Job Category: Clinical supervisors/managers
6-Month FTC | 2–3 Days per Week (Up to 21 Hours)
The Role
As Workforce Development Lead, you’ll lead the design and delivery of our Therapeutic Care Lead Programme, ensuring staff receive the training, coaching and support they need to succeed. Working across services, you’ll help turn learning into practice, build workforce capability and contribute to continuous improvements in care quality and outcomes.
What You’ll Do
- Design and deliver the Therapeutic Care Lead induction programme
- Coach, mentor and support Care Leads throughout their development journey
- Deliver training, workshops and workforce development initiatives
- Support competency assessments, reflective practice and professional development
- Support quality improvement and workforce development projects
- Work alongside managers to identify training and development needs
- Support implementation of our Learning Management System (LMS)
- Travel across services to observe practice, provide feedback and support teams
Who This Role Is Ideal For
- Experienced health and social care professionals looking to move into workforce development
- Nurses, Social Workers and Allied Health Professionals with a passion for coaching and mentoring
- Learning and Development professionals with experience in care settings
- Individuals who enjoy developing others and driving service improvement
What We’re Looking For
- Significant experience within health and social care
- Experience coaching, mentoring or developing staff
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, quality care and person‑centred practice
- Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills
- Passion for workforce development and service improvement
- RMN, RNLD, Social Work or other relevant professional qualification
- Experience delivering training or workforce development programmes
- Experience within CAMHS, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Autism or Complex Care services
- Knowledge of trauma‑informed practice, PBS or therapeutic approaches
- Experience using Learning Management Systems (LMS)
- Full UK Driving Licence
What We Offer
- Opportunity to design and shape an exciting new workforce development programme
- Flexible working arrangement
- Close collaboration with senior leaders
- Supportive, collaborative and values‑led culture
- Opportunity to influence service quality and staff development
- The chance to leave a lasting legacy by developing the future leaders of our services
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and verification of employment history.
Location: Exeter
