Organisation Development Lead

Come and join our brilliant OD (design and development) team. We are a small but perfectly formed team supporting NHSBT's purpose to save and improve even more lives, what could be more purposeful work? NHSBT has an ambition to create a high performing, anti racist and inclusive organisation. We need a skilled and experienced Organisational Design and Development Lead to be a strategic partner to the business and play a crucial role in making our ambition a reality, through whole system interventions. This could be leading the OD elements of our People Plan and transformation agenda, supporting our leadership teams to be high performing, through interventions such process consulting, operating model reviews or co-creating and implementing performance and talent solutionsThe OD team is part of our Leadership, Performance and Culture Centre of Excellence. You will act as a key change leader, drawing on your deep and specialist understanding of OD philosophies, practices, methods and interventions, to shape, embed, and reinforce our desired culture and behaviours, whilst building change capability and capacity across NHSBT. If you were to join us, as well as being part of a brilliant team, you will experience rewarding, interesting and engaging work and a wonderful opportunity to develop and push yourself, to maximise your potential in a supportive environment. Current Priorities in the OD Team's portfolio We are currently focusing on recommendations around improving our processes within the People Plan, alongside key stakeholders :

• Performance management (quality of conversation, system, process and enabling our managers to have the capability and behaviours needed) organisation wide
• Talent Management
• Succession Planning
• Coaching and mentoring offer organisation wide
• Executive Team and SLT Development
• Operating Model Consultation
• Core Strengths
• Interventions for manager capability
Main duties of the job You will be in the Leadership Performance and Culture centre of excellence and will be responsible for shaping, embedding, and reinforcing NHSBT's desired culture , whilst building change capability and capacity across NHSBT. In this role, your responsibilities will include :
• Engaging with stakeholders and clients at all levels within the organisation to build effective high challenge, high support working relationships to enable the delivery of the organisation's strategy and particularly a high performing and intentionally inclusive organisation
• Analysing the organisation's strategy, OD strategy, business plans and the wider NHS system to determine priority OD interventions that will deliver the greatest return on investment and value for the organisation
• Working with high levels of autonomy to interpret and lead on OD needs and requirements across multiple service streams / programmes of change activity, to optimise organisational effectiveness and support the delivery of the NHSBT's strategy
• Carrying out highly complex OD interventions, in conjunction with the client, using a range of quantitative and qualitative methods to drive insight into the effectiveness and impact of the intervention against agreed outcomes
• Working collaboratively with the Senior Leadership team, taking the lead of the organisational analysis of the strategy and development and implementation of interventions which deliver change and agreed service improvements
• Developing OD objectives and plans required to enable prioritisation of work and deliver planned change and avoid the destabilisation of BAU priorities / KPI's.
This will include producing regular reports illustrating progress against objectives and next steps. Championing OD Initiatives that support NHSBT Strategic aims and objectives and act as a role model for NHSBT values and behaviours


• Experience in a senior Organisation Design and Development (OD) role, working in a multi-site service.
• Experience of successfully delivering OD interventions, at whole system level, clearly aligned to the organisation's strategy.
• Knowledge of and demonstrable experience of, application of key OD models, interventions and theories, using the OD Consultancy cycle
• Experience of working with colleagues at all levels, in a variety of settings, to achieve desired outcomes., Hold a Masters or equivalent qualification in Organisation Design and or Development, or related subject or has demonstrable equivalent relevant experience to Masters level
• Demonstrable relevant post qualification development
• Be an active member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Organisation Development Network Europe (ODNE), European Organisation Design Forum (EODF) or an equivalent professional body
  
  It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK.
We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. What we offer : (reorder these in the most attractive way for your audience)
• Role specific benefit- benefits document or key drivers analysis (advertising folder)
• Role specific benefit
• NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
• 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years' service and to 33 days after 10 years.
• NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at : www.
nhsbsa.nhs.uk / pensions We've fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It's open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.