Organisational Development Professional **internal Only**

The Organisational Development Professional role will support management development activity across the organisation, enabling colleagues to be great people managers in support of Trust Strategy in Culture & Leadership. This 1-year fixed term contract includes facilitation of the People Managers' Programme which all 2200 people managers across the Trust are invited to attend. Additionally, it includes standing up a new Just in Time Framework, working with subject matter experts across HR, Occupational Health & Wellbeing and the broader organisation to design development materials for our key people policies.

The role requires prior experience with facilitation and working with multidisciplinary stakeholders on complex programmes of work. The post holder will need to be highly motivated, confident working in an adaptive environment, and take a proactive, positive and customer-focused approach.

Main duties of the job

This role provides the opportunity to support key programmes of work across the Learning & Organisational Development (L&OD) portfolio that support Trust Culture & Leadership objectives.

As a member of the Organisational Development team, we are looking for a candidate with experience in the delivery of high quality evidenced-based leadership & management development to support facilitation of the People Managers' programme, which all 2200 people managers across the Trust are invited to attend over the next 2 years.

This role will also work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider Learning & Organisational Development service and other stakeholders to design and build-out a "Just in Time framework" comprised of training resources for key people policies to provide managers with the right support at the right time to lead well.

The post holder will need to be highly motivated, confident working in an adaptive environment with multidisciplinary colleagues, and take a proactive, positive and customer-focused approach.

OD Professionals are based within the L&OD Department at City Hospital, working across other NUH sites as needed to work with stakeholders and deliver offers, with the flexibility to work remotely.

About us

The Organisational Development team is a small team which has expanded over the last year to help us support the Trust's ambitious Culture and Leadership aspirations, which is the key focus of our work.

Wework with individuals, teams and specialties who want to achieve a positive shift in the performance of their people, their systems and processes to positively impact staff and patient experience.

The team is highly supportive of each other, inclusive and use latest team effectiveness practices. We ensure we make time to regularly connect in through weekly virtual huddles and regular team meetings. The pace and breadth of our work would really suit energised candidates who are looking for an exciting stretch to their skills and future portfolio.

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) was established in 2006 and we are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham.

NUH has an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of their patient care and for their research, education and innovation. They have strong links to the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for their students, as well as being a major research organisation.

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Per Annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-8098452-A

Job locations

Nottingham University Hospital, City Hospital campus

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Working with Organisational Development colleagues your primary role is the design and delivery of highquality leadership development offers.You will support and lead project work, and be involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of ODinterventions across NUH, able to analyse and interpret sometimes complex data.You will be comfortable working at a fast pace to meet deadlines, often dealing with ambiguity whilstmaintaining high standards and acting as an ambassador for the department.Whilst your workload will vary over time, we anticipate it will be split approximately as follows:-Training design and delivery: 60%-Team development Project Work: 20%-Other Culture and Leadership / Trust priority work: 10%The above is for guidance only and is likely to change over time.You will be required to work flexibly and with agility across the Trust and external sites as needed, with abase at the City Campus. Currently there is a degree of hybrid (home and office based) working.In addition to the above summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and PersonSpecification documents attached to this advert.

Job responsibilities

Working with Organisational Development colleagues your primary role is the design and delivery of highquality leadership development offers.You will support and lead project work, and be involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of ODinterventions across NUH, able to analyse and interpret sometimes complex data.You will be comfortable working at a fast pace to meet deadlines, often dealing with ambiguity whilstmaintaining high standards and acting as an ambassador for the department.Whilst your workload will vary over time, we anticipate it will be split approximately as follows:-Training design and delivery: 60%-Team development Project Work: 20%-Other Culture and Leadership / Trust priority work: 10%The above is for guidance only and is likely to change over time.You will be required to work flexibly and with agility across the Trust and external sites as needed, with abase at the City Campus. Currently there is a degree of hybrid (home and office based) working.In addition to the above summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and PersonSpecification documents attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience or training
• Post Graduate level training, professional accreditation or qualification (e.g. CIPD, IOC,)

Desirable

• Psychometric test use e.g. MBTI, SHL
• Change Management
• Coaching
• Organisational Development experience

Experience

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of underpinning theory of complex organisational change programmes
• Experience of working on complex change programmes where specialist knowledge and underpinning theory was applied in a number of different areas or procedures
• Design and delivery of organisational development programmes
• Specialist knowledge of human and organisational dimensions of change, learning and development
• Extensive knowledge of management and leadership theory and best practice
• Experience of using a range of tools and techniques (process and behavioural) for working with teams and individuals with specialist knowledge and professional accreditation as appropriate
• Managing and evaluating learning and organisational development programmes designed to improve the learning culture of the organisation

Desirable

• Data analysis and performance improvement monitoring
• The current NHS agenda and where organisational development can be used to effect positive outcomes for patients and staff

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good relationship building skills
• Balance of support and challenge skills and behaviours
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation skills
• Comfortable in situations where conflict, ambiguity, difficult issues arise

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Good critical reasoning skills
• Business aware
• Solution oriented
• Sensitive to political and clinical demands
• Enables good positive thinking in self and others
• Emotionally aware
• Can use intuition

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Well organised
• Good planning skills
• Basic Project Management skills
• Can adapt to the needs of the situation
• Updating and maintaining project plans

Desirable

• Budget Management

Physical skills

Essential

• Well developed IT skills

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience or training
• Post Graduate level training, professional accreditation or qualification (e.g. CIPD, IOC,)

Desirable

• Psychometric test use e.g. MBTI, SHL
• Change Management
• Coaching
• Organisational Development experience

Experience

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of underpinning theory of complex organisational change programmes
• Experience of working on complex change programmes where specialist knowledge and underpinning theory was applied in a number of different areas or procedures
• Design and delivery of organisational development programmes
• Specialist knowledge of human and organisational dimensions of change, learning and development
• Extensive knowledge of management and leadership theory and best practice
• Experience of using a range of tools and techniques (process and behavioural) for working with teams and individuals with specialist knowledge and professional accreditation as appropriate
• Managing and evaluating learning and organisational development programmes designed to improve the learning culture of the organisation

Desirable

• Data analysis and performance improvement monitoring
• The current NHS agenda and where organisational development can be used to effect positive outcomes for patients and staff

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good relationship building skills
• Balance of support and challenge skills and behaviours
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation skills
• Comfortable in situations where conflict, ambiguity, difficult issues arise

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Good critical reasoning skills
• Business aware
• Solution oriented
• Sensitive to political and clinical demands
• Enables good positive thinking in self and others
• Emotionally aware
• Can use intuition

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Well organised
• Good planning skills
• Basic Project Management skills
• Can adapt to the needs of the situation
• Updating and maintaining project plans

Desirable

• Budget Management

Physical skills

Essential

• Well developed IT skills

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospital, City Hospital campus

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospital, City Hospital campus

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Working with Organisational Development colleagues your primary role is the design and delivery of highquality leadership development offers.You will support and lead project work, and be involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of ODinterventions across NUH, able to analyse and interpret sometimes complex data.You will be comfortable working at a fast pace to meet deadlines, often dealing with ambiguity whilstmaintaining high standards and acting as an ambassador for the department.Whilst your workload will vary over time, we anticipate it will be split approximately as follows:-Training design and delivery: 60%-Team development Project Work: 20%-Other Culture and Leadership / Trust priority work: 10%The above is for guidance only and is likely to change over time.You will be required to work flexibly and with agility across the Trust and external sites as needed, with abase at the City Campus. Currently there is a degree of hybrid (home and office based) working.In addition to the above summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and PersonSpecification documents attached to this advert.

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience or training
• Post Graduate level training, professional accreditation or qualification (e.g. CIPD, IOC,)

Desirable

• Psychometric test use e.g. MBTI, SHL
• Change Management
• Coaching
• Organisational Development experience

Experience

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of underpinning theory of complex organisational change programmes
• Experience of working on complex change programmes where specialist knowledge and underpinning theory was applied in a number of different areas or procedures
• Design and delivery of organisational development programmes
• Specialist knowledge of human and organisational dimensions of change, learning and development
• Extensive knowledge of management and leadership theory and best practice
• Experience of using a range of tools and techniques (process and behavioural) for working with teams and individuals with specialist knowledge and professional accreditation as appropriate
• Managing and evaluating learning and organisational development programmes designed to improve the learning culture of the organisation

Desirable

• Data analysis and performance improvement monitoring
• The current NHS agenda and where organisational development can be used to effect positive outcomes for patients and staff

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good relationship building skills
• Balance of support and challenge skills and behaviours
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation skills
• Comfortable in situations where conflict, ambiguity, difficult issues arise

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Good critical reasoning skills
• Business aware
• Solution oriented
• Sensitive to political and clinical demands
• Enables good positive thinking in self and others
• Emotionally aware
• Can use intuition

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Well organised
• Good planning skills
• Basic Project Management skills
• Can adapt to the needs of the situation
• Updating and maintaining project plans

Desirable

• Budget Management

Physical skills

Essential

• Well developed IT skills

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards