Chief of Learning, Development & Education Strategy

CHILDREN'S HOSPICE SOUTH WEST; Bradley Stoke; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Enhanced sick pay

Pension scheme with 7% employer contri

Enhanced maternity/adoption pay

Wellbeing support

Life assurance

Training and development opportunities

Sustainability and environmental责任

Supportive, inclusive workplace

Job summary

Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) invites applications for Head of Learning, Development and Education to lead the LD&E function within the People and Culture team. This maternity-cover role focuses on developing and implementing LD&E strategies, providing leadership to the LD&E Team and ensuring high-quality learning and education across the charity.

You will drive governance for clinical and non-clinical education, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and collaborate across sites in

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior learning, development or education leadership role.
• Strong understanding of clinical education, governance and CPD.
• Experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams using a collaborative and inclusive leadership style.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into delivery.
• Strong leadership and people management and development skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Commitment to learning, continuous improvement and delivering excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Continue strategy development and implementation.
• Lead and manage the Learning, Development and Education Team through effective supervision, annual PDRs and professional development, ensuring high performance and the delivery of organisational priorities.
• Provide strategic leadership for clinical education to support high standards of safe and effective care.
• Provide strategic leadership for non-clinical education to support high standards of training provisions and development opportunities.
• Modelling visible, approachable and effective values-based leadership across the organisation and promoting positive culture, teamwork and communication.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, reflection and improvement.
• Support appropriate development opportunities for all staff.
• Ensure all statutory, mandatory and regulatory training requirements are met.
• Contribute to organisational clinical governance, workforce planning and quality improvement frameworks.
• Manage and oversee the Learning, Development and Education budgets, in collaboration with department managers.

Skills

Senior leadership

Clinical education

Governance

CPD

Multi-disciplinary teams

Strategic thinking

People management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Continuous improvement

Job description

Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) invites applications for Head of Learning, Development and Education to lead the LD&E function within the People and Culture team. This maternity-cover role focuses on developing and implementing LD&E strategies, providing leadership to the LD&E Team and ensuring high-quality learning and education across the charity.

You will drive governance for clinical and non-clinical education, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and collaborate across sites in