Main area Learning & Development Grade Band 8B Contract Secondment: 12 months Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE4199

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site Provide HQ Town Colchester Salary £66,582 - £77,368 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 12/08/2026 23:59

Job Overview

We are looking for a head of Learning to deliver Learning interventions that support the execution of business strategies for Provide Community Interest Company (CIC) and enhance business performance of Provide CIC at a group-wide level.

Role Summary

To underpin delivery of the corporate strategy and associated objectives, redesign, lead and manage the annual objective setting and appraisal (Professional Development Review – PDR) process
Support achievement of the Corporate Strategy of Provide Group, including supporting the on-boarding of new colleagues through the induction programme, ensuring high-levels of engagement
Principle oversight for the provision of Coaching across the Provide Group
Lead the development and delivery of essentials management training at all levels ensuring that effective people management skills are a priority for management development

Main duties of the job

Responsible for creating and maintaining a ‘Learning Plan’ for the Provide Group
Develop the organisation’s culture to ensure that it becomes more inclusive, including developing programmes to support the enhancement of our colleague networks - including Ethnic Minority, LGBTQ+, Men’s and Disability
Lead the development of career pathways including apprenticeships to expand the workforce and improve recruitment and retention
Develop interventions and training to support the organisation’s ‘Freedom to Speak Up’ (Whistleblowing) strategy and action plan - including ‘Active Bystander’ training, where both individual and team development designed to foster an open, transparent, and honest workplace culture where colleagues are encouraged to positively challenge inappropriate behaviour
Principle accountability for the delivery of mandatory and essential training for the Provide Group ensuring compliance and reporting

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For full details please see attached job descriptions, for informal discussions please contact Liz Willis

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Degree or Equivelent
Level 7 or equivalent qualification in Learning and development, HR or Education

Desirable criteria

Project management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Knowledge of the full apprenticeship learner journey
Experience in using learning management systems e.g. Totara, Kallidus, Moodle
Experience of using digital training tools, e-learning techniques, and delivery methods
Proven experience as a Learning and Development Lead, Trainer, or similar role

Desirable criteria

Experience working in health and social care sector
Previous involvement in audits, inspections or provider monitoring visits
Experience in policy development

Further Information

How will we contact you?

All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
If you wish to contact the Recruitment Team, please do this via provide.recruitment1@nhs.net
If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

Checking progress on your application?

To check progress on your application, please log into your TRAC account. We aim to keep you updated on the status of your application as soon as we can.

Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Anti Fraud

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or provide.recruitment1@nhs.net.

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

Successful Applicant

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.

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