Senior Organisational Development Partner

Senior Organisational Development Partner

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Are you passionate about driving positive change within organisations? Do you thrive on leading transformative initiatives and guiding teams towards success? Are you an OD Professional looking to really influence positive change in organisations through inclusion?

We are seeking an enthusiastic Organisational Development (OD) Partner to play a crucial role in leading organisational development and change initiatives. Being at the forefront of driving strategic transformation, you will support culture programmes to improve staff experience and develop leadership capability to deliver a compassionate and inclusive culture across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK). Inclusion will be at the forefront of your approach, ensuring equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB) is paramount in attracting, developing, and nurturing talent across BLMK, and is threaded into all aspects of the employee lifecycle, driving a culture that encourages engagement in such interventions.

Main duties of the job

THE ROLE - does this describe where you would like to focus your skills and efforts?

An OD professional with experience in Leadership and Talent, coupled with excellent programme management experience to drive positive improvement in the below 4 areas of work:

• Leadership and Talent
• Organisational Development
• Health and Well-being
• Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Develop, lead, and facilitate OD and culture programmes to improve staff experience and develop leadership capability to deliver a compassionate and inclusive culture. Promote an integrated approach to OD focused on delivering people promise priorities and other NHS relevant strategies through the delivery of our newly developed OD strategy.

About us

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience, and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people's differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values, and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.

We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported, and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We operate a carer-friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage carers to self-identify themselves. We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.

Job responsibilities

Interested? Don't delay, apply now!

Candidates who are successful at the shortlisting stage will be informed of the next stages of the process in due course.

Please note interviews may be held in person at one of our local sites across BLMK.

The organisation is committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience, and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people's differences. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.

If you would like to discuss the role further, please email blmkicb.teamodi@nhs.net to arrange an MS Teams call.

Please see attached Job Description and person specification for detailed information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Educated to Master's level in Human Resources or Organisation Development or equivalent experience.
• Highly developed specialist professional knowledge covering a range of OD functions, underpinned by theoretical knowledge gained through further academic study and/or experience at a Senior level.
• Evidence of further training relating to OD/learning and development/management development.
• An understanding of the background and current aims of integrated care policy and the implementation of this engagement.
• An appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, Integrated Care Boards, Local Authorities and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
• Good understanding and expert knowledge of: a. OD consultancy and designing interventions b. Leadership and management, talent and succession planning theory c. OD tools and ability to translate to practice at a personal and organisational level d. Change management theory, principles, and tools e. Organisational Culture.
• Experience working within the NHS.
• Experience working with topics including Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Health and Wellbeing.

Professional Registration

Organisational Skills

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy and changing environment.
• Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Project management experience, leading and managing change projects in complex environments.
• Understanding of project principles, techniques, and tools e.g. Prince 2, STAR, QISR, Agile.

Management Skills

• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience in managing and motivating a team and reviewing the performance of the individuals.

Equality and Diversity

• A thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices and in relation to management systems for BLMK.

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.

Employer name

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata per annum