Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview Inspire, Empower Succeed. Talent @ GSTT was established in May 2023 following the merger of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals and Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The Talent Partner will provide direction across a diverse portfolio, ranging from accredited leadership programmes for our senior leaders, right the way through to our Management Training Scheme (MTS). You will be equally at home setting out new ways of recruiting to these programmes, and assuming hands-on responsibility for delivery of our Talent workshops. The majority of these programmes have an apprenticeship at their heart – so it is important that the individual in this role is adept at liaising with education partners and aware of the dynamics of upskilling our staff through apprenticeships. You will be expected to have significant experience in facilitation, designing and developing programmes, and be confident evaluating these programmes using a range of methods. This is important given our commitment to ensuring greater diversity at a senior level in the organisation – with data playing a crucial role in helping us achieve that aim. This is a highly visible role across the Trust, and you will be confident in building strong relationships, whether that be with senior leaders in helping them build a learning culture in their department, through to providing support, including coaching, to those on our programmes. Main duties of the job This role has a significant focus on collaborating with leaders, managers and clinicians in determining specific talent-development requirements, with the successful candidate tasked with proposing solutions in line with available resources. You will be tasked with the design and delivery of our accredited leadership programmes to help close the gap and improve on the Trust’s ED&I indicators, and partner with our widening participation team to help promote early Talent routes into the organisation. The post holder will identify gaps in the talent-development offer, and work as part of a team to deliver new workshops and interventions, including bespoke commissioned work. You post holder will lead on high-level reporting relating to our programmes, identifying solutions and risks where appropriate. Working for our organisation The OD Department is made up of three services which support the delivery of our Trust’s People Strategy. These services are Learning and Development, Talent and OD Consultancy and Culture, whose combined vision is to enable leaders, teams and staff to flourish and deliver the organisational strategy and vision, aligned to our values and behaviours framework. The core focus of the Talent service is to support the Trust in establishing inclusive systems that recognises everyone has potential, to grow a diverse leadership pipeline and support a culture where identification and development of potential is continuous. The core purpose of the Learning and Development service is to build the knowledge, skills and behaviours for now and the future, enabling leaders and all staff to deliver the Trust’s priorities and strategy. The core focus of the Organisational Development Consultancy and Culture service is to enable the Trust in achieving its strategy by supporting senior leaders and their teams to build high performance cultures where staff are fully engaged to deliver excellent service. Together as a department we support the Trust’s most strategically important programmes, designing, delivering and evaluating interventions in alignment with our people strategy. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Collaborate with leaders, managers and clinicians in the Clinical Groups and Corporate Directorates to determine specific talent-development requirements and propose solutions in line with available resources. Conduct gap analyses in partnership with clinical and non-clinical leaders, managers, professional groups and subject matter experts to identify requirements that will be met through talent development programmes. Support Directorate Management Teams to create their own strategies for talent and career development including career pathways, stretch assignments and skills frameworks. Work with senior leaders in the clinical groups to develop long term plans for talent development in support of their strategic workforce plan on a systems level that promotes greater integrated working; facilitating connection and learning across the Integrated Care System. Design, deliver and evaluate skills, values or competency-based leadership and management frameworks that align to workplace practice and enable internal progression. Develop a Trust-wide framework and templates for succession planning schemes that draw upon existing resources and programmes including Leadership Apprenticeships. Develop, deliver and recruit to both our existing and new high potential schemes and diversity talent programmes to help close the gap and improve on the Trust’s ED&I indicators. Lead on the strategic direction of the Management Training Scheme (MTS), taking direction from the MTS Strategy Group and expert support from the OD team in talent and diversity best practice to ensure continuous improvement Partner with the Widening Participation team and external providers to develop and promote early talent routes into the Trust in line with relevant workforce plans and strategic goals Apply the innovative use of virtual formats to ensure continuity of programme delivery in a changing environment, researching and utilising new technology and bringing new ideas and initiatives into our delivery. Analyse, interpret and present data to clinical and operational leaders to highlight issues, risks and options to support decision making; recommending appropriate courses of action on complex workforce planning issues. Through engagement with clinical groups, influence senior leaders to build a positive culture where staff are encouraged to develop their careers. Support the senior talent team to develop the Trust’s careers offering and create a careers hub where staff are encouraged to access resources, tools, support and training to realise their potential Provide training to others in the use of talent management tools and techniques including succession planning frameworks to managers. Produce and present information to forums such as Developing our People Committee, the College of Healthcare Board etc. relating to leadership and talent development activities Mentor learners on the various programmes to support them in their learning and encourage them to own their own careers and take up all opportunities for development and growth Engage with the work of NHSEI, Health Education England, KHP, NHS Leadership Academy and Institute of Student Employers to draw from national talent management initiatives, as well as those from other sectors. Monitor all project/programme budgets in order to deliver agreed outcomes within budget levels; recommending levels of budget allocation to achieve the best outcomes and return on investment. Commission internal and external training suppliers ensuring value for money, quality assurance, and that talent development activity is aligned with strategic priorities. Prepare and deliver written and verbal reports/presentations to a range of stakeholders at all levels in the system on highly complex concepts utilising data and evidence to influence the desired outcome. Develop and maintain robust relationships with all key stakeholders internally and across partner organisations to influence, challenge and support delivery. Ensure the continuous evaluation of all programmes and courses within quality assurance mechanisms to embed lessons learnt and culture of continuous improvement, producing evaluation reports where required. Design and deliver career support suite of initiatives, including Application Writing and Interview Skills workshops. Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting talent and workforce data and intelligence. Triangulate qualitative and quantitative information and use this analysis to develop robust talent and succession programmes and enable evaluation of their impact. The post-holder will be required to process and manage information of a highly sensitive and confidential nature relating to a range of staffing issues relating to coaching needs, leadership potential, succession planning and performance. Person specification Qualifications/ Education Essential criteria Educated to Masters level in a relevant field or equivalent level of knowledge and experience Previous experience Essential criteria Significant experience of face-to-face and virtual facilitation Experience designing and delivering learning and development programmes, talent schemes or succession planning initiatives to meet identified strategic objectives Experience of procuring and working with external providers to meet people related priorities Desirable criteria Experience of accessing and utilising the apprenticeship levy Skills/Knowledge/Ability Essential criteria Ability to manage multiple projects / work streams and develop and progress project plans Knowledge of Early Careers landscape and candidate attraction Additional Information Essential criteria Commitment to, and knowledge of, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Patrick Reihill Job title Senior Talent Manager Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07342 092 694 Additional information If you would like to discuss any aspects of your application, including adjustments, please email me via [email protected]