Regional Director of Workforce, Training and Education
NHS England
Leeds, LS1 4AP
Salary
£131,301
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
NHS England supports NHS organisation to deliver better outcomes for patients and communities, working to get the best possible value for taxpayers, a...
The Director will be accountable for delivery of agreed large scale regional workforce, education and development priorities for health and care in their region, including driving new initiatives, improvements and best practice to support the overall aims of the ICBs and Providers as appropriate.
The postholder will work closely with the Regional Director to ensure that there is accountability and governance in place in relation to senior leadership across the NEY system. They will also work in a multi-disciplinary team approach with the wider Executive Team members.
The Director will be accountable for delivery of a national workforce training and education priority as agreed with the Chief Workforce Training and Education Officer.
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
In March 2025,the Government announcedthat NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Skills and experience
Essential
- Significant experience of operating at board level and a substantial track record of delivering results in very complex high-profile environments
Leadership
Essential
- First in class leadership skills from a breadth of disciplines, a visionary and strategic thinker
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
Sector knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable technical understanding of NHS providers, commissioners and systems, the financial processes they require for success, and the regulatory/control environment, in which they operate.
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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