to identify needs, and for developing and facilitating organisational development interventions within the theatre setting. You will be responsible for coordinating, planning and facilitating training in response to quality concerns, process failures and other learning opportunities.

You will demonstrate inclusive leadership behaviours and be passionate about values, learning, wellbeing, inclusion, building staff engagement and improving the experiences of our workforce.

Here at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we provide a full range of district general services, including 24-hour urgent and emergency care, specialist children’s services, maternity and community midwifery to the population of North Derbyshire – around 400,000 local people. We also offer primary care services through nine GP surgeries in Chesterfield and Derbyshire. We work closely with our partners across health and care as part of the Joined‑Up Care Derbyshire system.

The Trust’s Together as One Strategy describes our organisational values and a pledge to support our people. A significant element of supporting our people includes compassionate and inclusive leadership. We know that people have a life outside of work and we offer flexibility and a whole raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing. With abundant countryside and lovely views - it’s easy to access green space at break times which offers an opportunity to de‑stress. We are easily accessible from the M1 and the A61 and the local train station is nearby.

You do not need to have NHS experience; you may have some knowledge of the NHS and patient safety from either work experience or researching available information. We offer flexible working and have special leave and staff support policy in place.

For a confidential and informal discussion about the post, please contact Ian Channon, Theatre Productivity Improvement Programme Lead. If you would like the opportunity to discuss the role with the following people who the post holder will work closely with, you are welcome to contact: Lead OD Practitioner, Trudy Stringfellow; HR Partner, Catherine Husband.