Learning & OD Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Cheshire, United Kingdom Countess Of Chester Hospital Full time

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.

Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation

Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviors.

We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.

As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.

Job overview

Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fulltime, permanent Learning and Organisational Development Practitioner (L&OD) within our team at the Countess of Chester Hospital. We would love to hear from people who have a background in working with people and a passion for developing others.

Job Summary

The Learning and Organisational Development Practitioner contributes to the delivery of a high-profile, proactive and professional L&OD service for the Trust. The aim of the team is to improve individual, team and organisational performance through a range of activities including leadership development programmes, talent management, coaching & mentoring, staff engagement, change management and behavioural change interventions.

Key requirements of this post include supporting the L&OD team to administrate and deliver activities alongside the planning and regular delivery/facilitation of a range of in-house training including: How to conduct appraisals, team development and leadership development programmes. The postholder will work in partnership with key stakeholders across the hospital and represent the L&OD team at meetings.

The post holder will be required to work under the guidance of the service leads and be able to plan and prioritise their own work.

Main duties of the job

Support a portfolio of L&OD interventions to support the achievement of the Trust’s Leadership Framework, Talent management and Succession Planning Strategy and broader team and cultural development aligned to the National NHS People Promises.Work with the Senior L&OD Manager to effectively scope out requirements for projects; facilitating interventions, as agreed, that support change management and enable service and cultural change.Support the delivery of leadership development interventions, including personal and team development, engagement and managing/leading change; at various levels across the Trust.Design/deliver appropriate staff engagement initiatives in collaboration with the Reward and Recognition Group in order to positively impact upon staff satisfaction levels.Support the delivery and administration of a coaching and mentoring service.Plan schemes of work, produce lesson plans and deliver training on a wide range of non-clinical topics to meet the needs of staff across the organisation. Deliver training using a wide variety of training methods taking into account different learning styles. The training sessions can be for individuals, small and large groups and cover all levels and disciplines across the Trust.To facilitate engagement initiatives across the organisation.Deliver presentations to divisional level colleagues.Work flexibly with People and OD team colleagues to deliver an effective service.

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