Digital Education Lead

Job summary

We are looking for a Digital Education Lead to join the NCA family and transform how education is delivered across the NCA.

We are looking to recruit an individual with creative flair who can, inspire and lead the technology-enhanced learning agenda across the organisation. This will include the adoption of technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, hybrid learning and simulation. Joining a highly skilled team you will lead in digital learning, readiness and innovation.

About you:

• You will be a motivational leader, with experience of overseeing the work of digital creative professionals.
• You will be experienced in project managing and implementing large scale digital learning solutions in an educational environment.
• You will be an innovator with a 'can do' attitude.

And most of all, you will have a desire to make a difference.

Main duties of the job

Deliver the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and the NHS Educator Workforce Strategy in terms of evolving innovative models of education through the use of immersive technologies and blended learning approaches.

Fully embed digital technology in training pathways, to support more efficient and effective ways of learning and improved learner experience.

Lead the Digital Learning, Readiness, and Innovation team to develop a culture that harnesses opportunities to deliver digital innovation across the NCA.

Ensure best practice and pedagogical principles are applied when producing fit for purpose, innovative learning solutions across the NCA.

Provide expert digital learning solutions to clinical and non-clinical settings.

Continuously innovate and make improvements across the NCA in line with NHS England Technology Enhanced Learning priorities of:Simulation and Immersive TechnologiesDigital Learning Solutions - virtual and hybridReadiness and Maturity AssessmentInnovative Platform SolutionsQuality Assurance

Develop digital diagnostic tools across the organisation and strategically support the organisations digital maturity in delivering digital skills, adoption, and solutions.

Fully embed digital technology in training pathways, to support more efficient and effective ways of learning and improved learner experience.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.