Learning and Development Strategic Lead

Job overview

Are you passionate about people and maximising their potential in work?

We have two great opportunities to join the leadership team of a high performing mental health, learning disabilities and community NHS trust. We’re looking for two values-driven, innovative and highly skilled professionals to join our team within the HR Directorate as the Strategic Lead: Learning & Development and the Strategic Lead: Organisational Development.

We deliver a wide range of services in the homes and 55+ community sites across Gloucestershire. With “Good” CQC rating, sound finances and 6,000 staff, we are based in a truly beautiful part of the country which includes a diverse mix of rural and urban – from the Cotswolds, Severn Vale, Stroud Valleys and the Forest of Dean, to Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Cirencester and Gloucester city.

Our strategic goals are to deliver High Quality Care, Better Health, Sustainability and a Great Place to Work. Our People Strategy gives six commitments to achieve our Great Place to Work ambitions including: -

• Model recruitment & retention
• Health and well-being
• Great culture, values & behaviours
• Strong voice
• Equality, diversity & inclusion
• Full potential

Main duties of the job

Strategic Lead: Learning & Development

Band 8A - £55,690,215 to £62,682 per annum (dependent on experience)

Hours: 37½ hours per week (Full Time)

Base: Invista Training Hub, Gloucester with some travel to other locations and home-working (Hybrid working)

As a skilled and experienced Learning & Development practitioner you will have the ability to deliver innovative best practice aligned to our dynamic and often fast changing needs. You will rapidly build great relationships, credibility and a local knowledge. Passionate about values and civility, you will exemplify authentic, kind and compassionate leadership.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role provides strategic leadership and operational management of the Trust’s Learning & Development function, developing and driving innovation through high quality Learning & Development practice, expert knowledge and guidance. You will lead and oversee the operational delivery of the Learning & Development Offer across the Trust, including overseeing our Organisational learning needs analysis, working to align our L&D needs to our strategic programmes such as the Leadership & Culture Programme, supporting the continual review of the Mandatory & Essential to Role training and leading on Evaluation and Impact of organisation’s training programmes with Team Leads.

Bringing energy, insight and a focus for learning and development, you will have responsibility for developing and driving a high-performance service culture whilst also instigating and supporting a range of learning and development initiatives. You will be highly driven, goal and action orientated, have a talent for inspiring and motivating teams, with a track-record of delivery. You will have experience of line managing teams and be a role model for inclusive thinking and practice within your field.