Band 7 Organisation Development & Leadership Consultant | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, NW3 2QG |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7502049/391-RFL-7502049 |
Summary
The purpose of ODL is: a catalyst for change in leadership impact at scale and depth beyond this moment.
The current priorities for the ODL team is the delivery of the OD plan (primarily through through Group wide OD interventions and Divisional level systemic team development interventions) as agreed by the GEMM; the implementation and continuous improvement of the Leadership Framework, learning pathways and development offers and the Talent Management & Succession Planning strategy. The post holder will be involved in all of these priorities.
The OD&L consultant will have the opportunity to work as part of a team and independently on OD projects and/ or support Senior OD&L consultants to diagnose, design and implement complex OD, as well as delivery of pathways and development offers. introducing best practice OD, leadership & learning approaches to maximise organisational health and effectiveness.
The post holder will deputise for the Senior OD&L consultants as required.
OD Provision
As part of a small team of ODL practitioners
• Contribute to the design and delivery of OD interventions.
• Work with partners from commission to evaluation
• Carry out quantitative and qualitative analysis, developing compelling insights and the associated narrative/story
• Lead on and/or support all OD work from triage/commission, diagnose and planning, based on client needs and in line with the OD consultancy cycle.
• Support the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions relating to trust-wide transformation programmes, quality improvement, leadership and talent and complex team development work
• Proactively engage in relationship-building with key stakeholders and partners across the trust
• Provide expert facilitation and/or co-facilitation, coaching and personal and team development to improve team effectiveness
Individual Leadership Development offer
• Facilitate Peer Learning and /or Action Learning Sessions
• Prepare, and contribute to, reports as required
• Work in collaboration with colleagues to deliver and/or facilitate elements of development portfolio
• Conduct learning needs analyses
• Undertake individual coaching to leaders at the trust, via the Coaching & Mentoring hub, to support them with their development
• Commission and manage external learning providers to support the delivery of leadership pathways, development offers, coach and mentor skills training programmes and other OD interventions
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
This advert closes on Saturday 21 Feb 2026