About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about shaping organisations where people can thrive and perform at their best? Come and lead the teams shaping leadership, culture, employee experience and organisational effectiveness across NHS Blood and Transplant.
NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Organisational Development to lead our Organisation Development, Leadership & Management Development, Employee Experience & Engagement, and Inclusive Culture teams. This is a pivotal leadership role with responsibility for driving organisational effectiveness, strengthening leadership capability, enhancing colleague experience, and embedding an inclusive, high-performing culture across NHSBT.
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Organisational Design & Development, you will work closely with Executive Directors, senior leaders and teams across the organisation to design and deliver people-centred solutions that support NHSBT's strategic priorities. You will provide expert leadership on organisational development, culture change, leadership development, engagement and inclusion, helping NHSBT respond to current challenges while building capability for the future.
Leading a multidisciplinary team of specialists, you will combine strategic thinking with practical delivery, ensuring high-quality interventions that improve organisational performance, strengthen leadership, and create a positive and inclusive experience for colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Your responsibilities will include:
*Leading and developing multidisciplinary teams across Organisation Development, Leadership & Management Development, Employee Experience & Engagement, and Inclusive Culture, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, impactful services across NHSBT.
Acting as the organisational lead for strategic organisation development, supporting the delivery of NHSBT's strategic objectives through evidence-based interventions and whole-system thinking.Partnering with Executive Team members and senior leaders to shape organisational strategy, improve organisational effectiveness and drive sustainable cultural change.Designing and implementing organisation-wide strategiesUsing workforce, culture and organisational insight to inform strategic decision making, evaluate impact and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.Leading the development, governance and evaluation of ODD, leadership development, engagement and inclusion plans, ensuring delivery against organisational priorities and objectives.Managing significant budgets, resources and external partnerships, ensuring value for money and high-quality outcomes.Representing NHSBT internally and externally, building partnerships across the NHS and wider public sector to share learning, influence practice and promote innovation.Deputising for the Assistant Director of Organisation Design & Development
About us It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Master's degree or equivalent level qualification in Organisation Development, Human Resources, Psychology, Business, Leadership or a related discipline Demonstrable relevant post qualification development Be an active member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Organisation Development Network Europe (ODNE), European Organisation Design Forum (EODF) or an equivalent professional body Evidence of substantial continuing professional development in organisation development, organisation design, leadership development or related disciplines
Experience Essential
Significant senior leadership experience in Organisation Design and Development within a large, complex organisation. Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams across organisational development, leadership development, employee engagement, culture and inclusion. Experience of working strategically with Executive Directors, Boards and senior leaders to shape organisational effectiveness and performance. Successful delivery of large-scale organisational change, transformation programmes, organisation design and target operating model development Experience of designing and implementing organisation-wide leadership, culture, engagement and inclusion strategies. Experience of managing significant budgets, resources and external suppliers. Track record of using organisational and workforce data to inform decision-making and measure impact. Experience of managing complex stakeholder relationships and influencing at senior and executive level.
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 NHS Blood and Transplant
Address Bristol Filton
Bristol
United Kingdom
BS34 7QH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)