Associate Director of People Education & Training

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in City of Westminster is seeking an Associate Director of People Education & Training. This senior role involves leading the education agenda and workforce development, ensuring robust strategic delivery and partnerships. Ideal candidates will have extensive leadership experience in healthcare and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare education.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Recognition as a Best Place to Work

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in healthcare education and workforce development.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership, with a track record of delivering improvements.
• Proven ability to innovate in education, training and workforce transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development and delivery of education across the Trust.
• Oversee medical education and nursing recruitment.
• Manage education funding and apprenticeships.
• Build partnerships across the system.
• Provide leadership to a multi-disciplinary education team.

Skills

Healthcare education experience

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Innovation in training

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an exceptional Associate Director of People Education & Training to lead our Trust-wide education and development agenda. This senior leadership role reports directly to the Chief People Officer and works in partnership with the Chief Nurse and Chief Medical Officer, ensuring Homerton remains an employer and training provider of choice in NEL. The vacancy has arisen due to a substantive post. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of workforce development at Homerton, supporting delivery of the People Plan and our Future Together Strategy. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our people are supported, developed, and empowered to deliver excellent care. Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development and delivery of statutory, mandatory and professional education across the Trust.
• Oversee medical education, nursing recruitment and retention pipelines, apprenticeships, digital learning, and leadership development.
• Manage education funding, apprenticeships levy arrangements and income-generating activity.
• Build and sustain strong partnerships across the system, ensuring alignment with local, regional and national priorities.
• Provide visible leadership to a multi-disciplinary team of education and workforce specialists.
• Ensure the work and priorities of the education and training agenda are rooted in the key deliverables of the People Plan.
• Support greater alignment of the education agenda with the wider teams including people services, organisational development, culture and inclusion teams.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in healthcare education and workforce development.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership, with a track record of delivering improvements.
• Proven ability to innovate in education, training and workforce transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, able to influence at the highest levels.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and the values of Homerton Healthcare.

Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our integrated Trust provides hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services. The Trust also manages services from St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home. Homerton is committed to inclusion for all staff and to Fair Recruitment standards. We offer a wide range of benefits and are proud to be listed as a Best Place to Work by HSJ and Nursing Times.