Organisational Development Practitioner

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting OD Practitioner opportunity available. This is a great opportunity for someone who really wants to make a difference in line with our One Culture of Care approach.

The main focus of the role will be to support colleague development to deliver our 'grow our own' model, upskill our managers, support wellbeing and focus on creating an inclusive workplace.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will take an active role in leading learning and organisational development activities, scoping, designing, facilitating, and evaluating development interventions which support teams and leaders through change.

The successful candidate will also develop frameworks (digital and face to face) to enable leaders to lead compassionately and inclusively, ensuring CHFT is a great place to work.

We are seeking individuals who have had previous experience in learning design and facilitation, as well as exposure to various types of OD interventions. The post holder will be a strong communicator with an eye for detail.

About us

You will be a member of a small OD team within a wider Workforce and Organisation Development (WOD) team who are passionate and committed to encourage growth and development creating conditions for healthy team working, where teams and individuals can thrive and support one another. The wider Corporate WOD team are responsible for developing CHFT's inclusive people strategies, policy and practice, whilst delivering people services which support strategic objectives, improve staff engagement, comply with legislation, support organisational culture development and the embedding of organisational values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Specifically the role will take a lead on the overall management, design, delivery and evaluation of Learning and OD interventions in the areas of talent, leadership and team development in line with our Trust Values and NHS People Plan priorities.

With a passion for developing individuals and teams, you will be an experienced L&D/OD professional, committed to enhancing the colleague experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification in Learning/ OD/ HRM/ Organisational Psychology or equivalent experience
• Evidence of CPD in a Learning, OD or related role

Desirable

• MBTI/Insights Practitioner (or other similar behavioural tools)
• Coaching or Mentorship qualification
• Communications or Engagement qualification.

Knowledge & experience

Essential

• Knowledge of key concepts and best practice in OD
• Experience of supporting organisational culture and embedding values
• Experience of contributing to organisational change and deploying OD interventions to support change
• Experience of assessing organisational culture through a variety of options
• Experience of working with teams to develop their effectiveness using a range of interventions
• Knowledge of key concepts relating to adult learning such as learning styles
• Experience of the full learning cycle of Learning Needs Analysis, design, delivery and evaluation

Desirable

• Experience of utilising psychometric instruments to support team effectiveness
• Understanding of the NHS and key workforce challenges
• Experience of using coaching to support individual and team development

Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities

Essential

• Demonstrate the capability to analyse and interpret data to produce recommendations
• Group facilitation skills virtually and in person with the ability to build rapport and communicate with large groups of diverse staff
• Communication skills in large groups and on a one to one basis with the ability to build rapport and give a clear message to people at all levels of the organisation
• Team member skills with the ability to deliver key objectives through collaboration with others
• Able to demonstrate professionalism with the ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust values even when under pressure
• Flexible with the ability to adapt and change plans particularly when facilitating large groups to meet their needs
• Ability to produce highly professional presentations and other learning materials
• Ability to produce clear summary OD evaluation reports
• Ability to represent organisations priorities and challenge the views of others who demonstrate behaviour contrary to Trust values
• Ability to demonstrate positive working relationships that produce well-formed outcomes
• Ability to work independently to solve problems and find solutions

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Acre Mill
Huddersfield
HD3 3EB

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