Head of Learning & Organisational Development
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
30 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
Head of Learning & Organisational Development Department: Education & Organisational Development (OD) Band 8a £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Full-time 37...
The Head of Learning & Organisational Development will provide leadership and hold responsibility for performance and continuous improvements of the Learning & OD portfolio comprising four areas:o Induction and mandatory trainingo Learning & Careerso Library and eLearning serviceso Organisational development, staff experience & benefits.The post holder will operate as the senior lead for the Learning & OD services ensuring the portfolio delivers measurable organisational impact aligned to the Trust's vision, Workforce Strategy, Education & OD Strategy and national NHS workforce priorities.
The post holder will oversee the delivery of high-quality training, interventions and services to our workforce - current and future, ensuring we have a safe, compassionate and skilled staff. As part of that delivery, they will lead the technology enhanced learning agenda, library and knowledge services plans and implementation of the talent approach at MKUH.The post holder will report to the Assistant Director of Education & OD and will work alongside peer leads responsible for Practice Education & Resuscitation, Medical Education and Staff Health and Wellbeing. The post holder contributes to shared departmental priorities, ensuring the Learning & OD services are aligned with wider education and wellbeing priorities.
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- Lead the Learning & OD function to create and deliver a high-quality and efficient portfolio that supports four core components of the Education & OD Strategy: Welcoming You, Developing You, Supporting You and Rewarding You.
- Provide leadership for the multi-functional Learning & OD service that includes monitoring of objectives and success measures, management of risks, and implementation of improvement plans when needed.
- Oversee the identification of workforce capability gaps and development needs across the Trust through training needs analysis process.
- Ensure that actions arising from staff and service reviews, identified trends and patterns, staff survey, equality impact and standard assessments etc. are actively considered and incorporated in the training needs analysis process.
- Manage relevant Learning and OD pay and non-pay budgets, ensuring effective financial control, value for money, timely escalation of risks and delivery within agreed departmental budgetary limits.
- Participate in the process of identifying and supporting delivery of efficiencies and cost improvement opportunities ensuring these are aligned to organisational priorities and do not compromise quality, safety or staff experience.
Please refer to the Job Description for further details.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Master's level (Level 7 professional qualification) or able to demonstrate equivalent professional knowledge and experience in Education, HR, OD, or a related field
- Accredited facilitator of one or more OD and/or psychometric tools
- A chartered member of CIPD
Experience
Essential
- Extensive leadership experience of Learning & OD functions and accountability for outcomes within the portfolio
- Experience in designing and evaluating learning and OD programmes to make cultural change
Desirable: - Experience of leading teams/services through change processes, restructures or realignment of services
Skills
Essential
- Ability to set, lead and deliver on defined workforce priorities across the portfolio area
- Ability to develop and monitor KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of learning, leadership and development activities, ensuring alignment with Trust priorities
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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