The role is pivotal in building organisational capability, enhancing individual and team performance, and supporting a culture of continuous learning and development. This includes responsibility for mandatory training compliance for both staff and volunteers, as well as leading apprenticeship programmes, work experience and student placement opportunities to support workforce development and future talent pipelines. Learning and Development Strategy Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive annual Training and Development Plan aligned to organisational priorities, including mandatory training, apprenticeships, work experience and student placements Work with line managers to ensure consistency of IPR reviews for staff. Provide training on the process and offer improvements. Audit of staff s yearly IPR s to monitor and record training needs. Identify gaps in existing learning content. Contribute to workforce development strategies that support organisational effectiveness and future capability needs Support a culture of continuous professional development across the organisation Training Design and Delivery Design, deliver and/or commission high-quality, engaging learning programmes and interventions, including statutory and mandatory training Build a sweet of training courses for hospice staff including; line management, managing absence, managing change, managing non-performance, managing stress in the workplace, IPR s, project management, recruitment an