Leadership Development Manager (Band 8a)

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Job Overview

Are you a seasoned Leadership Development professional? Are you a highly motivated and inclusive individual with exceptional organisational skills? Do you possess the confidence and gravitas to build trust with executives and senior leaders? Look no further!

We are excited to announce an opportunity for the Leadership Development Manager (Maternity Cover) role at North Bristol NHS Trust. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term position, and we also welcome applications from those seeking flexible working arrangements.

Join our forward-thinking team and play a pivotal role in shaping innovative learning experiences that impact our staff and the communities we serve.

At North Bristol NHS Trust, we value expertise and passion in leadership development. As the Leadership Development Manager, you can make a significant difference by bringing your skills and knowledge to the Trust.

To apply, please provide detailed supporting information and refer to the Person Specification attached to this advert. We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to our team.

Make your mark in leadership development at North Bristol NHS Trust. Join us today!

Main duties of the job

Lead in shaping the future of leadership and management programs. As the head of a group of development specialists, you will utilise your expertise in OD consultancy, talent planning, and change management to create impactful initiatives aligned with our NBT People Strategy. Engage with healthcare professionals, exchange best practices, and meaningfully impact patient care.

Take charge of budget management, ensuring resources are maximised for optimum results. When in-house expertise is limited, commission external vendors to bring fresh perspectives and insights. We believe in the power of inclusive learning. Develop and implement strategies that embrace diversity and harness digital leadership skills. Through coaching, mentoring, and performance development, you will empower individuals and nurture a team that thrives on continuous growth.

Creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. As a role model for leadership, you'll champion a compassionate and improvement-focused culture. Collaborate with clinical psychologists and other teams to ensure a consistent and aligned approach to Trust development interventions. Lead as an OD partner for a division, providing strategic guidance and support. Stay ahead of industry trends, continuously evolving our leadership and management programs based on ROI analysis, delegate feedback, and the changing needs of our Trust.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to the Leadership Development Team at North Bristol NHS Trust! We are a dedicated team responsible for developing and delivering impactful leadership development programs across the Trust.

What sets us apart? Apart from our passion for developing others and helping them reach their full potential, we foster a dynamic and challenging environment where you can truly make a difference in the quality of patient care. Our collaborative approach involves working closely with managers and staff to identify their specific leadership development needs, ensuring our programs are tailored to meet those needs effectively.

But it's not just about the work. We believe in creating an enjoyable and supportive team environment. Our open shared office space reflects a vibrant atmosphere, encouraging creativity and collaboration.

Additionally, we organise termly "Big Team Get Togethers" where the entire L&D team comes together. These gatherings provide a valuable opportunity to recognise the brilliance of our staff, share updates from across the team, and network with each other. Sometimes, we even follow up with social events after work.

Join our team and be part of an innovative and forward-thinking group that believes in the power of leadership development to transform healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Lead the development of an end-to-end pathway of Leadership & Management development offerings.
• Build effective partnerships for collaboration with members of BNSSG and across the Healthier Together network.
• Develop and implement an inclusive marketing strategy to promote development support.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment with organisational needs.
• Develop and evaluate bespoke interventions for specific teams or groups.
• Provide direction and support to a small in-house team and commission external consultants when needed.
  
  

Please see the attached documents for a more detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education, Training and Work Experience

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level with Post-Graduate Management qualification in Leadership or Management or Development (or to be able to demonstrate significant work experience in these areas)
• A coaching, mentoring or action learning qualification or relevant experience.
• To be qualified to administer and interpret leadership/team diagnostic and 360 feedback tools such as MBTI/Insights
  
  

Work Experience

Essential criteria

• People Management, with significant experience of collaborating with and influencing senior managers/leaders.
• Significant experience and proven track record of delivering leadership and talent interventions using an OD consultancy mindset.
• Development of strategies, policies and processes that support organisational analysis and development.
• Accomplished at designing, presenting and facilitating large groups (experienced in working with senior leaders).
• Experience of budget management (pay and non-pay).
• Experience of broadening participation in Leadership programmes, including under-represented groups.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Up-to-date knowledge of healthcare environment.
• Delivered, supported a range of Organisational Development projects.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective Stakeholder management gained in a complex, multi-professional organisation.
• Good understanding and expert knowledge of OD consultancy and designing interventions; Leadership and management, talent and succession planning; OD tools and ability to translate to practice at a personal and organisational level; Change management theory, principles and tools.
• Competence in working with IT systems (Office 365 suite, Excel, PowerPoint, website design, etc).
• Up-to-date knowledge of related fields e.g. change management, organisational development, complexity, equality and diversity.
• Project Management Skills.
• Proven ability to coach and develop other Learning & Development professionals.
  
  

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Highly developed verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate complex information and build rapport with a diverse audience.
• Ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret information and disseminate complex information or recommendations.
• Ability to use a wide range of data to diagnose and design, deliver and evaluate innovative, high quality learning interventions.
• Ability to work with and adjust style to a diverse healthcare population.
• Ability to manage/priorities own work and work collaboratively to achieve common goals and maximise resources.
• Continuously role model leadership, championing a compassionate, inclusive and improvement culture.
• Ability to work in collaboration and build the capability of others.
  
  

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.