Learning and Development Manager

Job overview

Base:  Ladybridge Hall, Bolton, with the opportunity for some agile working.

There will be a requirement to travel across our trust footprint (North west wide)

Band:  7

Fixed term contract for 18 months - 37.5 hours per week

Join Us as a Learning & Development Manager – Enabling people to be at their best!

Are you passionate about people, leadership, and unlocking potential? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same? Do you love to facilitate great learning experiences? We're looking for a Learning & Development Manager to help us build a brilliant, compassionate, and forward-thinking NHS workforce.

Our ideal candidate will hold a recognised and relevant learning qualification. You will have knowledge of current issues and future trends in learning. You will have demonstratable experience of delivering high-quality learning and facilitation with the ability and drive to develop and deliver improvement to learning and strategies that support this. You will have developed strength in supporting teams and demonstrable experience of embedding a learning culture across organisations.

Main duties of the job

In this exciting role, you’ll:

• Be a trusted advisor to managers and staff on all things learning and development.
• Lead inspiring training and development initiatives that bring our BeThinkDo leadership model to life: Be Think Do - NWAS - North West Ambulance Service
• Deliver engaging, impactful learning experiences—from engaging training delivery, to team building.
• Support Trust-wide transformation by supporting the delivery of our People strategies and projects

You’ll need to bring:

• Training/ learning/ facilitation delivery skills
• Coaching experience and a passion for people development
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills
• Knowledge of L&OD best practices
• The drive to lead projects and shape future-ready team

This is your chance to make a real impact across the organisation—empowering individuals, enhancing services, helping to shape a positive culture!

You will drive the continuous professional development of our staff through the identification and provision of learning and development opportunities. You will actively support a culture of learning and personalised, impactful development.

Apply now and help us create a better future for our people and our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying for this role.

This advert will close on Monday 4th August 2025.

Please note, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.

NWAS is committed to employing compassionate, inclusive adaptive leaders. We offer a dynamic recruitment process, enabling applicants to work together, be at their best to make a difference, in line with our Trust values and leadership philosophy. Applicants are requested to be available on 2nd September 2025 for the selection process.

As part of the recruitment process, if you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to take part in a Be Think Do Assessment Centre. This may include completion of group activities, delivering a micro teach or similar, followed by a professional discussion.

The dates of these elements are as follows:

• Notification of final shortlisting by 15th August 2025.
• Assessment centre will take place on 2nd September 2025.