Senior People Development Trainer

Job overview

We are seeking a highly capable and motivated Senior People Development Trainer to play a key role in the delivery and evolution of leadership and management development across Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

This is a full-time post within a well-established and high-performing People Development function, supporting the Trust’s strategic ambition to build a strong, inclusive and sustainable leadership pipeline. Leadership development at Sherwood is an essential-to-role requirement for managers, and this role is critical in ensuring we deliver high-quality, consistent and impactful development at scale.

You will lead the design, delivery and evaluation of leadership programmes for managers at all stages of their career, including emerging, established and medical leaders. You will bring significant experience in leadership and organisational development, with the ability to translate strategic priorities into high-impact learning solutions, alongside strong facilitation, coaching and influencing skills to support leaders in complex and fast-paced environments.

This role is central to improving leadership capability across the Trust, directly supporting staff engagement, retention and progression, and enabling consistent, high-quality leadership practice. Effective leadership is a key enabler of safe, high-quality patient care, and this post plays a critical role in strengthening organisational performance, resilience and workforce sustainability.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the end-to-end design, delivery and evaluation of leadership and development interventions that directly impact workforce capability and organisational performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the delivery of Trust-wide leadership programmes, including Emerging Leaders, Established Leaders and Medical Leadership development
• Designing, developing and continuously improving leadership and management training aligned to the Trust’s People Strategy and Training Needs Analysis
• Acting as a subject matter expert in leadership and management development, supporting leaders to build capability in areas such as performance management, change leadership, and team effectiveness
• Providing coaching and mentoring to leaders at all levels to support professional development, service improvement and organisational change initiatives
• Supporting the development of a consistent leadership culture across the organisation, reducing variation in leadership practice and improving staff experience
• Working closely with key stakeholders across divisions to understand workforce challenges and co-design targeted development solutions

In addition, you will support the day-to-day coordination and development of training activity, including contributing to team management and supporting the capability of other trainers within the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.