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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

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Address: Bury New Road; Prestwich; Manchester; M25 3BL
Contact Number: 0161 938 5253

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Ref: 437-5541737-B Vacancy ID: 5932772

Organisational Development Facilitator - Leadership

Closed for applications on: 17-Jan-2024 00:03

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 17-Jan-2024 00:03

Location

Site: The Curve
Town: Prestwich
Postcode: M25 3BL
Major / Minor Region: Manchester

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid)

Salary

Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 5)

Specialty

Main area: Organisational Development

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Organisational Development

• Design, deliver and support appropriate OD interventions to support the achievement of the Trust's Workforce and OD Development Strategy.

• Working closely with the OD Management team to design, deliver and evaluate high quality programmes that meet organisational need.

• Provide support to all leadership initiatives across the Trust.

• Support the transformation of the organisational culture including embedding the Trust Values and behaviours and our Role Model, Coach, Care Leadership Framework.

• Support the design and delivery of staff engagement initiatives in order to positively impact upon staff satisfaction levels.

• Regularly undertake research and development in relation to OD with a focus on good practice, new initiatives, benchmarking with other organisations in order to add value to the Trust offer.

• Support the development of the capacity and capability of Managers to undertake organisational development activities within their areas of responsibility as appropriate.

• Utilise an effective evaluation framework in order to measure organisational impact and value.

Workforce Development

• Provide advice and guidance to managers and staff on OD and learning opportunities to meet needs identified and signposting to internal and external opportunities where appropriate.

• Work with the OD Lead and OD Manager – Leadership, to ensure attendance and representation at key local and regional meetings.

• Along with other senior members of the Organisational Development Team support the facilitation of the GMMH Welcome Day on a rota basis

• Work closely with the Apprenticeship team and NWLA to communicate workforce intelligence that may result in external Apprenticeships provision and leadership development needs

Management I

Leadership

• Consistently demonstrate the Trust Values and Behaviours in championing all aspects of the OD and Workforce Development agendas

• Contribute to the development of the OD team, developing and sharing knowledge , skills and best practice.

• Report to the OD Manager – Leadership and deputise where appropriate.

• Ensure that projects are delivered within the available resources and agreed timescales, providing regular reports and raising significant problems/ issues in a timely manner.

• Effectively manage any delegated budget and other resources.

Workforce Transformation

• To work with HR Managers and HR Advisors to raise awareness of OD initiatives and new ways of working.

• Work with the Head of Organisational Development on the delivery and implementation of workforce transformation projects, monitoring clear outcome measures that are in place.

Trust Mandatory On• going Requirements

• To undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager.

• To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

• To understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how you can support them.

• To understand the need to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding.

• To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity and dignity in care/work policies and principles

• To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with the colleagues, services users, members of the public and all stakeholders.

• To access only information, where paper, electronic, or, in another media, which is authorised to you as part of the duties of your role.

• Not to communicate to anyone or inside or outside the NHS, information relating to patients, services users, staff, contractors or any information of a commercially sensitive nature, unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post and with appropriate permission.

• To maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date.

• To ensure their day to day activities embrace sustainability and reduce the impact upon the environment by minimising waste and maximising recycling; saving energy; minimising water usage and reporting electrical faults, water leakages or other environmental concerns to the facilities department or their line manager.

• Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons

• To contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident or near miss

• To protect service users, visitors and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections.

• To take responsibility for your own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn in line with appraisal and supervision .

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application. The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 09/04/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Degree level qualification in relevant subject (or equivalent level experience)
Experience of working within a complex organisation in an Organisational Development role.
Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating OD interventions
Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating Leadership Development programmes
Experience of working independently , to enable the development of a consultancy type approach and manage own workload.
Experience of programme / project management
Experience of engagement and facilitating groups
Experience of working with senior leaders
Evidence of supporting individuals / teams in developing skills, attitudinal shifts and creating a facilitative learning environment within a workshop setting
Experience of reporting on data insights to deliver large scale training programmes (e.g. producing training trajectories)

Desirable criteria

Qualification in OD tools / techniques i.e. MBTI, Aston, Improvement techniques, FIROb etc. (not an exhaustive list) Professional accreditation e.g CIPD
NHS Background, preferably within Mental Health

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Good understanding of OD, people development, Organisational change and leadership and management development theory
Knowledge of how to assess learning needs
Knowledge of tools, techniques and approaches that support the increased motivation of staff
Good working knowledge of evaluation techniques
Understanding the changing landscape within Health and Social Care

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of key NHS strategies including the Retain, Train, Reform agenda
Knowledge and understanding of Health Education England frameworks
Knowledge and understanding of new ways of working in the NHS e.g. Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Associates etc.
Knowledge of the NHS Healthcare Leadership Model
Knowledge of Apprenticeship Programmes

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills with the ability to gain credibility and confidence with senior stakeholders, especially those in clinical roles
Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Strong influencing and networking skills
Ability to have challenging conversations in a constructive a positive way.
Ability to work on a number of projects simultaneously and deliver to agreed timescales
Able to travel and work flexibly across the geographical footprint of the organisation

Desirable criteria

Coaching/ mentoring/ 360 degree feedback

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Anna Hobson

Job title

OD Lead

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

07802426325

Additional information

Next Steps…

If this role is attracting you and you would like to have a check in with any one of us as a team, we would love to informally meet for a virtual brew and share with you any information you may need in order to feel comfortable and confident in applying.

Alternatively, if you want to go straight to the application form, continue by following the TRAC process.

Contact Anna Hobson on [email protected]

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