An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide a 12 month maternity cover for our Associate Director of Learning, Culture and Organisational Development. 

You will report to the Deputy Director of People & Culture and take strategic responsibility for the following portfolios of work:

• L& D (clinical & non-clinical)
• Undergraduate and Postgraduate Clinical Professional Education/Development
• Employee Culture and Engagement
• OD

 Strategic responsibility for these critical areas of our people function; working closely with the Corporate Directorate leads, such as Exec Directors and Deputies to achieve results. 

Using  clinical expertise you will work closely with the Director of Nursing, AHPs & Quality to ensure that all areas of clinical education are linked to national guidance and current professional practices.  

 Also, hold responsibility for the funding linked to the NHS Education Contract including monies relating to Education Support, National Activities, Non-Medical, Postgraduate, Undergraduate and Workforce Development funding.  You will be the lead contact for funding opportunities, including the submission of relevant bids  arising from NHSE/I and Health Education England. 

 Provide strategic leadership to our O D 'offer’ as well as oversee our staff engagement and culture workstreams. 

 A key contributor to delivery of  people elements of our ‘Making a Difference’ strategy, as well as ensuring the Trust’s P& C work addresses the NHS National People Plan direction. 

The postholder will report to and work closely alongside the Deputy Director of People & Culture.  They will be a key member of the People & Culture Directorate Senior Leadership Team and will line manage:

• Head of Culture, Engagement and Organisational Development
• Head of Learning and Development
• Head of People Development
• Learning Funding Manager

They will build close and trusting relationships with their line reports, as well as other key portfolio leads across the People & Culture Directorate.

The role requires extensive knowledge of the NHS and the regional and national education agenda, they will need to offer clinical expertise and experience as well as experience of driving organisational culture change. The role requires high-level influencing, negotiating and change management skills both within and across organisational boundaries.  

The post holder will report to and work closely alongside the Deputy Director of People & Culture.  They will be a key member of the People & Culture Directorate Senior Leadership Team and will line manage:

• Head of Culture, Engagement and Organisational Development
• Head of Learning
• Head of Development
• Learning Funding Manager

They will take strategic responsibility for the Culture, Engagement, Organisational Development and Learning agendas for the whole Trust.

Lead on the Trust’s work across the ICS in the areas of Learning and Development, for example this may include chairing the network on Learning and Development Partnership.

Maintain and develop key senior relationships, internal and external to the organisation in order to effectively develop new strategies and policies and effectively facilitate organisational development and change.

Actively promote partnership working and cultural change through user/carer involvement in the development of policy and strategy and change management.

Provide senior leadership to the Learning & Development Team and Culture, Engagement & OD Team.

Provide strategic leadership on the NHS Staff Survey for the Trust; to develop and deliver the Trust improvement plan and support the Heads of Workforce to develop and drive action plans within their divisions.

Working closely with colleagues across the Trust to lead on the Organisation’s Learning agenda linked with the aspirations of the Trust strategy to be a learning organisation.

Support the Deputy Director and Executive Director to ensure that the Trust leaders embrace and embed the Trust’s People & Culture Strategy and live the Trust values.

To lead on the funding linked to the NHS Education Contract and be the lead contact in respect of funding opportunities that are made available to the Trust from NHSE/I and Health Education England

Provide leadership and guidance to the Learning Funding Manager relating to the approval of requests for Workforce Development funding and Continuous Professional Development funding.

Provide strategic leadership on initiatives in the education and training of staff which facilitate the best skill set for clinical requirements across each of the clinical divisions.

Offer clinical expertise for the development of clinical training programmes.

Ensure education practice is compliant with Health and Safety legislation and, working with the Trust’s Health and Safety Manager ensure that local procedures and workforce policy in place.

Lead and liaise with the Directors of Nursing and AHPs around the national education funding initiatives such as Workforce Development Funding, CPD and other national education funding programmes.

You will be expected to provide strategic leadership to the People Development, Culture Engagement & Organisational Development agendas.

You will be accountable for the successful delivery of a range of Trust-wide operational People & Culture programmes of work.

Through delivery of these improvement programmes, the post holder will contribute towards the development and delivery of the Trust’s Making a Difference strategy and the National People Plan direction.

 Will be line managed by the Deputy Director of People & Culture.

