Head of Organisational Development in Southampton

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Below is the detailed job description of the role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as our Head of Organisational Development (OD). Working with the Director of Education, Training and Workforce, you will play a key role in continuing the work to deliver elements of our People Strategy, which aims to make our Trust a great place to thrive, excel and belong.

We are looking for an experienced OD professional who can continue to lead and embed our Leadership Framework and programmes, enhance and extend our support to staff engagement, provide operational leadership of our Inclusion and Belonging Strategy, and day-to-day leadership of our OD team. With a flair for creativity and innovation, you will be confident in communicating, partnering and engaging staff at all levels of the organisation.

We are committed to creating an organisation where everyone can feel that they belong and can bring their best selves to work. This is a great opportunity to provide OD leadership and support the strategic direction of the UHS leadership team, operational managers and front-line teams. We are a dynamic and fast-paced environment, which is always evolving, always improving and encourages innovation. We are committed to your career development and offer a supportive, flexible and collaborative working environment.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working, which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.

UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Southampton is an attractive place to live and work, situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

What You’ll Do

You will lead on the design and delivery of a range of evidence-based OD interventions, which will include leadership development, inclusion, staff engagement and supporting the culture of improvement at UHS, ensuring that this provision directly meets the needs of the business. Provide expert OD advice and influential thought leadership to the People agenda at UHS to support the achievement of strategic and operational priorities.

What We’re Looking For

Extensive knowledge of OD acquired by formal qualifications or equivalent experience or training - gained at a senior level across large-scale, complex organisations. Experience in OD diagnostics, use of analytics, and translation of findings into OD solutions at a variety of levels and complexities. Provide current thinking on leadership, inclusion, belonging, engagement and organisational development, combined with direct experience of development, design and delivery of organisational-wide cultural transformation programmes. Experience of influencing and advising leaders at all levels, together with managing teams and working with external providers. Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet our Trust Values of: Patients First, Always Improving, Working Together.

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

• Masters in relevant subject or equivalent experience.
• Organisational Development qualification or relevant current experience to master’s Level or equivalent.
• Postgraduate qualification in change management or equivalent experience of managing change within a complex environment.
• Experience of facilitating, speaking or presenting to large scale, multi-disciplinary audiences.
• Evidence of recent CPD relevant to leadership, learning and OD development programmes.
• Experience of leading OD in large, complex, multi-faceted organisations.
• Experience of influencing leaders at levels of an organisation and dealing with complexity.
• Significant experience in design and delivery of programmes at scale.
• Experience of procuring and managing external providers.
• Experience of leading and managing a team.
• Extensive experience in managing a diverse set of programmes/interventions and projects.
• Experience in budget management.
• An understanding of current thinking on leadership and organisational development.
• Understanding of, and evidence of leading successful Equality, Diversity and Inclusion practices, interventions and application to large organisations.
• Experience of complex relationship management and influencing as an expert OD leader.
• Experience of successful strategic leadership of OD including leadership, and talent across a large-scale organisation.
• Ability to horizon scan and proactively future plan.
• Ability to listen intently and hold spaces with individuals and groups.

Desirable criteria

• CIPD at Chartered Fellow or Member.
• Accreditation in use of psychometric tools, or BPS Level A or B training.
• PGCE or equivalent in teaching and learning methodologies.