Group Head of Organisational Development and Effectiveness

University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) is undergoing a significant period of transformation, including the strengthening of the Shared Services operating model, harmonisation of corporate services and the development of new hospital and corporate leadership teams. As part of this, the Group People Service is evolving toward a more integrated, modern and scalable service aligned to Liverpool 2030, and designed to deliver improved workforce outcomes and cultural change.

Within this context, the Head of Organisational Development and Effectiveness plays a pivotal leadership role, acting as the strategic integrator between the Liverpool 2030 Strategy and the organisational conditions required to deliver a high performing, connected and values led Group. The role leads the development and delivery of a Group wide OD&E approach that strengthens organisational health, culture, leadership behaviours, team effectiveness and readiness for transformation.

Blending strategic OD leadership, organisational diagnostics, change enablement and team-based development, the postholder builds the structural, cultural and behavioural foundations required for organisational effectiveness and successful transformation across UHLG.

The role leads the development and delivery of a Group wide OD&E approach that strengthens organisational health, culture, leadership behaviours, team effectiveness and readiness for transformation.

The post holder ensures that OD&E processes, frameworks and interventions:

• enable the effective delivery and maturation of Shared services operating models;
• strengthen shred values, behaviours and leadership expectations across LUHFT, LWH and LHCH;
• build organisational and cultural readiness for transformation at Group, Hospital and Corporate levels;
• Support teams, leaders and services to work effectively across organisational boundaries;
• remain responsive to emerging OD&E needs across services and leadership teams.
• acting as the strategic integrator between the Liverpool 2030 Strategy and the organisational conditions required to deliver a high performing, connected and values led Group.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Pip Gaskell Job title: Group Director of People Effectiveness & Education Email address: [email protected]