# Organisational Development and Engagement Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/organisational-development-and-engagement-officer/cab6b0e2-6c71-4073-b8f6-866a4d0d0468 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/organisational-development-and-engagement-officer/cab6b0e2-6c71-4073-b8f6-866a4d0d0468.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sutton In Ashfield - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T10:51:20.737Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/SuttoninAshfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/People_Directorate_Workforce_OD_Engagement/People_Directorate_Workforce_OD_Engagement-v8097338 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8097338?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to join the People Directorate as an Organisational Development (OD) and Engagement Officer. You will support the design and delivery of colleague engagement, culture and improvement activity across the Trust—helping teams turn insight (including Staff Survey and pulse results) into practical actions that improve experience at work and, ultimately, patient care. What it takes: - Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the confidence to engage and influence a wide range of colleagues. - Ability to analyse and present survey and people data clearly, spotting themes and opportunities for improvement. - Good organisation and planning skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage deadlines across multiple workstreams. - A collaborative, values-led approach with curiosity, initiative and a commitment to continuous improvement. Why you should apply You will help shape the Trust’s culture and engagement priorities at pace, working alongside experienced OD and People colleagues. This role offers variety, visibility and the chance to make a tangible difference—supporting colleagues to feel heard, valued and empowered to ### Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Job Details This is an exciting opportunity to join the People Directorate as an Organisational Development (OD) and Engagement Officer. You will support the design and delivery of colleague engagement, culture and improvement activity across the Trust—helping teams turn insight (including Staff Survey and pulse results) into practical actions that improve experience at work and, ultimately, patient care. What it takes: Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the confidence to engage and influence a wide range of colleagues. Ability to analyse and present survey and people data clearly, spotting themes and opportunities for improvement. Good organisation and planning skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage deadlines across multiple workstreams. A collaborative, values-led approach with curiosity, initiative and a commitment to continuous improvement. Why you should apply You will help shape the Trust’s culture and engagement priorities at pace, working alongside experienced OD and People colleagues. This role offers variety, visibility and the chance to make a tangible difference—supporting colleagues to feel heard, valued and empowered to ## Job Description To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in developing and delivering training and OD interventions - Experience in facilitating focus groups and delivering presentations - Experience of managing organisational surveys, data interpretation and quality assurance frameworks - Analytical and planning skills - Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels - Excellent persuading and influencing skills across all levels - Credibility to work with all staff groups - Excellent report writing skills, with the ability to present complex and /or sensitive information - Ability to use initiative - Ability to be creative - Self-motivated, flexible ‘can-do’ team worker - Resilient and able to challenge - Ability to manage conflicting pressures and to meet deadlines **Desirable** - Previous NHS experience - Experience of working within an OD function - Experience of working with clinical and non-clinical teams - Experience in managing projects - Experience in supporting quality improvement programmes ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level or equivalent experience - Training, Teaching and Facilitation qualification or equivalent experience - Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development **Desirable** - OD Practitioner qualification or equivalent - Coaching qualification ### Knowledge Requirements **Essential** - Up to date knowledge of training, delivery and organisational development - Current knowledge of a range of OD theories and methodologies - IT literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages - Demonstrate understanding of acute hospital culture, systems and processes **Desirable** - Knowledge of quality improvement approaches - Knowledge of NHS IT systems eg ESR - Knowledge of NHS Staff Surveys - Understanding of NHS People Plan ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Ability to work across the geographical area; travelling to other hospital sites - Flexibility to attend meetings outside core working hours - Ability to work with clinical staff in clinical settings if required ## Documents - [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702) - [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448) - [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938) - [nursing, midwifery & ahp strategy 25-28 (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2492) - [organisational development and engagement officer job description (pdf, 200.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10391177) ## 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.