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Organisational Development Manager
AfC indicative Band 7 plus a High Secure Environmental Allowance of £1,494.43 per annum
Hours – 37.5 per week
Contract Duration – Permanent
The Opportunity
The NHS State Hospitals Board for Scotland is looking to appoint a new Organisational Development (OD) Manager to provide OD and learning services and support to directors and senior managers across the site.
Presenting an exciting career opportunity to become an influential player in our Workforce Directorate team who deliver a wide and varied range of OD initiatives and projects which form a key part of the Board’s Workforce Strategy. The role will have a particular focus on leadership, culture, values and behaviours, and team development across our directorates. The post holder will also work closely with our Professional Nurse Advisor and Nurse Practice Development team to support delivery of Excellence in Care.
Most importantly, we are seeking a candidate with an informed understanding of the issues and challenges within a large, complex and multi professional workforce in Health and Social Care, or comparable large-scale public or private sector organisations.
About Us
The State Hospitals Board for Scotland is a national high secure forensic healthcare service, employing around 680 staff. We care passionately about our workforce and as a key part of our Workforce Directorate, our Learning & OD team have a significant role in enabling effective delivery of strategic, corporate and operational plans for providing Better Health, Better Care, Better Value and a Better Workplace.
Role Responsibility
You will be responsible for providing on OD service across the Board. This will be delivered through provision of internal consultancy, change and improvement programmes, and design and delivery of leadership and management training and other specialist training programmes. You will lead on a range of employee engagement and wellbeing programmes and initiatives, including iMatter/staff experience, staff excellence awards and employee wellbeing strategy. You will also be responsible for the development of coaching and mentoring provision across the organisation.
With a collaborative and results orientated approach to OD, you will be able to apply your skills and expertise to highly complex service change as well as leadership and culture development initiatives that will have a real impact on improving care for our patients and continue to develop The State Hospital as a great place to work for our staff.
Operating with considerable autonomy, you will become a key member of an already established and forwarding thinking Workforce Directorate team, and will have the opportunity to work closely with operational and clinical teams across a wide and varied range of service development programmes underpinned with sound change management capability.
We are looking to appoint an exceptional individual
We are seeking someone who will bring innovation and imagination to the role to ensure that it delivers a modern, effective and fit for purpose OD service during this period of significant change and beyond.
Our ideal candidate will bring extensive expert knowledge and experience in a similar role, with experience of designing interventions that support effective service delivery, implementation of change, leadership development, team-based working and culture development.
Candidates will need to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills with a collaborative and collegiate working style. It goes without saying the post holder will have a visible style, able to earn the confidence and respect necessary to bring about real change within the workplace.
The post holder will have the confidence to communicate and build relationships with a wide array of key stakeholders, and have a track record working at senior/board level delivering organisational change and development initiatives using a project management skill-set.
Educated to degree level or equivalent with a post-graduate qualification in an OD related discipline (or experience that demonstrates a similar level of knowledge and learning) is an essential criteria.
Other Information
If you would like to find out more about this role before applying, please contact Sandra Dunlop, Training & Professional Development Manager, 01555 842080 (sandra.dunlop@nhs.scot) or Linda McGovern, Director of Workforce, 01555 842122 (linda.mcgovern3@nhs.scot).
Closing date for returning applications: 11.59pm on Monday 3 April 2023.
Interviews will take place on Friday 14 April 2023.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
The State Hospital has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk
We look forward to receiving your application.