# Head of Learning & Organisational Development > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-learning-and-organisational-development/1f491434-9ea2-4ad2-bfc3-2192456ffd4f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-learning-and-organisational-development/1f491434-9ea2-4ad2-bfc3-2192456ffd4f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Milton Keynes University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Human resources manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57528.00 to £64750.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T08:26:55.744Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8372397 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8372397?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Head of Learning & Organisational Development Department: Education & Organisational Development (OD) Band 8a £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Full-time 37.5 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working Are you an inspiring Learning & Organisational Development leader ready to make a Trust-wide impact? We are looking for an experienced, forward-thinking Head of Learning & Organisational Development to lead a diverse & influential portfolio spanning induction & mandatory training, learning & careers, library & eLearning services, organisational development, staff experience & benefits. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Education & OD, you will have the opportunity to shape services that support our colleagues throughout their careers & help build a skilled, compassionate & inclusive workforce This is an excellent opportunity for someone who can turn strategy, workforce intelligence and staff feedback into meaningful programmes, measurable improvement & an excellent colleague experience. You will bring substantial Learning & OD leadership experience, together with expertise in organisational and leadership development, digital learning, stakeholder engagement, & budget & contract management. Working with senior leaders & talented teams across Education & OD, Workforce & the wider Trust, you will influence culture, strengthen capability & ensure our services deliver lasting value for our people, patients & organisation Interview date: 9 November 2026 ### Main duties of the job The Head of Learning & Organisational Development will provide leadership and hold responsibility for performance and continuous improvements of the Learning & OD portfolio comprising four areas: - Induction and mandatory training - Learning & Careers - Library and eLearning services - Organisational development, staff experience & benefits. The post holder will operate as the senior lead for the Learning & OD services ensuring the portfolio delivers measurable organisational impact aligned to the Trust’s vision, Workforce Strategy, Education & OD Strategy and national NHS workforce priorities. The post holder will oversee the delivery of high-quality training, interventions and services to our workforce - current and future, ensuring we have a safe, compassionate and skilled staff. As part of that delivery, they will lead the technology enhanced learning agenda, library and knowledge services plans and implementation of the talent approach at MKUH. The post holder will report to the Assistant Director of Education & OD and will work alongside peer leads responsible for Practice Education & Resuscitation, Medical Education and Staff Health and Wellbeing. The post holder contributes to shared departmental priorities, ensuring the Learning & OD services are aligned with wider education and wellbeing priorities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities "We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute" "They feel supported in their employers making reasonable adjustments to help them carry out their work, rating an 82.9%" (NHS Staff Survey 2024" Service Leadership: - Lead the Learning & OD function to create and deliver a high-quality and efficient portfolio that supports four core components of the Education & OD Strategy: Welcoming You, Developing You, Supporting You and Rewarding You. - Provide leadership for the multi-functional Learning & OD service that includes monitoring of objectives and success measures, management of risks, and implementation of improvement plans when needed. Programme Delivery: - Oversee the identification of workforce capability gaps and development needs across the Trust through training needs analysis process. - Ensure that actions arising from staff and service reviews, identified trends and patterns, staff survey, equality impact and standard assessments etc. are actively considered and incorporated in the training needs analysis process. Finance and Contract Management: - Manage relevant Learning and OD pay and non-pay budgets, ensuring effective financial control, value for money, timely escalation of risks and delivery within agreed departmental budgetary limits. - Participate in the process of identifying and supporting delivery of efficiencies and cost improvement opportunities ensuring these are aligned to organisational priorities and do not compromise quality, safety or staff experience. Please refer to the Job Description for further details. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to set, lead and deliver on defined workforce priorities across the portfolio area - Ability to develop and monitor KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of learning, leadership and development activities, ensuring alignment with Trust priorities ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive leadership experience of Learning & OD functions and accountability for outcomes within the portfolio - Experience in designing and evaluating learning and OD programmes to make cultural change **Desirable** - Experience of leading teams/services through change processes, restructures or realignment of services ### Qualifications & Knowledge **Essential** - Educated to Master’s level (Level 7 professional qualification) or able to demonstrate equivalent professional knowledge and experience in Education, HR, OD, or a related field - Accredited facilitator of one or more OD and/or psychometric tools - A chartered member of CIPD ## Documents - [job description (docx, 124.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700294) - [person specification (docx, 87.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700295) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.