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Dorothy House Hospice

Learning and Development Lead

The closing date is 13 August 2025

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Job summary

Our Education & Research team plays a vital role in shaping the future of hospice care through high-quality education, training, and innovation. We deliver internal and external learning experiences that support the development of both clinical and non-clinical professionals. Our work ensures excellent standards of care are continuously improved, and our workforce remains empowered, knowledgeable, and resilient.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will support the design and implementation of education programmes that strengthen our workforce - clinical and non-clinical - and align with our strategic goals, leadership framework, and values.

About us

Here at Dorothy House, we provide outstanding palliative and end-of-life care for people across Bath and North East Somerset, Wiltshire and Somerset. We're passionate about delivering compassionate care for patients and families, at home and in our specialist facilities, and committed to making every moment count.

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

WEBREC1000432

Job locations

Dorothy House, Winsley, Bradford on Avon, BA15 2LE

Winsley

BA15 2LE


Job description

Job responsibilities

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD | Band 7 | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata)

The role will include:

  • Designing, delivering and evaluating innovative education programmes that enhance the knowledge, skills, and confidence of our clinical and non-clinical workforce.
  • Leading and managing members of the Education team, ensuring excellence in teaching practice and team development.
  • Collaborating with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to support accredited programme delivery, including teaching and assessment at Master's level.
  • Working closely with clinical, retail and wider workforce teams to develop essential role and skills training, ensuring high-quality development and delivery across the hospice.
  • Supporting wellbeing and resilience through learning, integrating emotional and psychological support into all education strategies.
  • Developing strong partnerships with external organisations and stakeholders to promote a culture of learning and knowledge-sharing across the wider health and social care sector.
  • Use data and feedback to evaluate the impact of educational delivery and refine training to meet evolving needs and expectations.

    • See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.

    HOURS OF WORK

    This is a part time position. You will be contracted to work 22.5 hours per week over 3 days, with Hybrid working opportunities available.

    ABOUT YOU

    This is a highly collaborative, creative, and forward-thinking role for someone who is passionate about education and workforce development.

    ABOUT THE BENEFITS

    Dorothy House is an incredible place to work; these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:

  • 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service
  • Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development!
  • Pension with Life Assurance.
  • Colleague discount across our 27 retail stores.
  • 45p per mile for work travel.
  • Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

    • If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application. Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.

    INTERVIEWS

    Interviews for this role will be held 18th - 22nd August 2025.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD | Band 7 | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata)

    The role will include:

  • Designing, delivering and evaluating innovative education programmes that enhance the knowledge, skills, and confidence of our clinical and non-clinical workforce.
  • Leading and managing members of the Education team, ensuring excellence in teaching practice and team development.
  • Collaborating with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to support accredited programme delivery, including teaching and assessment at Master's level.
  • Working closely with clinical, retail and wider workforce teams to develop essential role and skills training, ensuring high-quality development and delivery across the hospice.
  • Supporting wellbeing and resilience through learning, integrating emotional and psychological support into all education strategies.
  • Developing strong partnerships with external organisations and stakeholders to promote a culture of learning and knowledge-sharing across the wider health and social care sector.
  • Use data and feedback to evaluate the impact of educational delivery and refine training to meet evolving needs and expectations.

    • See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.

    HOURS OF WORK

    This is a part time position. You will be contracted to work 22.5 hours per week over 3 days, with Hybrid working opportunities available.

    ABOUT YOU

    This is a highly collaborative, creative, and forward-thinking role for someone who is passionate about education and workforce development.

    ABOUT THE BENEFITS

    Dorothy House is an incredible place to work; these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:

  • 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service
  • Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development!
  • Pension with Life Assurance.
  • Colleague discount across our 27 retail stores.
  • 45p per mile for work travel.
  • Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

    • If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application. Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.

    INTERVIEWS

    Interviews for this role will be held 18th - 22nd August 2025.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • * Degree or experience in people development, or equivalent training qualification.

    Experience

    Essential

    • * Experience working with both non-clinical and clinical teams.
    • * Demonstrate a good understanding of Palliative and End of Life care.
    • * Experience in teaching to range of health and social care practitioners, including both non-registered and registered staff, including teaching at master's level.
    • * Proven experience of designing, implementing, and evaluating teaching and learning activities.
    • * Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
    • * Able to work independently, reflect on your work, and keep your knowledge and skills up to date with current evidence-based training.

    Desirable

    • * Understand diverse learning needs and be able to adapt teaching methods and resource material to meet different learning styles.
    • * Have a record of effectively managing staff and/or volunteers.
    • * Experience in facilitating group discussion and using reflective tools to enable peer feedback.
    • * Proficiency in evaluation to be able to measure impact of teaching and present this feedback to the wider team, to ensure training is fit for purpose.
    • * Proficiency in giving written and verbal feedback to all learners.
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • * Degree or experience in people development, or equivalent training qualification.

    Experience

    Essential

    • * Experience working with both non-clinical and clinical teams.
    • * Demonstrate a good understanding of Palliative and End of Life care.
    • * Experience in teaching to range of health and social care practitioners, including both non-registered and registered staff, including teaching at master's level.
    • * Proven experience of designing, implementing, and evaluating teaching and learning activities.
    • * Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
    • * Able to work independently, reflect on your work, and keep your knowledge and skills up to date with current evidence-based training.

    Desirable

    • * Understand diverse learning needs and be able to adapt teaching methods and resource material to meet different learning styles.
    • * Have a record of effectively managing staff and/or volunteers.
    • * Experience in facilitating group discussion and using reflective tools to enable peer feedback.
    • * Proficiency in evaluation to be able to measure impact of teaching and present this feedback to the wider team, to ensure training is fit for purpose.
    • * Proficiency in giving written and verbal feedback to all learners.

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Dorothy House Hospice

    Address

    Dorothy House, Winsley, Bradford on Avon, BA15 2LE

    Winsley

    BA15 2LE


    Employer's website

    https://www.dorothyhouse.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Dorothy House Hospice

    Address

    Dorothy House, Winsley, Bradford on Avon, BA15 2LE

    Winsley

    BA15 2LE


    Employer's website

    https://www.dorothyhouse.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Recruitment Manager

    Recruitment Team

    recruitment@dorothyhouse-hospice.org.uk

    01225722988

    Details

    Date posted

    23 July 2025

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 7

    Salary

    £46,148 to £52,809 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Part-time

    Reference number

    WEBREC1000432

    Job locations

    Dorothy House, Winsley, Bradford on Avon, BA15 2LE

    Winsley

    BA15 2LE


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