Learning and Development Adviser

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to join a forward thinking People and OD team who are on a journey to deliver excellence in people practice? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Following an extensive review of the People and OD Directorate, we are delighted to have invested in our team, equipping us to deliver the aspirations of the People Plan, our ambition of providing a high-quality customer focused service, and ensuring the things we need to do, we do well.

We are delighted to be recruiting for Learning and Development Advisor joining our Learning and Development Team.

As a key member of the Learning and Development team you will work flexibly and creatively across the Trust to implement activities and approaches that support the delivery of the Trust’s People Strategy, supporting individuals and teams to overcome barriers, make service improvements and develop the potential of our people.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead. Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients. As a group we employ around 4,200 staff and currently provide 600 hospital beds across Gateshead. Our primary focus is on providing excellent general health services to our local community complemented by key specialist areas including Gynaecology, maternity, palliative care and old age psychiatry. Alongside a full range of local hospital services, we provide breast screening services for Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and parts of Durham – and we are the North Eastern hub for the National Bowel Cancer and AAA Screening Programmes, covering a population of around seven million people.

This pivotal role will support the development of a learning culture that support colleagues to be the best that they can be. You will be a confident and engaging communicator, able to work with colleagues at all levels and capabilities within the organisation and will include leading on the design, facilitation and delivery of impactful learning and L&D initiatives, making a positive impact across the wider organisation.