Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £66,653 – £77,094 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
Partner Org: Surrey and Borders Foundation Trust Partnership
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced Organisational Development Consultant to support the delivery of the Trust’s Strategic People Plan and drive sustainable organisational change. Working closely with the Chief People Officer, Director of Education and Workforce Leadership team, the postholder will lead and deliver Trust-wide OD initiatives that strengthen leadership capability, improve organisational culture, and support effective organisational redesign.
The role provides expert advice and hands-on delivery across a range of complex change programmes, ensuring that people impacts are fully considered and embedded. You will work in partnership with senior leaders, HR colleagues, staff networks and trade union representatives to develop inclusive, consistent and values-led people practices that support high-quality patient care.
This is a key strategic role requiring strong consulting skills, experience of leading change in complex healthcare environments, and the ability to influence at senior level while delivering practical, measurable outcomes.
Main duties of the job
Lead and deliver a portfolio of organisational development and change initiatives aligned to the Trust’s Strategic People Plan and wider NHS priorities.
Provide expert OD advice and consultancy to senior leaders on culture change, organisational redesign, performance management and leadership development.
Manage and support complex change programmes, ensuring the people impact of change is fully considered, communicated and embedded.
Design and facilitate OD interventions, workshops and events that build leadership capability and support inclusive, values-led ways of working.
Use workforce data, staff engagement insights and recognised OD tools to diagnose organisational issues and inform evidence-based solutions.
Work collaboratively with HR Business Partners, Education team and Communications colleagues to ensure joined-up delivery of people and change initiatives.
Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including staff networks, trade unions and ICS partners.
Commission and manage external suppliers where required, ensuring value for money and compliance with financial and governance requirements.
Evaluate the impact of OD interventions, measuring outcomes and return on investment to inform future workforce and organisational development priorities.
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Organisational Development Consultant will support Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to improve organisational culture and the experience of our workforce, in line with our values of Treat People Well, Involve Not Ignore, and Open, Inclusive and Accountable. The role will lead and deliver Trust-wide organisational development initiatives that promote inclusive culture, effective organisational redesign and sustainable workforce practices.
Working closely with the Chief People Officer, Director of Education and Workforce colleagues, the postholder will provide expert organisational development advice to clinical and operational leaders, supporting the delivery of the Strategic People Plan and NHS workforce priorities. The role will ensure the people impact of change is effectively managed and embedded, using workforce insight and staff engagement data to inform evidence-based interventions, and working in partnership with staff networks and trade union colleagues to support positive and respectful workplaces across SABP.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- Chartered CIPD member or professional qualification in Organisational Development.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant and recent experience working in a senior Organisational Development role within a complex organisation.
- Proven experience of leading and delivering organisational change and culture transformation initiatives
- Experience of organisational redesign and supporting managers through change.
Knowledge / Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong knowledge of organisational development and change management theory and practice.
- Ability to diagnose organisational issues using data, insight and recognised OD tools.
- Excellent consulting, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
- Demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and embedding values-led practice.
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
Gender Pay Gap Action
Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.
Sponsorship
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
