Associate Director for Learning & Improvement

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

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• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of experience
• Masters qualification in relevant subject area or equivalent knowledge and experience within a specifically focused role
• Management qualification or equivalent experience to Masters level
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the role

Experience

Essential

• Extensive learning and development leadership experience
• Extensive experience of development and successful implementation of leaning, development and improvement methodologies, tools and techniques in a multidisciplinary environment
• Significant experience of leading complex improvement/transformation programmes with successful outcomes in an NHS Trust setting
• Significant experience of leading complex and cross functional teams in a large and complex organisation
• Extensive experience of analysing, interpreting and reporting data and information to draw conclusions and make recommendations which inform learning, development and improvement work streams and to demonstrate progress and success
• Significant experience of facilitating and undertaking learning and development across health and social care system partners
• Significant experience in developing, delivering and evaluating leadership development, learning, development, education and improvement programmes and associated resources suitable for use within and outside of the Trust
• Significant experience in supervising and coaching others to undertake training and to facilitate workshops
• Proven track record in teaching, training, coaching and facilitating Change management experience
• Experience of supporting the strategic direction of a learning and development team or office
• Experience of budgetary management
• Experience of managing staff as direct reports and in matrix management arrangements

Desirable

• Evidence of delivering training such as effective leadership or improvement methodologies
• Experience of enabling patient involvement in improvement initiatives as equal partners

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of NHS strategy and its application
• Understanding of NHS Acute and Community Trusts and local context in which they operate
• Significant knowledge of learning, development and improvement methodologies, tools and techniques and of their application
• Demonstrate ability to build strong relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders and to value and acknowledge everyone's contribution
• Ability to manage a range of stakeholders and to build consensus and commitment where there are conflicting opinions, resistance or scepticism
• Ability to communicate and engage with others (including Executive and Board members as well external partners/agencies) to create a shared vision in a motivational and inspiring way
• Remains calm and focused when facing resistance, and supports and learns from those who have reasons to resist change
• Knowledge of approaches through which staff and patients can be engaged
• Resilient when working under pressure and with conflicting demands without compromising quality of work
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills that engage a range of stakeholders (face to face and non face to face)

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Advanced report writing skills, including reports to Board and its subcommittees
• Negotiating and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams in improvement initiatives
• Ability to interpret data, information and analytics to plan, execute and measure improvement with attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills which enable resolution to complex issues
• Ability to work individually with minimal supervision and as part of a team, and to take personal responsibility
• Ability to challenge ways of working at all levels
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to explain complex information in an accessible and understandable way to a variety of stakeholders, adapting the message accordingly
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines
• A good team player with the ability to foster positive team relationships at all times
• Ability to present the Improvement Office and communicate its purpose in a wide range of contexts
• Ability to work in close collaboration with NHS and other external support bodies

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• Excellent communicator
• Ability to display a high degree of interpersonal skills.
• Adaptable and flexible.
• Self-motivated.

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

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The cumberland infirmary

Newtown road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY

Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)