Culture Improvement Practitioner

Job overview

• This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

At Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, we know that outstanding patient care starts with an outstanding workplace culture. As part of our ambitious Culture Transformation Programme, we are seeking two enthusiastic, innovative and motivated Culture Improvement Practitioners to join our Strategy Directorate.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the culture of one of the South West's largest NHS organisations. Working closely with the Head of Transformation, Deputy Chief Strategy Officer, divisional leaders and colleagues across the Trust, you will play a key role in delivering our Culture Transformation Programme and embedding a culture where everyone feels cared for, listened to, valued and empowered to improve.

You will design and deliver organisational development interventions, culture improvement initiatives, coaching programmes and engaging training that support colleagues at every level of the organisation. You will also help develop and support our growing network of Culture Improvement Ambassadors, enabling sustainable cultural change across clinical, operational and corporate teams.

Main duties of the job

Supporting the delivery of RCHT's Culture Transformation Programme.

Designing and delivering culture improvement and organisational development interventions.

Coaching leaders, teams and individuals to build inclusive, compassionate and improvement-focused cultures.

Developing and facilitating engaging training sessions, workshops and large-scale culture events.

Supporting and mentoring our Culture Improvement Ambassador network.

Working alongside colleagues in Freedom to Speak Up, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement to drive sustainable cultural change.

Developing impactful communications, engagement campaigns and promotional materials.

Measuring and evaluating the impact of culture improvement activities and reporting progress to senior stakeholders.

Supporting Divisional Leadership Teams to identify cultural challenges and co-design interventions that improve colleague experience and team effectiveness.

Delivering coaching and development support to leaders and teams to embed compassionate, inclusive and improvement-focused ways of working.

Supporting the development of meaningful measures and evaluation frameworks to understand the impact of culture improvement initiatives.

Acting as a culture improvement expert and advocate across the organisation, promoting best practice and shared learning.

Building partnerships both within and beyond RCHT to share learning and best practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

Identity Checks

Professional registration and qualification checks

Employment history and reference checks

Occupational Health clearance

Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.