Learning and Development Portfolio Lead

Introduction

Are you passionate about shaping high‑quality, robust learning that enables safe, compassionate care and a skilled healthcare workforce? If so, join us as the Learning and Development Portfolio Lead to take ownership of Elysium Healthcare’s organisation‑wide learning curriculum and content portfolio.

As the Learning and Development Portfolio Lead, you will be responsible for owning, governing, and continually enhancing the organisation-wide curriculum and associated learning content. This role ensures that Elysium Healthcare has a high-quality, accurate, up‑to‑date and consistently applied portfolio of learning materials that meet statutory and regulatory requirements, reflect Elysium’s values and care principles, and support a skilled, competent, and compassionate workforce.

Acting as the custodian of the learning portfolio, you will ensure strong version control, accessible and standardised content, and a disciplined approach to curriculum development.

You will collaborate with clinical and subject matter experts, trainers, and Regional Learning and Development Partners to ensure all learning materials are validated, relevant, evidence-based, inclusive, digitally accessible, and aligned to Elysium’s strategic priorities.

It’s an exciting time to help shape the future of learning at Elysium Healthcare, ensuring high‑quality development that supports compassionate, safe care.

This is a hybrid role, with occasional travel to the office/Elysium sites as required.

• Own and govern Elysium Healthcare’s organisation‑wide learning curriculum and portfolio, ensuring it is current, clinically accurate, compliant, and aligned to statutory, regulatory, and professional standards
• Maintain strong curriculum governance, including quality assurance, structure, version control, approvals, archiving, and audit readiness
• Lead the Learning Forum, bringing together key stakeholders to prioritise learning needs, and project manage the development of learning solutions through to launch, supported by subject matter experts.
• Ensure learning content is standardised, accessible, digitally optimised, and consistently presented and used across the organisation within the MEL Learning Management System
• Lead the development, review, prioritisation, and continuous improvement of learning content in collaboration with clinical and subject matter experts
• Ensure timely and accurate updates to mandatory, induction, and priority learning in line with legislative, clinical best‑practice, policy, and regulatory change
• Embed Elysium’s values, including trauma‑informed care, dignity, inclusion, and compassion, across all learning materials
• Work closely with Regional Learning and Development Partners, facilitators, and operational teams to ensure consistent and correct application of the curriculum
• Maintain a streamlined, high‑quality learning portfolio that meets organisational needs and supports effective workforce capability
• Produce robust reporting and insights on curriculum quality, usage, compliance, gaps, and learning impact, supporting continuous improvement and inspection readiness
• Drive ongoing improvement of Learning and Development practice through evaluation data, industry insight, and performance analysis

• Proven experience in managing Learning and Development portfolios or programmes within a complex organisation.
• Experience designing and delivering learning content (non‑digital).
• Track record of implementing evaluation frameworks and reporting on learning outcomes.
• Experience coordinating mandatory and induction training programmes.
• Strong grasp of adult learning principles.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage workloads, tasks, and data effectively using Excel.
• Ability to design and govern learning frameworks, templates, and standards.
• Skilled in managing curriculum and learning content lifecycle.
• Up to date with trends in Learning and Development and instructional design.
• Certificate in Education or CIPD Learning and Development L5 or equivalent.
• Education and Training Award or equivalent.

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