About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a Leadership & Organisational Development Officer with practical experience in organisational development, staff engagement, wellbeing or leadership development to join our Organisational Development, Wellbeing and Leadership team.
This specialist practitioner role involves planning, delivering and evaluating activity that improves staff experience across the Trust. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will engage directly with staff, teams and managers, facilitate listening events and team discussions, and translate feedback into practical improvement actions.
You will deliver wellbeing initiatives, contribute to leadership development programmes and support team interventions. You will also coordinate staff listening activity, including the NHS Staff Survey, analyse findings and support managers to develop and monitor meaningful action plans.
You must have experience of planning and delivering relevant initiatives, facilitating workshops or engagement sessions, analysing data or qualitative feedback, and developing, monitoring and reporting on action plans. Strong communication, organisation and relationship-building skills, alongside an understanding of inclusion and psychological safety, are essential.
You will be educated to degree level or have equivalent knowledge and experience in organisational development, leadership or a related discipline.
Main duties of the job
As People Experience Officer, you will support delivery of the Trust's people experience priorities across staff engagement, wellbeing, leadership development and organisational development.
Key duties include:
Planning and facilitating staff engagement, listening events, focus groups and team interventions. Capturing and analysing staff feedback to identify themes and support practical improvement actions. Coordinating the NHS Staff Survey, Pulse Surveys and other staff listening activity, including communications, analysis and action planning. Supporting managers to interpret feedback and monitor staff experience improvement plans. Coordinating and delivering wellbeing campaigns, workshops, events and resources. Supporting leadership development programmes, including session coordination, facilitation and evaluation. Producing reports, briefings, presentations and trackers using qualitative and quantitative workforce insight. Building effective relationships with managers, staff networks and colleagues across the Trust and acting as a point of contact for staff experience, wellbeing and leadership activity.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
Generous NHS pension scheme
Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
Health service discounts and online benefits
Incremental pay progression
Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, including the full range of duties, responsibilities and person specification, please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert.
The role involves Trust-wide working and travel to support engagement activities, team interventions, leadership development and wellbeing sessions as required.
Person Specification
Attainment/ Qualifications Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience in Organisational Development, People services, Leadership, engagement or a related discipline. Evidence of ongoing learning and development relevant to Organisational Development, People services, Leadership, engagement or a related discipline.
Desirable
Professional qualification or membership relevant to Organisational Development, HR or Learning & Development (e.g. CIPD). Facilitation or coaching qualification.
Skills Essential
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage positively with staff at all levels. Ability to organise and coordinate multiple activities, events or workstreams simultaneously. Ability to capture, record and summarise feedback accurately and sensitively. Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office applications and digital collaboration tools. Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider team and build effective working relationships.
Desirable
Experience supporting delivery of workshops, training sessions or engagement events.
Knowledge/ Experience Essential
Experience providing administrative, coordination or project support within a complex organisation. Experience working with data, trackers or action plans and maintaining accurate records. Experience of planning and delivering staff engagement, organisational development, wellbeing or leadership initiatives. Experience of facilitating workshops, engagement sessions or focus groups. Experience of analysing workforce information, survey data or qualitative feedback to inform improvement activity. Experience of developing, monitoring and reporting on action plans or improvement programmes. Experience of building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
Desirable
Experience working in the NHS or public sector. Experience supporting staff listening activity such as surveys, focus groups or engagement events.
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 details Employer name Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Kingsway House
Derby
DE22 3LZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)