Organisational Development Strategic Lead

Job overview

Are you passionate about people and maximising their potential in work?

We have two great opportunities to join the leadership team of a high performing mental health, learning disabilities and community NHS trust. We’re looking for two values-driven, innovative and highly skilled professionals to join our team within the HR Directorate as the Strategic Lead: Learning & Development and the Strategic Lead: Organisational Development.

Our strategic goals are to deliver High Quality Care, Better Health, Sustainability and a Great Place to Work. Our People Strategy gives six commitments to achieve our Great Place to Work ambitions including: -

• Model recruitment & retention
• Health and well-being
• Great culture, values & behaviours
• Strong voice
• Equality, diversity & inclusion
• Full potential

Main duties of the job

Strategic Lead: Organisational Development

Band 8A - £55,690,215 to £62,682 per annum (dependent on experience)

Hours: 37½ hours per week (Full Time)

Base: Invista Training Hub, Gloucester with some travel to other locations and home-working (Hybrid working)

We are seeking an exceptional Strategic Lead for Organisational Development to drive transformational change across our organisation. This pivotal role requires a visionary leader who can design and implement comprehensive organisational development strategies that enhance patient outcomes, improve staff engagement, and build sustainable operational excellence.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will possess extensive experience in healthcare transformation, change management, and stakeholder engagement, with the ability to navigate complex multi-disciplinary environments while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will lead cross-functional teams, develop innovative solutions to organisational challenges, and ensure our workforce is equipped to deliver outstanding care in an evolving healthcare landscape. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on both organisational effectiveness and patient care quality across our healthcare system.

This role provides strategic leadership and operational management of the Trust’s OD function, developing and driving innovation through high quality OD practice, expert knowledge and guidance. You will lead and oversee the operational delivery of Organisational Development Programmes across the Trust, including the development and delivery of various portfolios aligned to our Leadership & Culture programme which includes Restorative Just and Learning, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership and Management, Well-being, Values & Behaviours and Freedom to Speak Up.

Bringing energy, insight and a focus for inclusion and reducing inequalities, you will have responsibility for developing and driving a high-performance service culture whilst also instigating and supporting a range of organisational development initiatives. You will be highly driven, goal and action orientated, have a talent for inspiring and motivating teams, with a track-record of delivery.