A great opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Senior OD Consultant to join our OD team at UHN.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in undertaking strategic responsibilities as well as interventional work to support us at UHN to continue to develop and build our collaborative and implement a robust programme of Organisational Development and Design.

In line with the overarching UHN priorities, contribute to the development of the UHN OD and Inclusion strategy and lead the local implementation to secure improvements in performance, behaviour and engagement.

Responsible for supporting managers and leaders in implementing effective change management processes and support an ethos of continuous improvement.

Provide diagnostics to services and teams, including taking actions through to delivery and ensuring appropriate measurement of interventions, to enable leaders to create the environment and culture in which individual and team performance is enhanced and valued.

Contribute to the development and embedding of the UHN values and lead local delivery of work to embed organisational values and shape a culture where these are authentic and observed.

Contribute to the development and implementation of the UHN Organisational Development and inclusion strategy that improves business performance.
Identify and implement initiatives to support the delivery of the UHN People Plan, ensuring consistency across UHN.
Contribute to the development and embedding of the UHN values and their local implementation.
Facilitate teams and coach individuals to support delivery of the UHN transformation, quality improvement and efficiency programme.
Leads the OD support to clinical and non-clinical collaboration
Provide support to teams and individuals experiencing difficulties e.g. behavioural /teamwork/ conflict resolution.
In conjunction with the HRBP team and the H&WB team to highlight to the Head of OD & Inclusion areas of concern and identify appropriate interventions to resolve the issues.
Monitor progress and identifies new interventions where appropriate.
Design, develop and deliver training programmes and give presentations on organisational development interventions, skills, methodology and outcomes.
Ensure that vision, values and leadership behaviours are effectively communicated and embedded into the organisation culture and ways of working.
Consult stakeholders on organisational development plans and lead implementation as appropriate.
To participate in committees and act on behalf of the Head of OD & Inclusion as and when required.
Produce reports as and when required.

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) was formed through the grouping of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As one group, we are on a journey to improve services for our communities by working collaboratively, modernising the way we deliver care and continually striving for excellence.

Working together allows us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities . There may be a requirement to work across our hospital sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage.

UHN welcomes applications from people from all protected groups and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and have achieved the Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. Our active staff networks support colleagues from all backgrounds and help ensure everyone feels valued here at UHN.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Farhana Ahmedabadi-Patel Job title: Head of OD & ED&I Email address: farhana.ahmedabadi-patel1@nhs.net

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