Learning & Development Partner

Hybrid | Regional role | Strategic L&D leadership

Are you an experienced Learning & Development professional who thrives on influence, challenge, and real-world impact?

We're looking for a Learning & Development Partner to act as the strategic L&D lead for an operational region. This is not a delivery-heavy trainer role — it's a true partnering position, working at pace with senior operational and clinical leaders to shape capability, performance, and learning quality across complex services.

The opportunity:

You'll own and deliver a regionally aligned learning strategy, working closely with Regional Service Directors, Operations Directors, Quality and Clinical leaders to ensure learning activity is risk-based, future-focused, and genuinely improves outcomes. You'll bring discipline, consistency, and professional L&D oversight — while still being pragmatic about what works on the ground.

• Creating and owning a single annual regional learning plan, aligned to operational priorities, regulatory requirements, workforce risk and capability gaps
• Acting as the strategic L&D partner to regional leadership teams, influencing decisions and priorities
• Monitoring delivery and impact of learning activity, identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement
• Quality assuring training delivery — observing sessions, coaching facilitators, and ensuring consistency and accuracy
• Feeding insight and intelligence into the central L&D curriculum and portfolio, shaping future strategy
• Using data, feedback, and performance indicators to evaluate what's landing — and what isn't

• CIPD Level 5 in Learning & Development (or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles, L&D governance, and Learning Needs Analysis
• Experience working in complex, regulated environments (healthcare highly desirable)
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate as a trusted internal consultant
• Confidence working across multiple sites or regions, balancing competing priorities
• Analytical mindset — comfortable using data to drive decisions and improvement

• High autonomy and visibility
• Strategic influence without line management burden
• Real scope to shape learning quality and culture at scale
• Hybrid working with meaningful regional engagement

If you're motivated by impact over activity, and you want your work to genuinely improve capability, safety, and performance, this is a role where you'll be heard, trusted, and relied upon. Apply now or contact Callum on (phone number removed) at Leaders in Care today. We'd love to hear from you.