Job Description

Imagine being a role where you're at the very heart of positive change, right here at Leeds Teaching Hospitals' OD & Culture Centre of Excellence. You'll be instrumental in shaping our future, collaborating with key stakeholders to bring OD practice to life. As a vital member of our OD team, you'll directly influence our organisational culture, elevate team effectiveness and champion essential organisational change.
As an experienced Senior OD Practitioner, you'll play a key role in the Trust's OD agenda. Beyond intervention support, you'll work with clarity, compassion, and a coaching mindset to foster system-wide change, psychological safety, and inclusive leadership. You'll help align leadership practices with national frameworks and values, directly impacting staff engagement and patient outcomes. By developing effective teams and nurturing compassionate and inclusive cultures, you'll collaborate with individuals, teams, and specialised departments to optimise team effectiveness and refine approaches, ultimately enhancing both staff and patient satisfaction.
Expected Shortlisting Date
31/07/2025
Planned Interview Date
06/08/2025
Main duties of the job
Supporting Strategic OD & Change: You'll design and implement changes using OD, diagnostic, and dialogic practices. This includes supporting planned change methodologies, stakeholder engagement, building readiness for change, and fostering cultural shifts. You'll also influence or contribute to strategic planning, including workforce, culture, or leadership development strategies, often navigating sensitivities across multiple services, departments, or systems.
Developing Leadership Development: You will design and drive Leadership Development strategies across all levels, empowering teams and individuals to build self-awareness, confidence and capability.
Facilitation & Team Support: You'll facilitate high-impact discussions, workshops, and team interventions, navigating complex dynamics to strengthen team effectiveness.
Supporting Impact Measurement: You'll assist in developing and implementing evaluation frameworks to measure OD activity outcomes.
Coaching & Capability Building: As an accredited coach, you will lead 1:1 and group coaching sessions, drawing on your keen understanding of human behaviour and psychology. By effectively deploying tools like Insights Discovery, EQi, Affina OD, and 360 feedback, you will elevate leadership capability across the Trust.
Conflict Resolution & Mediation: You'll utilise your proven mediation experience to navigate and resolve workplace conflicts effectively.
About us
Why This Opportunity?
This is a 24 month fixed-term role that sits within the Organisational, Development and Culture Centre of Excellence, as part of the wide Humans Resources directorate. This role offers a valuable chance to contribute to a critical strategic agenda within a supportive, forward-thinking NHS Trust. You'll influence staff well-being and patient care. If you're passionate about developing people and contributing to excellence, this is your impactful next step.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Details
Date posted
04 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 54,710 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
24 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-HMR-0112
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Job description
Job responsibilities
What We're Looking For:
We seek a reliable, professional, and impactful individual who brings:
Solid OD Expertise & Consultancy Mindset: Strong background in OD strategy, design, and delivery; proven ability to support lead
diagnosing issues and implementing solutions. You'll approach OD with a strategic, analytical, and solution-oriented perspective. You'll
need a deep understanding of national and local NHS strategy, broader leadership frameworks, and other key guidelines (e.g., Our
Leadership Way, NHS People Promise, NHS Long Term Plan)
Subject Matter Expert: You're seen as a subject matter expert in one or more OD methodologies or specialisms (e.g., systems thinking,
change models, psychometrics).
Accredited Coach: You hold an accreditation in coaching.
Excellent Interpersonal Skills: High emotional intelligence, fostering psychological safety and trust. Skilled in managing conflict,
coaching, and building resilience.
Collaborative Influencer: Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across diverse professional groups.
Naturally works across boundaries, co-designs, and values diverse perspectives.
Strong Networker: You possess a strong network of external OD suppliers, providers and national/regional OD contacts.
Change Expert: Experience supporting significant organisational change, building readiness, and navigating complex stakeholder
landscapes.
Curious & Reflective: Committed to continuous learning, staying current with OD/NHS trends, and seeking feedback to refine approach.
Systems Thinker: Understands complex systems, seeing connections between people, processes, and outcomes.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you are a passionate OD professional with a drive for developing people and contributing to organisational excellence, we want to hear from you. Step into a pivotal role and shape the future of Organisational Development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
Please note the interviews will take place w/c 4th August 2025.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What We're Looking For:
We seek a reliable, professional, and impactful individual who brings:
Solid OD Expertise & Consultancy Mindset: Strong background in OD strategy, design, and delivery; proven ability to support lead
diagnosing issues and implementing solutions. You'll approach OD with a strategic, analytical, and solution-oriented perspective. You'll
need a deep understanding of national and local NHS strategy, broader leadership frameworks, and other key guidelines (e.g., Our
Leadership Way, NHS People Promise, NHS Long Term Plan)
Subject Matter Expert: You're seen as a subject matter expert in one or more OD methodologies or specialisms (e.g., systems thinking,
change models, psychometrics).
Accredited Coach: You hold an accreditation in coaching.
Excellent Interpersonal Skills: High emotional intelligence, fostering psychological safety and trust. Skilled in managing conflict,
coaching, and building resilience.
Collaborative Influencer: Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across diverse professional groups.
Naturally works across boundaries, co-designs, and values diverse perspectives.
Strong Networker: You possess a strong network of external OD suppliers, providers and national/regional OD contacts.
Change Expert: Experience supporting significant organisational change, building readiness, and navigating complex stakeholder
landscapes.
Curious & Reflective: Committed to continuous learning, staying current with OD/NHS trends, and seeking feedback to refine approach.
Systems Thinker: Understands complex systems, seeing connections between people, processes, and outcomes.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you are a passionate OD professional with a drive for developing people and contributing to organisational excellence, we want to hear from you. Step into a pivotal role and shape the future of Organisational Development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
Please note the interviews will take place w/c 4th August 2025.
Person Specification
Skills and Behaviours
Essential

• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across diverse professional groups
• Ability to understand complex systems, seeing connections between people, processes, and outcomes
• Experience and skills in supporting conflict resolution & mediation
• Ability to assimilate, analyse and disseminate complex information.
• Ability to work in a results, solution focused way

Qualifications
Essential

• Masters level qualification OD qualification or equivalent professional knowledge and experience.
• Coaching Qualification

Desirable

• Level A/B BPS or equivalent
• Mediation Qualification

Other Criteria
Essential

• You possess a strong network of external OD suppliers, providers and national/regional OD contacts.

Experience
Essential

• Organisational Development theory and practice
• Experience supporting significant organisational change
• Experience and knowledge in one or more OD methodologies or specialisms (e.g., systems thinking, change models, psychometrics).
• Ability to support, lead, diagnose issues and implement solutions with teams and individuals
• Experience in facilitating high-impact discussions, workshops, and team interventions, navigating complex issues

Desirable

• Experience in supporting formal mediation interventions.
• Talent management / succession planning
• Working knowledge of large complex organisations

Person Specification
Skills and Behaviours
Essential

• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across diverse professional groups
• Ability to understand complex systems, seeing connections between people, processes, and outcomes
• Experience and skills in supporting conflict resolution & mediation
• Ability to assimilate, analyse and disseminate complex information.
• Ability to work in a results, solution focused way

Qualifications
Essential

• Masters level qualification OD qualification or equivalent professional knowledge and experience.
• Coaching Qualification

Desirable

• Level A/B BPS or equivalent
• Mediation Qualification

Other Criteria
Essential

• You possess a strong network of external OD suppliers, providers and national/regional OD contacts.

Experience
Essential

• Organisational Development theory and practice
• Experience supporting significant organisational change
• Experience and knowledge in one or more OD methodologies or specialisms (e.g., systems thinking, change models, psychometrics).
• Ability to support, lead, diagnose issues and implement solutions with teams and individuals
• Experience in facilitating high-impact discussions, workshops, and team interventions, navigating complex issues

Desirable

• Experience in supporting formal mediation interventions.
• Talent management / succession planning
• Working knowledge of large complex organisations