Regional Learning and Development Partner

Leaders in Care; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Regional Learning & Development Partner to strategically influence learning across the South West England and Wales region. This senior role requires a confident learning and development professional with a strong understanding of adult learning principles and excellent stakeholder management skills. With a salary including a £5,000 car allowance and a hybrid working model, this position offers a high-impact opportunity to improve care quality and workforce capability.

Benefits

Competitive salary

£5,000 car allowance

Hybrid working model

High-trust organization

Commitment to inclusion and well-being

Qualifications

• Experience delivering strategic, region-wide learning initiatives.
• Ability to monitor learning effectiveness and performance impacts.
• Experience in healthcare or regulated environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a region-wide learning plan.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of learning.
• Build trusted relationships with regional leadership teams.

Skills

Strong understanding of adult learning

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Coaching and influencing

Education

CIPD Level 5 (Learning & Development) or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Regional Learning & Development Partner

Location: Hybrid - South West England, Wales & parts of the South

Salary: Competitive

Car Allowance: £5,000 per annum

Shape learning. Influence strategy. Improve lives. We're looking for an experienced Regional Learning & Development Partner to take strategic ownership of learning across a diverse operational region within a large, complex healthcare organisation.

This is a high-impact, senior partnering role where learning isn't an add-on — it's a critical driver of quality, safety, performance and culture. You'll work closely with operational and clinical leaders to design future-focused learning plans, assure quality of delivery, and embed a strong culture of continuous development across multiple services.

If you thrive on influence, enjoy balancing strategy with hands-on insight, and want your work to genuinely improve outcomes for people and teams, this role offers real scope and purpose.

The Role

• Act as the strategic partner for learning and development across your region
• Own and deliver a single, risk-based annual regional learning plan aligned to operational, clinical and regulatory priorities
• Translate business needs into impactful, practical learning solutions
• Provide professional oversight and quality assurance of learning delivery
• Use data, insight and evaluation to improve capability, performance and compliance
• Influence the central learning strategy and curriculum using real regional intelligence
• You'll be highly visible across the region, working in close partnership with senior operational leaders, quality and clinical teams, HR and the central L&D function.

Key Responsibilities

• Regional Learning Planning
  • Develop and deliver a region-wide learning plan aligned to:
  • Clinical and operational priorities
  • Workforce risks and capability gaps
  • Statutory, mandatory and regulatory requirements
  • Ensure learning is practical, achievable, prioritised and properly resourced
• Quality, Impact & Evaluation
  • Monitor delivery against plan and proactively manage risks
  • Evaluate learning effectiveness and impact on performance and care quality
  • Identify trends, gaps and opportunities through data, feedback and audits
• Assurance & Coaching
  • Observe learning delivery to ensure:
  • Content accuracy and consistency
  • Facilitator competence
  • Trauma-informed, person-centred practice
  • Provide coaching and developmental feedback to facilitators
• Strategic Influence
  • Feed insight into central curriculum and portfolio decisions
  • Highlight gaps, risks, duplication or opportunities for simplification
  • Represent regional needs within wider L&D strategy discussions
• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Build trusted relationships with regional and site leadership teams
  • Act as the key L&D point of contact for your region
  • Connect regional teams with the central L&D function

About You

• You're a confident, credible L&D professional who is comfortable operating at pace and at senior level.
• You'll bring:
• CIPD Level 5 (Learning & Development) or equivalent
• Strong understanding of adult learning, instructional design and L&D governance
• Experience working in complex or regulated environments (healthcare highly desirable)
• Proven success delivering strategic, region-wide learning initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder management, coaching and influencing skills
• Confidence using data and insight to shape decisions and demonstrate impact
• Experience working across multiple sites or regions
• A full UK driving licence is required, and flexibility to travel across the region is essential.

What's On Offer

• Competitive salary
• £5,000 car allowance
• Hybrid working model
• High-trust, high-impact senior role
• Opportunity to genuinely influence care quality, safety and workforce capability
• Values-led organisation with a strong commitment to inclusion, wellbeing and excellence