Regional Director of Workforce, Training and Education


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£131,301
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leeds, LS1 4AP
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Aug 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

The postholder will need to have highly developed specialist professional and leadership skills to ensure the level of partnership and collaboration across NHSE and wider stakeholder groups that will achieve success in the role. This leader will need to have high level strategic expertise to encompass delivery against key national strategies, such as the 10 Year Workforce Plan, EDI Improvement Plan, Framework 15, Future of HR & OD and the People Promise, as well as any additional mandates for workforce, education and training from government. The principal task of this role will be to provide impactful leadership of the full workforce remit across the region. The postholder would do this by: Securing strong and impactful relationships with each ICB, providers workforce leaders and partner organisations in workforce, education and training; Trade Unions and staff networks.Leading an integrated workforce education and training function for the region.Demonstrating a clear commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, leading by example.Accountability to ensure systems to deliver improvements in the capacity and capability of the workforce across the region to meet the needs of the population servedLeading on a wide range of new initiatives to deliver improvements across all workforce training and education outcomes as defined and measured by the national workforce, training and education function. For an informal discussion, please contact england.ney.regionaldirector@nhs.net. You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

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