Job summary
Are you an experienced leader in workforce development and education, looking to make a lasting impact across Homerton Healthcare and North East London?
We are seeking an exceptional Associate Director of People Education & Training to lead our Trust-wide education and development agenda. This senior leadership role reports directly to the Chief People Officer and works in partnership with the Chief Nurse and Chief Medical Officer, ensuring Homerton remains an employer and training provider of choice in NEL. The vacancy has arisen due to a substantive post.
We are looking for someone with:
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Significant senior leadership experience in healthcare education and workforce development
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Strong strategic and operational leadership, with a track record of delivering improvements
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Proven ability to innovate in education, training and workforce transformation
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Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, able to influence at the highest levels
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Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and the values of Homerton Healthcare
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of workforce development at Homerton, supporting delivery of the People Plan and our Future Together Strategy. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our people are supported, developed, and empowered to deliver excellent care.
Applications are invited from internal Homerton colleagues and North East London ICB partners. Interviews will take place week beginning 13th October 2025.
Main duties of the job
- Lead the strategic development and delivery of statutory, mandatory and professional education across the Trust.
- Oversee medical education, nursing recruitment and retention pipelines, apprenticeships, digital learning, and leadership development.
- Manage education funding, apprenticeships levy arrangements and income-generating activity.
- Build and sustain strong partnerships across the system, ensuring alignment with local, regional and national priorities.
- Provide visible leadership to a multi-disciplinary team of education and workforce specialists.
- Ensure the work and priorities of the education and training agenda is rooted into the key deliverables of the People Plan
- Support greater alignment of the education agenda with the wider teams including people services, organisational development, culture and inclusion teams
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience
- Evidence of commitment to professional and personal career development
- Further Qualification in adult learning, higher education, learning and development or equivalent experience
- Project Management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Coaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Registered with NMC/HCPC/GMC/CIPD
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills with a range of people in a variety of settings or complex situations
- High level report writing and presentation skills
- Effective analytical skills; able to evaluate evidence
- Ability to think creatively and innovate in response to new and complex challenges
- Strong partnership working at a national and local level, engage and motivate a wide range of individuals and teams
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior leadership role in the field of professional education and learning development in a complex healthcare setting
- Strategic and operational leadership of a large service with proven record of continuous improvement
- Leading services through change
- Management of income and expenditure budgets including delivery of annual efficiency targets
- Successfully leading a large team to achieve shared goals
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- In depth knowledge an understanding of adult education techniques and approaches
- Demonstrate multi-level knowledge of professional issues and leadership in non-medical disciplines
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience
- Evidence of commitment to professional and personal career development
- Further Qualification in adult learning, higher education, learning and development or equivalent experience
- Project Management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Coaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Registered with NMC/HCPC/GMC/CIPD
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills with a range of people in a variety of settings or complex situations
- High level report writing and presentation skills
- Effective analytical skills; able to evaluate evidence
- Ability to think creatively and innovate in response to new and complex challenges
- Strong partnership working at a national and local level, engage and motivate a wide range of individuals and teams
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior leadership role in the field of professional education and learning development in a complex healthcare setting
- Strategic and operational leadership of a large service with proven record of continuous improvement
- Leading services through change
- Management of income and expenditure budgets including delivery of annual efficiency targets
- Successfully leading a large team to achieve shared goals
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- In depth knowledge an understanding of adult education techniques and approaches
- Demonstrate multi-level knowledge of professional issues and leadership in non-medical disciplines
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
