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Main area Organisational Development, Talent for Care, Learning and Development Grade 8C Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 220-WHT-3158 Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site London Town London Salary £82,462 - £93,773 Per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 02/07/2025 23:59 Assistant Director of Learning and Organisational Development8CGetting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible. Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3 rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust. By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Job overviewAn exciting opportunity for a motivated, values driven and passionate HR/OD professional to join Whittington Health to lead the Organisational Development, Talent and Development and Staff Wellbeing teams in the provision of key services, and spearhead major projects in the delivery of our workforce strategy, such as leadership development, staff wellbeing and engagement, career development, national staff survey and People Pulse surveys, coaching, team interventions including team mediation and workshops. Main duties of the jobWorking with the Chief People Officer and the Deputy Director of Workforce to oversee the OD agenda for the Trust and implementing a range of strategic OD interventions to support the Trust’s workforce strategy and objectives, in particular in relation to culture, values, leadership development, talent management, engagement and staff wellbeing. To support the workforce transformation agenda from both an OD, Learning and Development and Staff Wellbeing perspective. To effectively lead and manage the Trust’s Learning & Development Service so that training and education needs are met and the Trust has a workforce that is capable of exceptional service delivery. Lead a specialist team of learning and development & OD and wellbeing practitioners in the development and delivery of aligned programmes, including the provision of team and individual solutions across the organisation aligned with the Strategic Workforce Plan. Partner with the Directors of Race, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) on the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Agenda, using organisational development tools to lever change across the Trust. Provide educational and organisational development expertise and leadership. Lead on drawing together the different strands of good leadership practice and wellbeing support to enable the development and maintenance of a healthy and happy workforce. Including contract management of the Employee Assistance Programme. Working for our organisationWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesService Development 1. To fully understand the national and local education and training agenda to ensure the Trust is ahead in planning for future changes and can respond accordingly, such as funding changes and proposed training pathways. 2. Develop creative solutions in collaboration with professional leads and operational managers to support the emerging trends and themes in NHS education and roles. 3. Continued development of the Learning and Development service within the Trust with the view to enhancing the service for all Trust staff. 4. Be innovative in developing future training programmes and considering delivery methods to meet the future service requirements and introduce best practice in L&D, OD and Wellbeing. This includes partnering with organisations across NCL to deliver, and provide placements for programmes with experiential elements, to maximise learning opportunities. Learning & Development 1. Define, design and implement learning and development (L&D) strategies, plans and policies which are aligned with and facilitate the delivery of the organisation’s Strategic Plan taking into account quality, content, delivery methods, impact and evaluation, adherence to legal/regulatory requirements, return on investment and value for money. 2. Continuing to review and develop training and educational career pathways for all professions and staff groups working with key colleagues internally and externally to the Trust. 3. Work in partnership to support the development of new roles and to identify the educational and training needs. 4. Develop, implement and monitor a set of principles and criteria which underpin and inform the commissioning process for L&D activity, identifying future clinical and professional training needs and ensure these are included in the Trust workforce planning processes. 5. Support the national and local apprenticeship schemes and widening participation agenda working with local education providers and other organisations to develop programmes for Trust roles. Organisational Development 1. Lead on supporting the directorates and the Trust with key workforce transformation projects and change programmes ensuring OD is integral within the change process. 2. Develop the Trust’s existing capacity in organisation development, in support of Trust priorities. 3. Work with the Deputy Director of Workforce and the OD team on the development, review and delivery of the OD strategy with particular focus on values, behaviours and culture. 4. Oversee the development and delivery of diagnostic approaches for OD interventions. 5. Working with the Head of OD, oversee the Trust Leadership and Management Development Programmes and Trust approach to Talent Management. 6. Lead the management of the cohorts of support services managed by Organisational Development and Wellbeing, including mediation, critical incident stress debriefers, mental health first aiders, coaches etc to ensure return on investment of training costs and continued delivery of best practice. 7. Lead on the professional development of the L&OD and Wellbeing Teams to ensure continued credibility and capability to support the organisation through change and development, including trialling and piloting new approaches and developing robust evaluation. Equality and Diversity 1. Supporting the directorates and the Trust to deliver awareness raising and behavioural change as part of the equality and diversity agenda, in liaison with the REDI Team, ensuring OD is integral within the change process. 