Organisational Development Practitioner – Theatres

Job overview

Have you worked in an environment where everyone feels safe to act and confident to learn from errors, as well as pursue excellence in an environment of psychological safety? We want this for all our people, and we are looking for someone to join our theatre leadership team who will support us on our journey to develop our learning culture, productivity and leadership.

At Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT, we have a multidisciplinary surgical team of over 150 staff, including surgeons, anaesthetists and healthcare professionals working across 13 operating theatres. We carry out approximately 37,000 planned operations each year, delivering both planned and emergency surgery.

As OD Practitioner you will focus on optimising human performance of this team through better understanding of processes, the behaviour of individuals and their interactions with others and their environment

The Operating Department in Chesterfield is committed to a major transformation project to embed the Trust’s CARE values and leadership principles into our culture, behaviours and the way we work. This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role supporting effective change to develop the culture and performance of a team of healthcare professionals.

The post holder will use an Organisational Development approach to support the theatre improvement plans. We want you to be passionate about our people, our patients and their families, and the public service we provide.

INTERVIEW DATE 16TH MARCH  2026

Main duties of the job

As an Organisational Development practitioner, this post will join our Theatre Leadership Team. You will have a key role supporting organisational development and cultural change, influencing and persuading people across the Trust. We will help you build up your professional networks as you join our leadership assembly.

Supporting the Theatre Productivity Improvement Programme Lead, the post holder will be visible in the theatre environment with much of the diagnostic and development work anticipated to take place in the ‘live’ theatre environment.

The role will embed leadership and safety culture development within the day-to-day work, enabling teams to recognise positive behaviours in daily working, supporting cultural change and empowering us to put patient safety and clinical excellence at the heart of what we do.  Using  a wide range of data and intelligence to monitor the culture, you will be responsible for responding to requests for support, for undertaking diagnostic work to identify needs, and for developing and facilitating organisational development interventions within the theatre setting. You will be responsible for coordinating, planning and facilitating training in response to quality concerns, process failures and other learning opportunities.

You will demonstrate inclusive leadership behaviours and be passionate about values, learning, wellbeing, inclusion, building staff engagement and improving the experiences of our workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.

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For a confidential and informal discussion about the post, please contact Ian Channon, Theatre Productivity Improvement Programme Lead [email protected]

If you would like the opportunity to discuss the role with the following people who the post holder will work closely with, you are welcome to contact: -

Lead OD Practitioner, Trudy Stringfellow

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HR Partner, Catherine Husband

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