Workforce Development Lead

Job Introduction

🌟 Lead the Future of Adult Social Care in Greenwich

Role: Workforce Development Lead
Team: Practice and Workforce Development
Directorate: Health and Adult Services
Grade: PO4
Salary: £49,056 - £52,194

Contract: Permanent | Full-Time
Location: Royal Borough of Greenwich

🚀 New Team. New Vision. New Leadership. New Opportunities.

Are you ready to shape the future of Adult Social Care in Royal Greenwich?

We’re building something bold and brilliant — a brand-new Practice and Workforce Development Team with a clear mission: to elevate practice, empower professionals, and deliver outstanding outcomes for our residents.

We’re looking for a dynamic Workforce Development Lead to join our team. This is a pivotal role where you’ll design, commission, and deliver innovative learning and development initiatives that empower our workforce and improve outcomes for residents.

💼 What You’ll Be Doing

• Support the delivery of the Health and Adult Social Care Workforce Strategy
• Commission and design learning interventions that reflect statutory requirements, best practice, and local priorities
• Contribute to transformation projects including Digital Health & Care Technology, and Safeguarding Adults Board priorities
• Promote inclusive career pathways and learning through the Social Care Practice Academy
• Collaborate across services—HR, Public Health, Mental Health, Commissioning, and more—to ensure a joined-up approach to workforce development
• Use staff and resident feedback, internal reviews, and statutory reviews to shape training needs and drive continuous improvement

👤 About You

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in adult social care and workforce development
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• A commitment to anti-racist practice
• The ability to embrace change and opportunities to develop staff
• Experience managing staff and budgets, with a focus on value for money

🌱 Why Join Us?

• Help shape a forward-thinking culture that puts learning and quality at the centre
• Access to professional development and career progression opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements and a supportive culture
• Make a real difference to the lives of residents and the future of adult social care in Greenwich

📩 Ready to Lead the Change?

If you’re excited by the opportunity to influence practice, support others to grow, and be part of something new and meaningful — we want to hear from you.

For more information about this role please contact Sally Elliott  sally.elliott@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or 020 8921 5368

Closing date Sunday November 30, 2025

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.