Job vacancy: Head of Organisational Development and Leadership, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Amersham

Job summary

Main area

Organisational Development

Grade

Band 8b

Contract

Permanent: 37.5 hours per week

Hours

Full time
Part time
Job share
Flexible working
Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

434-CORP-7016153

Employer: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Amersham Hospital
Town: Amersham
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum (pro rata LTFT)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/03/2025 23:59

Head of Organisational Development and Leadership

Band 8b

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Head of Organisational Development and Leadership will lead the development delivery and evaluation of strategies to foster an inclusive, high-performing organisational culture aligned with BHT values and priorities. This role will drive staff engagement, leadership development, and organisational transformation to ensure the trust delivers outstanding care and services for patients.

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of Main duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential criteria

Educated to masters level or equivalent level qualification in relevant subject or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Recognised coaching or mentoring qualification or similar experience
Evidence of Continual Professional Development

Desirable criteria

Qualification in project and programme management

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

Significant experience in Organisational Development & leadership and engagement within a large and complex environment
Experience and evidence of leading successful Organisational Development and leadership initiatives to deliver organisational goals and objectives
Experience of both strategy and policy formulation and experience of working at senior manager level
Experience of managing large scale transformation/continuous improvement within a complex organisation with a focus on organisational development and leadership
Evidence of the successful development and implementation of cultural change to drive organisational performance
The ability to work as a team member, both within teams internally and as an accomplished participant in cross-agency teams.
The ability to work with senior management, clinical colleagues and other colleagues to make sound judgements and respond positively to a rapidly changing environment
Experience of commissioning of OD, leadership and engagement related development programmes

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

A thorough understanding of national NHS strategy and policy
Partnership working and working knowledge of the National Strategies and other supporting initiatives
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage a broad range of stakeholders
Politically astute and able to exercise tact and diplomacy, sensitivity and integrity
Innovative, with the ability to ‘think differently’ and challenge current behaviours and mind-sets
Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and work independently to manage multiple deadlines and projects

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential criteria

Ability to travel to all Trust sites

VALUES

Essential criteria

Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.