# Organisational Development Partner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** Harrow
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Per annum including HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-14T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T11:11:30.575Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harrow/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Organisational_Development_Learning_Training_Management_Leadership_Development/Organisational_Development_Learning_Training_Management_Leadership_Development-v8105874
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8105874?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

‘People at the heart of everything we do’ – Our People Strategy 2025–2030 describes how we will make London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust an exceptional place to work, ensuring our people can thrive, grow and contribute to excellent patient care. As one of the most diverse workplaces in the country, we reflect communities we serve.

One of our four strategic priorities is developing and growing our own talent by creating a learning culture that enables individuals to fulfil their potential and drive clinical and operational excellence. This role is central to delivering these ambitions.

The OD Partner will lead organisational development, learning, training and development projects and programmes across the Trust and within divisions and services. Working with  management teams, you will facilitate service change, improvement and transformation to support employee engagement and alignment with Trust objectives.

You will provide a proactive OD and learning service, identifying development needs and skills gaps, designing and delivering interventions, and evaluating their impact. You will also promote career development, retention, equity, diversity, inclusion and engagement initiatives that support Trust objectives and improve patient care.

The successful candidate will have significant OD, learning and leadership experience and a strong understanding of  HR and OD can positively influence patient experience, quality, efficiency and organisational performance.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for 1 Full time and 1 Part time role.

The OD Partner will be responsible for a portfolio of corporate OD, learning, training and development projects and programmes.  They will also work with divisional senior management teams to facilitate service change, improvement  and transformation to ensure employee engagement and alignment with Trust strategic objectives.

The purpose of the role is to provide a proactive OD and learning service, from the design of diagnostic tools, identifying development needs and skills gaps, to the design and delivery of OD & learning interventions and programmes. Also, the evaluation of the impact of the interventions in meeting and supporting change and transformation to meet divisional and strategic objectives and to improve patient care.

In line with the Trust People Strategy and OD Plan and working closely with senior leaders and staff, the post holder will lead on all aspects of work associated with the modernisation, engagement, and motivation of the workforce. They will develop, lead and evaluate organisational development interventions using a range of OD approaches in areas such as staff engagement, equality and diversity, Leadership and management development, team working, reward and recognition and other OD initiatives.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

## Person Specification

### HEART Values

**Essential**

- Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values: honesty, equity, accountability, respect, and teamwork. Demonstrate commitment to place Quality at our HEART

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- - Extensive knowledge and experience of undertaking OD, learning and leadership development needs assessment and designing, developing, and implementing OD and learning programmes and initiatives to meet the needs identified.
- Solid experience of designing and using a broad range of diagnostic OD and learning assessment tools and approaches to manage culture change and transformation and improve performance.
- Significant experience of working in an OD and learning and development environment and designing and delivering a variety of programmes.
- Able to demonstrate business acumen and an understanding of how high impact HR and OD can positively impact on the patient experience, quality and efficiency agenda and organisational goals.
- Knowledge of the principles and theories of adult learning, organisational development, change management, engagement, team work and leadership.
- Experience of increasing productivity and continuously improve methods, approaches.
- Experience of devising a variety of training and development programmes specifically to promote staff and team development
- Experience of People Management and leadership
- Broad understanding of the OD and L&D agenda within LNWHT

### Education/Qualifications

**Essential**

- - Chartered CIPD Member (MCIPD)
- Master’s Degree or equivalent experience - Relevant area i.e. HRM, OD, change management
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Organisational Development qualification (or relevant experience)
- Adult training or education qualification – PTLLS, AET Improvement methodology or working towards qualification

**Desirable**

- - Project or Programme Management
- Psychometric test user (BCP/BPS), MBTI or similar tool)
- Digital content developer
- Coaching and mentoring

### Skills, abilities and attributes

**Essential**

- - Project Management skills and ability to see projects to completion.
- Analytical skills and ability to analyse and interpret data and problem solve through structured thought processes.
- Excellent written communication and report writing skills.
- Commitment to, and enthusiasm for facilitating cultural and behavioural change, service improvement, and team and individual development.
- A good understanding of and experience of learning and workforce Information Systems
- Highly developed interpersonal, facilitation and communication skills with the ability to articulate complex information
- A strong communicator who can build effective relationships across all levels and can influence key stakeholders.
- Highly developed, demonstrated teamwork skills and ability to manage conflict
- Self-driven and extremely customer and results focussed.
- Good negotiation and influencing skills an ability to motivate colleagues and staff
- Ability to plan and organise a range of complex activities, formulate and adjust plans
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to build and maintain credibility with line managers

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10484347)
- [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615)
- [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549)

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