# OD Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/od-practitioner/eb09f4a7-d183-442f-a37e-d3ba0be771c1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/od-practitioner/eb09f4a7-d183-442f-a37e-d3ba0be771c1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Poole Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-07T00:04:21.928Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Organisational_Development/Organisational_Development-v8271699 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8271699?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The successful post holder will be an experienced OD generalist and will play a key role in delivering the UHD People Strategy through the design and implementation of a broad range of OD interventions. This will include supporting organisational development, culture, leadership, team effectiveness and engagement initiatives. You will be responsible for leading on OD projects working with the many stakeholders within our organisation and regional and national partners. The OD Practitioner is a core member of the Organisational Development Team. As a consultant you will provide professional advice and expertise to ensure interventions are designed to maximise organisational efficiency, value staff and improve patient outcomes. The role requires previous experience of co-ordinating and managing OD projects; delivering interventions in a complex organisation and facilitation within an Acute Hospital environment or similar healthcare setting. You will be a self-motivated, proactive, creative, hands-on and collaborative individual with an interest in building relationships at every level within the organisation and with external partners. Interview: 6th October ### Main duties of the job - The OD Practitioner will be the lead for one of the key work streams within the OD Plan as directed by the UHD People Strategy; this will have a whole organisational impact and application, requiring engagement with internal and external stakeholders and forums including; Culture & Engagement, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Talent Management and Team Integration. - The OD Practitioner will play a key role in the successful delivery of the trust strategies and key people objectives with the aim to develop a compassionate, inclusive culture at UHD, where staff feel valued, supported, involved, engaged and have a sense of belonging. - The OD Practitioner will be influential in making UHD a great place to work where morale is high, working collaboratively with staff and acting on their feedback. - The OD Practitioner is a core member of the Organisational Development Team. As a consultant they will provide professional advice and expertise to ensure interventions are designed to maximise organisational efficiency, value staff and improve patient outcomes. - The post holder will be expected to handle highly confidential and sometimes contentious and sensitive information and be free to act on their own initiative. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The OD Practitioner will play a key role in the successful delivery of the trust strategies and key people objectives with the aim to develop a compassionate, inclusive culture at UHD, where staff feel valued, supported, involved, engaged and have a sense of belonging. - As part of the team, create a culture of organisational development and learning across the Trust by providing expert advice and support for organisational development improvement projects based on national/local best practice, legislation, guidance and recommendations, designed to meet the objectives of the Trust. - To lead on the research, design and development of training programmes and workshops and other educational approaches in support of the OD work streams. - To manage functions such as the Culture Champions, including any new recruitment, development and their on-going role in engagement and decision making in the Trust. To critically observe progress of culture and behaviour strategies in action to provide and influence future change with the Board. - To work in partnership with Care Groups, Directorates and individual teams to provide a specialist internal OD consultancy and to develop the capacity and capability of managers to undertake OD activities within their area of responsibility. - To introduce and design a range of tools and methodologies which support OD and leadership development and compliment quality improvement; embedding best practice across the Trust. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Proven ability to diagnose and contract using the OD cycle - Competent team and individual coach - Ability to source internal and external data sources, analysis of data to support projects and report writing - Well-developed IT skills - Excellent written and oral communication skills - Excellent numerical, verbal and critical reasoning - Facilitation and presentation skills - Proven team worker with the ability to motivate colleagues and staff - Excellent organizational skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities - Ability to influence across a broad range of stakeholders. - Able to deal with conflict proactively - Ability to coach others to find their own solutions - Innovative, with the ability to “think differently” and challenge current behaviours and mind-sets - Open to new ideas & change and actively promotes new ways of working - Resilience to keep focused and positive for others - Professional, credible and tactful - Ability to act autonomously with specific guidelines ### Knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrable understanding of culture in a complex organisation. - Up to date knowledge of key current issues in organisational development both at a strategic and local level **Desirable** - Understanding complexity of culture in an Acute Hospital ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of designing and delivering a range of OD interventions to deliver improved outcomes. - Working in a project management, or change management environment. - Evidence of successful development and implementation of cultural change initiatives to achieve improved outcomes. - Experience of writing and presenting Board reports, and designing development activities. - Experience of working with staff at all levels to communicate, engage with, and listen to views. **Desirable** - Within an NHS acute hospital or similar environment ### Qualifications **Essential** - Relevant post graduate or masters level qualification or combination of qualifications and experience or recent relevant experience to masters level - Notably within an Organisational Development or Leadership & Management discipline - Facilitation within an Acute Hospital environment or similar healthcare setting **Desirable** - MBTI Step 1 & 2 practitioner - ILM 5 award in Coaching & Mentoring (or equivalent) - TED (Team Engagement & Development) Practitioner - CIPD qualification - Belbin Team Roles Practitioner - FIRO-B Practitioner - Programme or project management experience and or qualification ## Documents - [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417) - [od practitioner job description (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586946) - [od practitioner person specification (pdf, 288.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586947) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.