Associate Director of Learning and Organisational Development

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 6-to-12-month secondment at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the role of Associate Director of Learning and Organisational Development. Reporting to the Deputy CPO, the successful candidate will have a proven track-record in organisational development at a senior level in a large organisation.

They will also have senior leadership experience of overseeing learning and development on an organisation-wide scale to ensure provision of highly effective services that exceed the needs of customers, are innovative, and which operate in accordance with statutory requirements, best practice, NHS and Trust policies and procedures.

You will join Team Kings at an exciting time as we look to continue the delivery of our People and Culture Plan alongside projects on talent management, leadership development and staff survey.

Main duties of the job

1. Strategic Leadership:

Act as a key member of the Senior People Team, providing strategic leadership to the People Directorate and actively contribute to the development and delivery of the People and Culture Plan.

Develop and implement a comprehensive Learning and Organisational Development strategy aligned with the NHS's overarching goals.

Provide visionary leadership to drive continuous improvement in employee skills, knowledge, and performance.

2. Leadership and Talent Development

Identify and nurture compassionate and inclusive leadership and talent within the organization through targeted development programs.

Collaborate with HR to implement succession planning and talent retention strategies.

3. Management Development:

Design and deliver comprehensive manager induction programmes for all newly appointed managers to ensure they are compassionate, inclusive and effective managers of people.

Ensure all managers are supported and developed to become compassionate, inclusive and effective managers of people.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.