Senior Organisational Development Practitioner

Are you an experienced OD practitioner who wants to make an impact at one of the NHS's biggest trusts in London?

Do you have significant experience in Organisational Development Partnering, Coaching & Mentoring and want to bring your skills and knowledge to support an amazing workforce at an exciting time of our journey?

Are you a solution focused individual who likes to bring pragmatic and innovative ways to increase organisational effectiveness?

If you have said yes to these questions, then we want you to join a strong OD team as the lead for OD partnering for our Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) & South Sites (Beckenham Beacon, Sidcup, Queen Mary's and Orpington Hospitals), and as the trust lead for Coaching & Mentoring .

At Kings we have an organisational model of Group and Site leadership teams who oversee our Care Groups, led by a triumvirate headed by a clinician and consist of a Clinical Director, Head of Nursing and General Manager. The OD programmes you will lead on will form a foundational pillar of the Trust People and Culture Plan to engage our senior leaders to build on organisational effectiveness by aligning the way we work to our strategy, values and behaviours.

This role will have split base between, the Denmark Hill Site and The Princess Royal Hospital. Candidates need to be able to attend both sites on a regular basis., The Senior OD Practitioner will work alongside the Head of Organisational Development & Leadership and Deputy Director, in the development and delivery of a targeted OD Partnering service to our Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH), and South Sites,(Beckenham Beacon, Orpington and Queen Marys Hospitals). They will support the care groups and their leadership teams (triumvirates) to deliver our BOLD strategy and Trust People & Culture Plan, with the optimum skills, behaviours and knowledge to deliver excellent staff and patient experience & outcomes. The post holder will engage our senior leaders to improve organisational effectiveness and organisational health by aligning the way we work to our values and behaviours and build on our compassionate and inclusive culture at Kings.

The post holder will also lead on a trust-wide coaching & mentoring programme, applying their expertise to contribute to the development, roll out and ongoing improvement of a programme that delivers sustainable change across the Trust.

As a clinically led organisation, all interventions will meet the needs of our care group leaders, ensuring that development is inclusive and accessible. You will contribute to a high performing, expert, enthusiastic, proactive OD team. As a key member of the wider People team, you will be a supportive and active team player who advocates for People across the Trust and role models inspirational leadership behaviours.

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 13,500 staff based across South East London and Kent. 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.