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We are seeking an exceptional Associate Director of Culture to join the BSW Hospitals Group and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organisational culture for over 15,000 colleagues. With a dedicated focus on Organisational Development, Wellbeing, and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, this role will champion initiatives that empower our people. The role will include travel between the 3 Care Organisations majority of the time at the base location (RUH) with 1 day a week travel to one of the other 2 sites (GWH and SFT).
Job Responsibility:
Provide strategic and operational leadership across people design initiatives including organisational development, talent management, staff engagement and health and wellbeing
Drive transformation and consistency across three Trusts, embedding shared processes, systems, and culture
Champion inclusive, innovative, and people-centred services that support the Groups workforce ambitions and organisational strategy
Work closely with senior leaders to ensure the Group is equipped with the skills, leadership and organisational capacity required to deliver outstanding care and services for now and into the future
Provide strategic oversight and leadership across culture, learning, and wellbeing initiatives, ensuring alignment with the Groups vision, NHS priorities, and the People Promise
Lead the design and delivery of organisational development and talent management strategies, embedding values and behaviours while supporting leadership pipelines and succession planning
Oversee the Groups education and training function, ensuring high-quality clinical and non-clinical learning programmes that meet regulatory standards and build capability across all professions
Design and implement a Group-wide wellbeing and ED&I strategy, integrating health, belonging, and inclusion into workforce planning and retention to create a sustainable, thriving workforce
Drive improvements in staff engagement, morale, and team climate through data-informed interventions, staff survey action plans, and collaboration with staff networks to strengthen voice and recognition
Line manage and develop the Education and Training, Culture and Wellbeing teams
Requirements:
Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Extensive knowledge of People Service, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or experience to master's level equivalent
Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care, Regional and National teams and individual provider and commissioning organisations
Membership with CIPD with FCIPD or MCIPD
Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and technical information clearly and concisely
Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
Ability to communicate with clinical and all levels of colleagues effectively
High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives