Strategic OD Transformation Lead

Job overview

We are looking for two Strategic OD Transformation Leads to play a pivotal role in shaping culture, behaviour, and ways of working across Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. As part of our People & Strategy Directorate, you will lead the organisational development and cultural transformation that underpins the Trust’s Zero Delays programme and wider transformation priorities.

This role will work closely with senior leaders, clinical teams, improvement specialists, and service areas to create the conditions for high‑performing, learning‑orientated teams. You will help translate data and performance insights into meaningful cultural change, enabling staff to work differently and deliver timely, person‑centred care.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced OD professional to make a significant, long‑lasting impact on how services operate and how teams work together to improve patient experience.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post

Main duties of the job

The Strategic OD Transformation Lead plays a central role in driving cultural, behavioural, and organisational development across Oxleas, with a particular focus on supporting the Zero Delays programme and wider transformation priorities. The role exists to create the conditions that enable teams to work differently, improve productivity, reduce delays, and deliver timely, person‑centred care.

You will work closely with senior leaders, clinical teams, operational services, quality improvement specialists, and digital colleagues to translate data and performance insights into meaningful cultural and behavioural change. This includes supporting teams to build psychological safety, shift away from blame, adopt new ways of working, and take collective ownership for improvement.

The role combines strategic OD expertise, hands‑on team engagement, and leadership influence. You’ll facilitate cultural diagnostics, deliver high‑impact interventions, coach leaders, support “knotty” teams experiencing cultural barriers, and help embed sustainable transformation. You’ll also contribute to programme governance through clear communication, insightful reporting, and active partnership working across the organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Lead cultural, behavioural, and organisational development interventions that support delivery of the Zero Delays programme and wider transformation initiatives.
• Diagnose cultural and leadership factors influencing productivity, waiting times, and service performance.
• Work with leaders and teams to build readiness for change, psychological safety, and collective accountability.
• Translate data and diagnostics into practical behavioural change and team‑level improvement actions.
• Provide facilitation, coaching, and challenge to senior leaders, operational managers, and multidisciplinary teams.Build strong relationships across OD, performance, transformation, QI, digital, and operational functions to align culture and improvement work.
• Support teams with structured engagement, including deeper interventions for “knotty” teams facing cultural or leadership barriers.
• Develop clear communication, reporting, and governance processes to support transformation delivery.
• Help embed new ways of working to ensure improvements are sustained beyond the programme.