OD Practitioner (EDI)
Oxford
Expired
Full Time
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Expires: Today at 23:59
Band 8a
Secondment: 5 months (End date likely to be end of financial year)
About the Role
Job overview
Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply.
Are you committed to creating inclusive workplaces and driving positive cultural change? We are looking for an experienced Organisational Development (OD) Practitioner with a strong focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) to join our People and Culture team.
In this role, you will work autonomously to design, deliver and facilitate high-quality OD and EDI initiatives that support culture change, leadership development and management capability. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, you will help create inclusive and engaging workplace practices that enable staff to thrive.
As part of the wider People and Culture function, you will contribute to the delivery of key priorities within the Trust's People and Culture Plan, supporting sustainable organisational development and fostering a culture where everyone feels valued, respected and able to reach their full potential.
Main duties of the job
You will work in partnership with teams across the organisation, providing specialist organisational development and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) expertise to support our People and Culture priorities. This role requires excellent communication and relationship-building skills, a collaborative approach, and the ability to influence and embed inclusive practices across a range of settings.
Working closely with senior leaders, managers and key stakeholders, you will help deliver the organisation's EDI agenda through the design, facilitation and implementation of OD initiatives that promote inclusive leadership, develop management capability and support positive culture change. Using a range of evidence-based approaches, they will provide expert advice and guidance to help create an environment where all staff feel valued, supported and able to thrive.
Working for our organisation
Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.
Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.
We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
Knowledge skills
Essential criteria
- Highly specialised knowledge of essential OD/EDI theory around culture, group dynamics and leadership
- Able to collaborate and represent OD/EDI/Wellbeing team as a whole when supporting leaders on complex OD-led interventions
- Highly developed analytical and interpretation skills, including the manipulation and intuitive presentation of large, multi-source data sets
Desirable criteria
- Experience of facilitation or training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of delivering a recent change or QI initiative
- Ability to analyse & interpret complex multisource information
Documents to Download
OD Practitioner (EDI) (PDF, 324.5KB)
OD Practitioner (EDI) (PDF, 216.4KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Nicky Howells
Title: Deputy People Director
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07467 008520