The post holder will need to foster excellent working relationships with the full range of NHS colleagues from frontline clinical staff to Board members, within the Trust and with colleagues and organisations external to Trust such as Health Education England and regional Universities.

Through their line management responsibilities they will need to foster excellent line management relationships, leading key senior People & Culture members of the team to success.

Will  be a visible role model for compassionate leadership. This includes the highest level of interpersonal and communications skills individually and presentational skills in front of the whole organisation.

• Is an ambassador for our Trust Values.
• Educated to masters level (or equivalent experience) level in a relevant topic.
• Professional nursing or AHP qualification with current registration with relevant professional regulator.
• Significant experience within a senior Learning and Development / Organisational Development role.
• Significant knowledge of the NHS, National and local policy drivers for modernisation and change.
• A good understanding of interdependencies of people, processes and systems and significant experience of complex change within and across agencies.
• Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of specialist areas including Professional Academic Progression.
• Ability to interpret policy and formulate long term strategic plans which impact across the whole organisation in a climate of uncertainty and continuous change.
• Experience of working with computer databases using analytic techniques to support interrogation, analysis and reporting.
• Ability to build effective relationships within People and Culture and the wider Trust.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and outside agencies.
• Ability to work on own initiative, to plan, organise and prioritise own work – working to deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office packages.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent team player.
• Understanding of data protection and maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Self-motivated and conscientious with a flexible approach to working life and a track record of achievement.
• Self-confident and resilient.

The role requires highly developed analytical abilities, with skills in using highly complex facts and information from a range of sources and triangulating them to assess performance and improvement opportunities and to make judgements about courses of action where no precedent exists or options conflict.

Must be able to skilfully balance operational pressures and the strategic perspective.

The post holder will analyse very complex information regarding educational governance and quality assurance to facilitate improvements evidenced through internal/external reviews.

Requires programme management skills and the ability to manage competing demands and to prioritise the deployment of resources to meet the Trust’s objectives.

Requires the ability to plan and manage priorities at the individual and team level and advise at the organisational level.

No direct responsibility for patient care but is required to contribute to the strategic people planning for the Trust in order to achieve the overall goals for patient care.

Supports the Deputy Director in formulating and leading the associated work programmes to deliver the people elements of the Trust’s Making a Difference Strategy and local response to the National People Plan.

Scan internally and externally for best practice and improvement ideas, translating these into information that encourages colleagues to act on them.

Trust Strategic Lead for Culture, Engagement, Organisational Development, Learning & Development and Practice Learning.

Budget holder for Culture, Engagement, Organisational Development, Learning & Development and Practice Learning.

The post holder will report to and work closely alongside the Deputy Director of People & Culture.  They will be a key member of the People & Culture Directorate Senior Leadership Team and will line manage:

• Head of Culture, Engagement and Organisational Development
• Head of Learning and Development
• Head of People Development
• Learning Funding Manager

The post is office based for travel purposes at the Trust’s HQ, Duncan Macmillan House in Nottingham, but with the effects of the pandemic significant homeworking is expected and supported.  The post holder will be using a personal computer for a substantial part of the day.

Requirement to drive or be driven to other Trust sites or other organisations – largely, but not exclusively, in Nottinghamshire.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values:

Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork

Physically able to carry out the job activities (or with support for disabled applicants)

Relevant professional or management qualification to Masters level or have equivalent level of experience

Professional nursing or AHP qualification

Current registration with relevant professional regulator

Extensive experience of working at a senior level within Learning and Development/Organisational Development

Experience of working in a complex, fast moving organisation.

Experience of working across professional boundaries, able to enthuse and inspire others using advanced communication and presentation skills

Able to plan, deliver and evaluate change/transformational solutions at a senior level.

Managing change programmes

Proven experience of creating opportunities through partnership working.

Experience of dealing positively with organisational politics

Demonstrates an understanding of the healthcare agenda and broad organisation perspectives

Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of national developments.

Knowledge of NHS Education, Learning & Development agendas and associated funding arrangements

Demonstrates a practical knowledge of the diversity agenda and appreciates the impact of proactive approach to diversity on patient care

Working knowledge of Microsoft office packages.

Experience of working with computer databases using analytic techniques to support interrogation, analysis and reporting

Proven presentation skills

Experience of drafting internal and external reports, communications

Flexible working is a requirement of the post