Head of Organisational Development and Business Partnering

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About the Trust

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

Our ambition is to maximise people's potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

1. Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
2. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
3. Access to Continued Professional Development
4. Involvement in improvement and research activities
5. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
6. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

Job overview

Why You Should Apply:

Impact Lives: Your efforts will directly contribute to improving the quality of healthcare, enhancing staff wellbeing, and ultimately making a difference in patient care.

Leadership Opportunities: Play a crucial role in shaping the future of the NHS workforce, providing professional development and direction to your teams.

Dynamic Environment: Thrive in a culture of continuous improvement, where innovative solutions are encouraged, and your contributions are valued.

Career Growth: With opportunities to influence Trust-wide strategies and represent the NHS at various levels, this role offers unparalleled visibility and career advancement.

Main duties of the job

Lead with Vision: Provide specialist OD advice and interventions to support Integrated Clinical Networks and corporate Directorates, ensuring the delivery of strategic objectives and cultural change initiatives.

Drive Transformation: Spearhead Trust-wide OD and change initiatives, enhancing staff engagement, satisfaction, and wellbeing to achieve performance excellence.

Be the Change: Lead cultural and organizational change, fostering a compassionate and inclusive workplace that aligns with Trust values and national strategic objectives.

Collaborate and Innovate: Work closely with the Workforce and OD senior management team to address the root causes of workforce issues and deliver holistic programmes of work.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management of the Organisational Development Service:

• Inspire and Lead: As part of the Workforce and OD Senior Leadership Team, provide strong, visible leadership to maximize individual contributions and meet development needs.
• Performance Excellence: Oversee core business and projects, ensuring the OD service delivers proactive and effective support to drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Foster effective working relationships within teams and with internal partners, demonstrating leadership behaviors that align with Trust values.

HR Business Partner Function:

• Innovative Strategies: Lead on workforce strategies, including inclusive recruitment and effective retention strategies to support a thriving workforce.
• Wellbeing Focus: Develop bespoke wellbeing strategies for Networks to support staff in achieving their best.

Leadership and Talent Development:

• Capability Building: Design and deliver leadership and management development training to enhance team performance and foster an integrated approach to OD.
• Talent Management: Implement a talent management and succession planning approach to identify and develop talent at all levels.

Staff Engagement and Wellbeing:

• Engagement Programmes: Ensure the Trust's team Engagement Programme is embedded and insights from staff surveys are used to enhance engagement levels.
• Health and Wellbeing: Lead the development of the Trust's Staff Health and Wellbeing Strategy, promoting an inclusive and supportive culture.

General Duties:

• Adapt and Evolve: Be prepared to undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the band, supporting the Trust's strategic goals and ensuring compliance with all policies and guidelines.

Ready to lead the charge and make a lasting impact on the NHS workforce? Apply now to become the Head of Organisational Development & Business Partnering and join us on this exciting journey of transformation and excellence!

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• High level of general education to masters level in OD or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of CPD within the last 2 years
• Member status of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development or equivalent professional, accredited. recognised body
• Accredited Coach qualification

Desirable criteria

• Psychometric testing training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial experience gained in a progressive HR/OD function.
• An understanding of the strategic approach to Workforce Development
• Detailed understanding of the principles of change management and ability to demonstrate a successful track record of organisational change.
• Substantial experience of effectively working at management level in the field of learning and organisational development for an organisation of relevant scale and complexity.
• Evidence of success in leading and implementing transformational change within a large and complex division, including service and workforce redesign.
• Substantial experience of delivering strategic objectives for a diverse and complex Department
• Substantial experience and evidence of successful learning and Organisational Development initiatives to deliver Trust goals and objectives
• Demonstrable experience in managing budgets and departmental resources
• Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating and developing multi-disciplinary teams and as a highly effective people manager
• Up to date knowledge of HR and OD issues from a best practice perspective
• Excellent verbal communication, influencing, collaboration and negotiating skills
• Outstanding presentation skills.
• The ability to work as a team member, both within teams internally and as an accomplished participant in cross-agency teams.
• The ability to work with senior management, clinical colleagues and other staff, to make sound judgements and respond positively to a rapidly changing environment
• Experience of managing a HRD team and responding to a rapidly evolving workforce development agenda

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Partnership working and working knowledge of the National Strategies and other supporting initiatives
• Innovative thinking and the ability to explore imaginative ways of optimising use of resources
• Flexibility and adaptability to accommodation changes to role and responsibilities as the management structure develops further.
• An understanding of the national NHS agenda and the Workforce Development contribution
• Empathy towards the needs of people who use the Trust's services
• Ability to recognise discrimination in all its forms and put equal opportunities policy into practice

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to work to deadlines
• Previous experience of responding to continuously changing priorities and challenging deadlines
• Ability to manage a high volume of enquiries both internal and external
• Ability to work with constant interruptions
• Demonstrable ability to concentrate for long periods on a frequent basis on report writing, analysis of information etc

Work Related Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of frequent use of VDU
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

A hints and tips document is attached below for guidance on completing your application form.

Disclosure Barring Certificate check

All of our new starters, who are appointed to a post which requires a Disclosure Barring Certificate check (DBS), will be recharged for the full cost of the check (DBS checks for volunteers are free of charge).

An enhanced DBS check costs £38 and a standard check costs £18 (plus an administration charge of £3.50). If you are a substantive member of staff, the full amount will be taken from your first month's salary.

If you are a member of staff on our bank, you will need to repay the full amount from your first salary.

We encourage you to register with the DBS update service at an annual cost of £13 (this is mandatory for bank staff).

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• Priority will be given to applications from existing NHS employees who have an at risk status
• This post is on our terms and conditions (T&Cs). If you are an existing employee currently on transferred terms and conditions (i.e. you transferred from another employer and retained their T&Cs) and you are voluntarily applying for this post; if you are successful, you will be employed on our T&Cs
• You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview
• We will notify you by email if you have been shortlisted or not. Computer access is available at your local job centre or library. Please make sure you check your spam filter/junk folder. If any mail goes to your junk folder please mark it as safe
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application
• We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges. We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our recruiting managers directly.

Vaccination

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 121.4KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 105.0KB)
• Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 117.0KB)
• Applicant Information pack (PDF, 505.6KB)
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion pack (PDF, 588.9KB)
• Hints and tips for your application (PDF, 128.7KB)