Deputy Director Culture

• Lead and develop our newly established Culture Team.
• Drive the continued development and implementation of the North London Way.
• Shape a long-term vision for organisational culture across the Trust.
• Influence executive and senior leaders in creating the conditions for cultural success.
• Lead innovative approaches to staff engagement, organisational development and culture change.
• Use insight, evidence and staff voice to inform priorities and interventions.
• Embed inclusion, belonging and compassionate leadership throughout the organisation.
• Support the development of a culture where colleagues can thrive and deliver outstanding care.

• Has significant experience leading culture, organisational development or transformation programmes.
• Can think strategically whilst delivering meaningful and measurable change.
• Is passionate about creating inclusive, compassionate and high-performing cultures.
• Has the credibility and influence to work with senior leaders, clinicians, managers and staff groups.
• Is curious, innovative and comfortable challenging traditional thinking.
• Wants to be part of building something new.

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

Essential

• Chartered Fellow CIPD (Chartered FCIPD) or working towards
• Master's degree in HR, Employment Law, Business, Public Administration, Organisational Development, or related field OR equivalent senior level experience
• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Desirable

• Mediation, coaching, or OD related training
• Leadership qualification

Essential

• Strategic thinking and political awareness
• Strong influencing, negotiation, and coaching
• Able to analyse and interpret complex information/data and produce detailed option appraisals Ability to lead change and improve services
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop effective relationships with key stakeholders and deal with sensitive and contentious information to inform decision making using persuasive, motivational techniques
• Excellent presentation skills, adapted to suit a variety of audiences

Essential

• Significant experience of working in an education; learning and development; or OD role
• Experience in management, with demonstrable track record of successful leadership in complex organisations
• Experience of running a successful, large-scale cultural change activity and leading HR teams with KPIs, budgetary responsibility and service standards
• Developing OD Strategy and designing and delivering OD interventions
• Knowledge and understanding of wider political and social drivers that influence service delivery within the NHS
• Understanding of the NHS People Plan ambitions and its implications for services
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the importance of Engagement, OD Equality and Diversity and NHS policy and regulatory frameworks
• Implementation of workforce development and team development interventions
• Knowledge of digital transformation and sustainability

Essential

• Compassionate, fair, and inclusive
• Collaborative and transparent
• Calm, credible, and improvement focused
• Confident in a variety of situations
• Strong patient focus
• Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental