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Job summary

Main area
Organisational Development & Wellbeing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
177-CORP-6356928
Employer
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
James Paget University Hospitals
Town
Gorleston
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

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James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Organisational Development & Wellbeing Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8a

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. 
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by: 
 
  • Putting patients first
  • Aiming to get it right 
  • Recognising that everybody counts
  • Doing everything openly and honestly

 
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

Job overview

An exciting opportunity to help us lead and develop our strategic approach to improving the wellbeing of our staff at the James Paget.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to lead on the health and wellbeing for our staff, and ensure that our approach is evidence based and co-produced by our staff.

Working closely with the People and Culture Team, this role will play a crucial part in supporting our staff. Leading on developing a wellbeing strategy, working closely with a variety of stakeholders and designing interventions that help embed a culture of wellbeing.

Alongside leading on our staff wellbeing offer, this role will have the opportunity to work across various workstreams to help support the development of our staff.  Giving you the opportunity to develop yourself across such areas as leadership development, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and culture change.

The ability to attend site on a weekly basis is essential for this role as meeting staff face to face and understanding their working environment is crucial to ensuring we are giving them the best support possible.

Main duties of the job

Ideally, you will be an experienced wellbeing professional with a passion for improving staff experience, and a drive to make a difference for our staff. You will become a part of the team who is committed, supportive and innovative in their approach.

In this role you'll get to:

  • Develop our wellbeing strategy, that focuses on a preventative approach to psychological and physical wellbeing.
  • Oversee our wellbeing conversation service, that provides staff with a single point of contact to ensure their needs are being met when going through difficult times.
  • Coach and develop senior leaders to embed a culture of wellbeing
  • Advise on best practice regarding employee wellbeing and represent the Trust both internally and externally as the lead for wellbeing
  • Work closely with the Head of People Experience, Learning and Organisational Development to design and deliver cultural interventions
  • Embed the use of psychosocial risk assessments across the Trust
  • Design, facilitate and evaluate various wellbeing initiatives for teams and services and embed wellbeing into the day to day practices of leaders and teams.
  • Work closely with our EDI Lead to ensure an intersectional approach to the wellbeing of our staff is taken.
  • Work closely with the HRBP Team to help build relationships across Corporate and Medical Divisions, to ensure all staff have a voice for their wellbeing needs.

 

Working for our organisation

JPUH is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of east Norfolk and north Suffolk.  Situated on the coast with beautiful beaches and the Broads National Park on the doorstep we are within commuting distance of Norwich City.  

The OD & Wellbeing department is positive and forward thinking, always striving to improve services.  Our portfolio includes:

  • Learning & Development
  • Organisational Development
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Inclusion & Belonging
  • Digital Technology

We pride ourselves on promoting personal and professional development, flexible approach, and promoting work-life balance. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties:

  • Co-produce and roll out of the health and wellbeing strategy to manage physical and psychological work-related and lifestyle health risk to JPUH staff.
  • Continue developing our internal wellbeing service for all staff members.
  • Develop and manage the KPIs for responses and grow the wellbeing offer in line with needs and expectations of our staff.
  • Ensure appropriate records are kept to inform the internal wellbeing service development; and ensure that staff receive appropriate support.
  • Define referral processes, care pathways and follow up support.
  • Manage the triage for wellbeing so staff receive appropriate support in the following areas:
    • Psychological – set up and manage the psychological support service in line with NICE guidelines: Wellbeing at Work, and incorporating stepped approach
    • Physical – work in partnership with external bodies and providers to improve physical health of our staff, encourage physical activity and promoting healthy lifestyles
    • Financial – link with external suppliers to provide financial support for staff
    • Social – manage the development and refurbishment of the Burrage Centre so it becomes a Wellbeing Hub for staff to rest and relax
  • Lead on the design, commissioning, implementation and evaluation of innovative health programmes, projects, intervention’s, and initiatives to manage and improve the staff’s physical, psychological, and behavioural health and wellbeing outcomes and build future organisational capability and reputation.
  • Manage the portfolio of programmes in demonstrating value for money for the current spend through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
  • Collate as required, qualitative and quantitative information and lead appropriate analysis to develop robust business cases and contribute to projects.
  • Working closely with the People & Culture team to identify hot spot areas that need focused attention. Leading on interventions that ensure a preventative approach to workplace stress.
  • Launch the use of psychosocial risk assessments.
  • Support and manage wider organisational development initiatives that support the Trusts People Plans.
  • Coach and mentor members of the Organisational Development and Wellbeing Team.
  • Represent the Trust both internally and externally as the subject lead for the health and wellbeing of our staff. Contributing to working across our system and standardising our approach.
  • Embed a series of learning and development opportunities for leaders to create a culture of wellbeing across the Trust.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of designing, implementing and evaluating evidence based wellbeing initiatives
  • Experience of influencing senior stakeholders
  • Experience of working alongside wider HR Department to implement change

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to a Master’s Degree level or equivalent demonstrable experience, with evidence of a focus on employee wellbeing
  • Evidence of further training relating to OD/ learning and development/ management development

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Facilitation skills for team based interventions
  • Analytical and problem solving skills
  • Building relationships with senior colleagues

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the key drivers to employee wellbeing
  • Knowledge of how to co-produce projects and interventions
  • Knowledge of evaluating initiatives and showing successful change

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementCare Leaver CovenantCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lewis Burton
Job title
Head of People Experience, Learning & OD
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07446165389
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