Workforce and Organisational Development Practitioner | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M8 5EP |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6212144/349-NMGH-6212144 |
Summary
There’s never been a better time to consider joining our North Manchester General Hospital People Team working to support the delivery of the hospital's People Plan. Join us, and you could soon be helping to coordinate and deliver agreed organisational development interventions, projects, activities and programmes that will ultimately enhance staff and patient experience .
In your role you will cover a selection of specific areas, including Culture, Leadership Development, Staff Engagement and Experience, Team support, as well as Transformation initiatives.
Already an established OD professional, you’re educated to degree level or equivalent and have experience of supporting workforce needs. What's more, you’re used to working in a large, complex, multi-professional organisation and environment of change. Knowledge of the principles of OD and training is essential, as is familiarity with HR policies and procedures. What’s more, you’re flexible in approach, have excellent presentation and project management skills and know how to effectively persuade, negotiate with, and influence others.
In return, you’ll benefit from a supportive team where your career ambitions will have every chance to be fulfilled. From your initial induction to a personalised development plan, we’ll support your career path every step of the way with regular training opportunities in an organisation that believes in every voice being heard.
Flexibility is a critical aspect of this role and the post holder will need to demonstrate the willingness, understanding and ability to manage a broad range of organisational requirements and demands.
Close and effective working relationships with the HR Management Team and Divisional Teams are vital to successfully achieving the required outcomes and you will be required to demonstrate a strong team working ethic at all times.
Using your well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, you will enjoy coming up with creative solutions to complex challenges, including how best to engage with staff to maximise their involvement in your initiatives.
You will have well-developed influencing and people management skills, with the confidence to work with colleagues at all levels, including the Senior Leadership Team. Embedding a culture of continuous improvement, you will mentor and inspire colleagues.
You’ll be resilient and ambitious with a vibrant ‘can do’ attitude and values that mirror our own perfectly with the skill and flexibility to operate at pace and overcome individual and organisational obstacles positively, and collaboratively.
Lastly, you’ll be an impressive communicator with the ability to adapt your approach & style to meet needs of audience as you’ll deliver training to managers, HR & employees on a variety of topics relating to employee health & wellbeing for various clients (both internal & external).
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programs. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
The post holder will work across North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) to coordinate and directly deliver agreed organisational development interventions, projects and activities to help meet the operational and strategic objectives of the hospital.
The post holder will have responsibility for particular work projects in relation to the hospital wide priorities and also for specific Team and individual interventions where identified.
With a background in effectively managing change and achieving results, you will use this knowledge to determine what realistically can and cannot be achieved. This will include using a wide range of data and information to identify the measures that need to be made and setting ambitious targets to drive performance across the hospital.
What’s more, you’ll show initiative with the ability to work unsupervised & independently but also thrive working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Please note previously applicants need not apply.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024
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