Band 7 Education and Training Lead

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Would you like to be part of an innovative and exciting sector of the NHS?

We are looking for an Education and Training Lead to join us at the Central and South Genomics Team to lead on the development, implementation and delivery of multi professional training and education programmes in line with GMS (Genomics Medicine Service) priorities.

Who are we and what do we do?

The NHS Genomic Medicine Service aims to enable the NHS to harness the power of genomic technology and science to improve the health of our population and deliver on the commitments in the NHS Long Term Plan. These commitments will be delivered by the NHS Genomic Medicine Service for England which will provide:

* Consistent and equitable care for the country's 55 million people.

* Operate to common national standards, specifications and protocols.

* Deliver a single national genomic test directory covering use of all technologies from target genomic testing to whole genome sequencing.

* Give all patients an opportunity to participate in research for their individual benefit and to inform future care for other patients.

* Build a national genomic knowledge base to provide real world data to inform academic and industry research and development.

This is an exciting time to join us and take our Education and training programme forward!

Main duties of the job

The Education and Training lead will:

*Lead on the development, implementation and delivery of multi professional training and education programmes in line with local and national Genomics Medicine Service priorities.

*Lead on development, implementation and delivery of education and training programmes to support the embedding of genomics across the Central and South geography.

*Lead on the training and education for the Generation Research Study

*Promote genomics education and learning in all areas of practice ensuring that genomics is recognised as an important component of healthcare.

*Promote the genomic learning environment to ensure educational needs are met.

*Be a credible and knowledgeable professional who promotes innovation and up to date evidence-based practice.

*Collaborate with relevant teams to support the delivery of education and functional deployment strategies.

*Continually evaluate and assess impact of educational programmes to improve future programmes.

We are looking for a proactive team player who has;

*Significant experience working in an education and training role or recent significant experience working at a senior level in an acute clinical area for the NHS/healthcare setting.

*Understanding and evidence of experience in practice-based supervision and assessment

*Experience of creating and delivering education programmes

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

05 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1080596YS

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Teaching qualification e.g: C&G 7307, C&G 7407 parts 1 and 2 or equivalent.
Or
* Registered Nurse/ Midwife on the NMC Register
Or
* Registered Operating Department Practitioner on the HCPC register.
* Recognised current mentor and NVQ assessors course or equivalent
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree level supplemented by the completion of a relevant post registration specialist course or experience,
e.g., critical care, HDU, work in cancer or rare disease or specialist pathway pertaining to clinical area.
* Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

* Significant experience working in an education and training role or recent significant experience working at a senior level in an acute clinical area for the NHS/ healthcare
setting.
* Significant experience working in an education setting.
* Can demonstrate understanding and evidence of experience in practice-based supervision and assessment
* Interest in Genomics
* Experience of creating and delivering education programmes
* Experience of auditing and measuring education impact and providing reports both written and verbal
* Experience in mentoring, facilitating groups, and coaching others
* Ability to lead on development of modules and deliver teaching packs/programmes to promote a learning environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Teaching qualification e.g: C&G 7307, C&G 7407 parts 1 and 2 or equivalent.
Or
* Registered Nurse/ Midwife on the NMC Register
Or
* Registered Operating Department Practitioner on the HCPC register.
* Recognised current mentor and NVQ assessors course or equivalent
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree level supplemented by the completion of a relevant post registration specialist course or experience,
e.g., critical care, HDU, work in cancer or rare disease or specialist pathway pertaining to clinical area.
* Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

* Significant experience working in an education and training role or recent significant experience working at a senior level in an acute clinical area for the NHS/ healthcare
setting.
* Significant experience working in an education setting.
* Can demonstrate understanding and evidence of experience in practice-based supervision and assessment
* Interest in Genomics
* Experience of creating and delivering education programmes
* Experience of auditing and measuring education impact and providing reports both written and verbal
* Experience in mentoring, facilitating groups, and coaching others
* Ability to lead on development of modules and deliver teaching packs/programmes to promote a learning environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.