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Main area Corporate Services Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available subject to service need) Job ref 328-CP-7552650-LJ

Employer South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The James Cook University Hospital Town Middlesbrough Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/12/2025 23:59

The Senior Culture and Organisational Development Consultant (RJLC) is responsible for implementing the Restorative, Just and Learning Culture OD and education strategy for University Hospitals Tees (UHT). Supported by the Culture and OD Practitioner and wider Leadership and OD team, they will provide expert training, guidance and coaching support to colleagues from mixed professional backgrounds at all levels across the organisational structure of UHT.

The post holder will be overall responsible for the Culture and OD Practitioner (B7) and the aligned Leadership and Improvement Facilitator (B6), whilst also supporting management and supervision of the Group-wide department in support of the Group Head of Leadership and OD and other Senior Partners.

The post holder will be one of 3 key liaisons, after the Group Head of Leadership and OD, within UHT for culture development and OD and they will work with external partners, learning providers and key stakeholders for UHT, in relation to the broad remit of organisational development and will ensure that local priorities are delivered for the Group.

The post holder will lead on specific elements of the Group internal OD consultancy provision, whilst providing subject matter expertise around cultural development through an OD lens.

They will record, analyse and report metrics (qualitative and quantitative) around all matters related to service delivery and impact, both internally and externally as required.

University Hospitals Tees, comprising of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust employ around 16000 staff and serve a population of over 1.5 million people.

With 4 main hospital sites, a range of community based sites and services, University Hospitals Tees encompasses the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire and parts of County Durham.

With such a diverse and widespread organisation, working with us offers an excellent range of career opportunities, challenging and rewarding work, where staff are valued and proactively supported in their professional development and personal health and wellbeing.

Our amazing colleagues are what makes our hospitals and services what they are and in last year’s NHS Staff Survey they rated our trust in the top two most improved in the country for the second year in a row.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

• Your Leadership Impact
• Leading your Team to Success
• Leading Into the Future
• Service Improvement for Beginners

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviours
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in‑house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

• RN/MW/HCPC registration in essential criteria, and evidence of working at specialist clinical level
• Extensive knowledge of Cultural factors within a large organisation and how delivery of training and interventional support can positively develop organisational culture - with specific knowledge related to Psychological Safety, Civility and issues relating to the EDI agenda
• Delivery of education and training within OD and cultural development
• Extensive experience of designing and delivering training packages and OD interventions, spanning multiple subject disciplines
• Advanced operational organisational skills within training delivery, planning and evaluation
• Demonstrable ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and maintain a customer‑centric mind‑set (keeping the patient at the centre)
• Highly competent IT skills, particularly particularly across Office 365 applications
• Is a competent communicator and effective relationship builder
• Can effectively translate strategic goals/concepts into practical learning experiences

• Masters level qualification, or equivalent experience, in a subject related to the delivery of health care, health care leadership and management or organisational development.
• Relatable OD qualifications or demonstrable experience.
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Minimum L5 Coaching and Mentoring accreditation.
• RN/MW/HCPC registration in essential criteria, and evidence of working at specialist clinical level

• Experience in acting in an OD Consultancy type role with multi‑faceted improvement needs
• Experience in leading and managing teams
• Excellent and proven communication and organisational skills with a range of stakeholders
• Able to work under pressure and with ambiguity at peak periods against deadlines – organisational skills
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and across teams
• Able to work autonomously and prioritise workloads accordingly
• RN/MW/HCPC registration in essential criteria, and evidence of working at specialist clinical level

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long‑Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.

As an inclusive employer,we are here to support you.

If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected]

Right to Work in the UK

The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.

Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you taking this post.

The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.

Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.

Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.

Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.

IMPORTANT-Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.

This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.

The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.

As part of our pre‑employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in applications - please ensure you read the Guidance for Applicants document attached to this vacancy,

Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful

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.