2. Support the Deputy Director of Workforce and the REDI Team on the development, review and delivery of the Equality and Diversity strategy, reflecting on key themes emerging from staff engagement survey and the NHS staff survey, along with any other sources of feedback. 3. Support the REDI Team through participation in the Trust’s Equality Steering Group. People Management and Leadership 1. Performance manage the learning, organisational development and wellbeing teams providing professional leadership and ensuring the team delivers against service and organisational objectives and priorities 2. Undertake performance development reviews ensuring organisational objectives are translated into personal and team objectives. 3. Act as a role model for transformational leadership demonstrating leadership and expertise, and by maintaining credibility within the Trust, the wider health care community and external agencies. 4. Participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan. 5. Work with managers and colleagues to encourage individuals to develop the skills, competencies and attitudes to learn, work together, deliver their work to the highest standards and be accountable for it. Communications and Relationships 1. Deliver presentations and facilitate meetings and workshops and demonstrate the ability to impart specialised knowledge to a wide range of audiences in relation to learning and development, agreeing actions and plans for work programmes and initiatives. 2. Liaise, consult with staff and, where appropriate, service users on proposed learning an development plans to ensure they are fit for purpose. 3. Build excellent relationships with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical staff including partners to design and deliver communication and marketing plans for learning and development initiatives and programmes communication for both internal and any external stakeholders where required. 4. Undertake information gathering to inform projects e.g. use of publications, visiting centres of excellence, utilising the knowledge gained to inform the Trust. 5. Ensure that managers and leaders are supported in developing a culture in which staff act corporately in the interests of the trust. 6. Promote and encourage positive harmonious working relationships within and external to the Trust. Finance 1. Responsible for managing and reporting on any spend, income or CIP savings associated with workstreams and programmes under their remit. 2. Ensure that outputs and benefits defined within the scope of a programme are delivered on time, within budget and to the required standard of quality. 3. Negotiating with external suppliers and account managers for the specification and delivery of products or services. 4. Ensure that robust change control procedures are implemented and are actively used to assess the effect of any change to a programme or initiative in terms of cost, timescales and resources; ensuring that these changes and their impact are reported to the Associate Director of Learning and Organisational Development and that corrective action is taken where necessary. 1. Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including full participation in development review, supervision, action learning and by maintaining a professional/personal portfolio of learning 2. Participate in team, professional and personal development activities and promote a commitment to continuous professional development and improvement. Person specificationExperienceProven implementation of successful organisational and learning development interventions in a large complex organisation Design and delivery of training programmes . Experience of writing and presenting papers/reports. Substantial experience of working in partnership with directors, senior managers and clinicians to improve people and organisational aspects of the business Experience of building personal and professional credibility with Board, management and clinical teams and staff Qualifications• Degree or equivalent experience • Evidence of continuous professional development • MCIPD qualified or evidence of working towards • Specific OD Practitioner Certification e.g. MBTI, LQF, Coaching, Mentoring, NLP, Leadership, Project Management. Skills and KnowledgeHuman and organisational dimensions of change, learning and development. The current NHS agenda and where organisational development can be used to effect positive outcomes Knowledge and understanding of the strategic issues facing organisations undergoing transformational change and subsequent implications for the learning and development strategy SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS To comply with the Trust’sSafeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to: Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines. Participate in required training and supervision. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your application form– Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria. Our processes– Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunatelythis means you have not been successfullyshortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors. Other important information– Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you areeligible under theUKVI points based system . Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities. In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post. If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely(in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system. We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation Employer certification / accreditation badgesName Eliana Chrysostomou Job title Assistant Director of L&OD Email address eliana.chrysostomou@ Additional information Please contact me for an informal discussion about the role. AvailabilityMonday to Friday 0900 - 1700#J-18808-Ljbffr