Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Professional Lead for Training and Staff Development

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Job summary

The Professional Lead for Staff Development is a senior post and a key member of the Training and Education Department providing both strategic and operational focus across education, training and development opportunities for staff CPD and skills development.

Provides strategic oversight, support and line management to key members of training and development team. The role will work in close partnership with colleagues across the Trust to optimise staff CPD experience and ensure that all localities are provided with high-levels of placement support.

The post-holder will be expected to work in close partnership with senior colleagues to maintain excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Working within the trust's training and development department and alongside subject matter experts this role will shape and guide the future of our training and development provision to ensure it meets national guidance and supports in delivery of patient safety and care

Overall leadership for new and existing induction / development Programmes, and other learning programmes on offer from the Trust. They will be central in the design and evaluation of the Induction / training programmes and opportunities responding to identified Trust needs, in consultation with the Head of Training and Development.

Main duties of the job

To provide direction, leadership, design and oversight for staff development programs developing skills across the organisation, guided by national regulatory frameworks and service needs.

Assist promote the recovery agenda and service user and carer involvement in the development and delivery of education, training, development, responding positively to comment, suggestion or complaint.

Ensure that all development programmes are compliant with equality and diversity requirements and with any relevant national regulatory frameworks.

Key member of trust and department strategic and operational groups providing trust wide oversight and consistency in projects, programs and training requirements taking lead in training projects or programs of work.

Assist and participate in education development, training and redesign and ensure that education, training and development reflects current, short and long term future service changes.

Assist the Head of Training and Development to manage the delivery of staff development in the most cost-effective way balancing patient safety needs, regulatory and legislative requirements, career development needs and professional requirements to provide long term plans for individual performance and service improvement.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Role Based? Role is based in one of our Norfolk or Suffolk Bases. Hybrid working optional with at least 50% working week in clinical areas and offices

Details

Date posted

24 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

246-COR6685507

Job locations

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities.

Please note the JD is currently going through job matching and may be subject to change.

If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews will be on the 14th November, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit out Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities.

Please note the JD is currently going through job matching and may be subject to change.

If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews will be on the 14th November, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit out Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master's degree or equivalent demonstrable relevant experience
  • Training, Education or Management qualification or demonstratable equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to role

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in multi-professional teams within multi-agency and partnership environment.
  • Presenting and delivering training to large groups of staff.
  • Significant health service experience at a senior level in a complex organisation
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master's degree or equivalent demonstrable relevant experience
  • Training, Education or Management qualification or demonstratable equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to role

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in multi-professional teams within multi-agency and partnership environment.
  • Presenting and delivering training to large groups of staff.
  • Significant health service experience at a senior level in a complex organisation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Training & Development

Zoe Challis

zoe.challis@nsft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

24 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

246-COR6685507

Job locations

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


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