Organisational Development & Leadership Manager

A unique opportunity to join an established team 'People Engagement' which has a proven track record of introducing creative and innovative programmes that truly support our people in all roles and disciplines across the trust.
The successful candidate will be an expert Organisational Development, Culture, Leadership Development and Talent Management practitioner and be able to provide coaching, development interventions and Healthcare Leadership Framework guidance and support to all levels of staff modelling best practice in this field.
With a leadership team who are always willing to consider the 'art of the possible' and strive towards those blue sky ambitions, we continue to embed interventions that bring real benefits to the working lives of our people which in turn enables them to give great care to our patients and service users.
The People Engagement team encompasses work streams that focus on the following: leadership, engagement, experience, equality, diversity & inclusion, retention, psychological & physical wellbeing and promoting a culture that authentically reflects our trust values of Kindness, Integrity and Inclusivity., The post holder will be responsible for delivering on Organisational Development, Leadership Development, and Talent Management for the Trust and will work with and across the health economy and systems.
This role will be responsible for developing and delivering Leadership Development and Talent Management which will incorporate processes for making best use of all our colleagues and designing and embedding career development and succession planning initiatives., + To lead the development of the Trust's strategic approach to Organisational Development, Leadership Development and Talent Management, ensuring these are aligned with the Trust's objectives and organisational culture aspirations.
+ To be the Trust expert in interpreting national guidelines for Organisational Development, Leadership Development and Talent Management and be responsible for co-producing Trust-wide policies on Talent management and succession planning for the Trust.
+ To provide leadership and best practice guidance and interventions to managers and clinicians across the Trust on all areas of Organisational Development, Leadership Development, Talent Management and Succession Planning.
+ To act as core support to the Assistant Director HR People Engagement in the implementation of the Organisational Development Strategy, leadership pathways/ roadmap and supporting initiatives.
+ To lead on the implementation of the leadership and talent management strategy/ roadmap and action plan and devise and implement a process for talent management and succession planning.
+ To provide direct line management of staff working within the People Engagement team who are assigned to the Organisational Development and Leadership Development and Talent management workstreams within the team and for the Trust., + The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
Our mission is to:
+ Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
Our strategic objectives are to:
+ Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
+ Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
+ Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:
+ Safe
+ Effective
+ Caring
+ Responsive and
+ Well led

NHS AfC: Band 8a
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good' Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.