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Inclusion and Organisational Development (OD) Partner

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Bracknell, RG12 2UTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£51,657 to £58,785

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

28 October 2026

9 days left

Job description

We're looking for an experienced and passionate Inclusion and Organisational Development (OD) Partner to join our Organisational Experience team, with...

  • 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.
  • Share expertise and support the development of OD and inclusive leadership capability across the organisation.

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.

  • 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

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience.
  • Training or teaching qualification or equivalent experience
  • Mentoring and/or coaching qualification
  • Psychometric testing e.g. Hogan Affina OD etc
  • Mediation qualification or willingness to undertake

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing OD consultancy to senior leaders and management teams
  • Experience of leading organisation-wide OD, culture change or transformation projects
  • Experience of evaluating organisational interventions and demonstrating organisational impact and return on investment
  • Experience of facilitating teams and groups to successfully address conflict and build effective working relationships
  • Experience of enabling and embedding change practices in teams and services
  • Coaching and/or mentoring experience
  • Experience in management and/or leadership
  • Advanceduse of digital tools and applications including Word,Outlookand patient management systems
  • Demonstrable experience in organisational development, leadership development and training experience leading to behaviour change and performance improvement

Desirable

  • Demonstrable training, facilitation and/or teaching experience in relation to EDI or anti-racism
  • Working knowledge of the NHS/public sector service delivery, quality and performance

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of organisational development frameworks and adult learning theories, with the ability to translate these into effective interventions that drive behaviour change, leadership development and organisational effectiveness

Additional Requirements

Essential: - Ability to travel to multiple sites and transport training materials

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

14 October 2026

Last checked

16 October 2026

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About the employer

BHF
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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