Organisational Development (OD) Partner

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Wick Hill; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave + carryover

Generous NHS pension

Learning and career development

Cycle to Work / car leasing

Wellbeing tools and services

Retail discounts

Staff networks for equality

Parental leave

Free parking across Trust sites

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Inclusion and Organisational Development Partner to help drive anti-racism, inclusion and sustainable cultural change. This part-time role (30 hours) is based at London House, Bracknell, with hybrid working when not delivering sessions across Trust locations.

You will join the Organisational Experience team and work with leaders to design evidence-based interventions, strengthen inclusive leadership and improve staff experience

Qualifications

• Masters degree or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Teaching qualification or equivalent experience.
• Mentoring or coaching qualification and/or psychometrics (e.g., Hogan Affina OD).
• Experience providing OD consultancy to senior leaders.
• Experience leading organisation-wide OD or culture change projects.
• Willingness and ability to travel to multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a complex portfolio of OD, anti-racism and change projects aligned to priorities.
• Design and deliver evidence-based OD interventions for behavioural and cultural change.
• Partner with senior leaders to diagnose challenges and provide expert challenge.
• Facilitate strategic conversations, workshops and development sessions.
• Provide coaching and support to managers to strengthen inclusive leadership.
• Collaborate with staff networks to translate lived experience into action.
• Evaluate interventions using qualitative and quantitative data and report impact.
• Identify risks affecting staff experience and patient care quality.
• Build partnerships across the Trust to foster an inclusive culture.

Skills

Portfolio management

OD design

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation of conversations

Coaching and mentoring

Workforce inclusion

Data-informed evaluation

Risk identification

Strategic partnership

Education

Masters degree or equivalent

Teaching/training qualification

Mentoring or coaching qualification / psychometrics

OD consultancy with senior leaders

Organisation-wide OD / culture change leadership

Ability to travel to multiple sites

Job description

We're looking for an experienced and passionate Inclusion and Organisational Development (OD) Partner to join our Organisational Experience team, with a particular focus on anti-racism, inclusion and sustainable cultural change. This is an exciting part-time opportunity to use your OD expertise, knowledge of the anti-racism, behavioural science and change methodologies to make a tangible difference to the experience of our people and the culture of our organisation. Working alongside leaders, managers and teams across the Trust, you'll design and deliver evidence-based interventions that strengthen inclusion, employee engagement, leadership capability and team performance. You'll build trusted relationships, facilitate meaningful conversations and provide expert challenge and consultancy to support positive and lasting change. We're looking for someone with strong OD expertise and a genuine passion for anti-racism, inclusion and organisational culture. You'll be confident facilitating complex conversations, influencing senior leaders and translating evidence and insight into practical action. This is a part-time role (30 hours per week), based at our London House offices in Bracknell, with hybrid working available when you're not working across Trust locations facilitating sessions. If you're looking for a role where you can use your expertise to influence meaningful, sustainable change and improve the experience of our people, we'd love to hear from you.

• Independently manage a complex portfolio of OD, anti-racism, inclusion and change projects, ensuring activity aligns with strategic priorities.
• Design and deliver impactful, evidence-based OD interventions that support behavioural, cultural and organisational change.
• Partner with senior leaders and teams to diagnose complex organisational and cultural challenges, provide expert advice and constructively challenge where needed.
• Facilitate strategic conversations, workshops and team development sessions, including potentially challenging conversations around race, inclusion and culture.
• Provide coaching, advice and support to managers and leaders to strengthen inclusive leadership and people management.
• Work with staff networks and colleagues to translate lived experience and workforce insight into meaningful organisational and leadership development.
• Evaluate interventions using qualitative and quantitative data, providing insight and recommendations to demonstrate impact and inform strategic decision-making.
• Identify and respond to organisational and team risks, including those that may affect staff experience and the safety and quality of patient care.
• Build strong partnerships across the Trust and contribute to a culture where people feel valued, respected, included and able to thrive.

• Masters Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Training or teaching qualification or equivalent experience
• Mentoring and/or coaching qualification, and or Psychometric testing e.g. Hogan Affina OD etc and or Mediation qualification or willingness to undertake
• Experience of providing OD consultancy to senior leaders and management teams.
• Experience of leading organisation-wide OD, culture change or transformation projects
• Ability to travel to multiple sites and transport training materials

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites