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Director of Learning and Workforce Development

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol, BS1 3NUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£112,782 to £129,783

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

5 October 2026

4 days left

Job description

Are you an experienced senior leader ready to shape the future workforce of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust? As Director of Learning and Workforce Develo...

Reporting to the Chief People and Culture Officer, you will develop and implement BFT's future workforce and skills strategy, ensuring we have the capacity and capability needed for the decade ahead. You will lead education, apprenticeships, learning and development, career pathways, workforce transformation and education governance. Working with clinical, operational, system and education partners, you will shape roles, skills and learning pathways that respond to changing patient needs, technological advances and new models of care. You will be a credible and visible leader who can build trust, influence at executive and system level, lead large-scale change and champion inclusion.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills, Personal Qualities:

Essential

Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent experience (A)
Education/CIPD qualification or equivalent experience (A)
Evidence of continuing professional development and application in practice (A)
Senior leadership experience in a large, complex organisation, including management of multidisciplinary education teams (A, I)
Significant experience leading workforce development and organisational transformation programmes (A, I)
Experience of strategic planning and delivery of innovative career pathways (A, I)
Experience of reporting and providing assurance to Executive and Board-level committees (A, I)
Significant experience managing large budgets and financial resources (A, I)
Experience of leading complex change programmes and unifying teams (A, I)
Experience of working in partnership with academics, clinicians and external stakeholders (A, I)
Experience representing a large organisation externally and influencing senior stakeholders (A, I)
Knowledge of education quality assurance methodologies and improvement approaches (A, I)
High-level knowledge of education, workforce and health/social care policy (A, I)
Understanding of workforce career structures and education agendas (A, I)
Excellent influencing, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills (A, I)
Ability to analyse complex financial and management information (A, I)
Skilled in leading high-performing teams (A, I)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (A, I)
Ability to produce Board-level reports and presentations (A, I)
Strong organisational, planning and programme management skills (A, I)

Desirable

Experience working within the NHS (A, I)
Management/Leadership qualification (A)
Experience leading integration of services of similar scale and complexity (A, I)