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Head of Learning & Development

United Kingdom, London 70000.00 - 80000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted March 04, 2026
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This is a pivotal, senior leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering a progressive, company-wide learning strategy. You will cultivate a strong and consistent learning culture across the group, ensuring that training is engaging, high quality, and aligned to both regulatory expectations and wider business objectives.

Job Responsibility

  • Shaping and delivering a progressive, company-wide learning strategy
  • Cultivating a strong and consistent learning culture across the group
  • Leading and developing the training function, overseeing budgets, resources, funding streams and external partnerships
  • Balancing strategic oversight with operational delivery
  • Designing innovative development pathways and succession plans
  • Ensuring mandatory training and compliance standards are effectively embedded across all services
  • Strengthening apprenticeship provision, maximising levy utilisation, enhancing the Learning Management System
  • Exploring opportunities to expand funded and accredited programmes
  • Working closely with Directors, Regional Teams and Home Managers to identify skills gaps, support underperforming services, and implement impactful development initiatives

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a senior Learning & Development leadership role
  • Background within elderly care or health and social care environments
  • Experience developing workforce strategies, leadership pathways and succession planning initiatives
  • Happy to travel across the South of England throughout the week
  • An adult learning qualification

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