Learning Management System (LMS) Specialist

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

At the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves in being a highly regarded Teaching Hospital and on the provision of high-quality education and training for our staff and students. We believe that this underpins excellent care and supports the achievement of our Vision to provide Less Pain, More Independence through Life Changing Care.

As part of the Trusts strategy to achieve this vision, the implementation of a new Learning Management system is a strategic enabler to enhance and improve the learning experience of our teams, focus on high performance and in turn enhance the care we provide to our patients.

Main duties of the job

Working across the organisation, you will have overall responsibility for the implementation of the new LMS and all operational tasks relating to the implementation, project management and day-to-day running of the LMS, while taking charge of expanding and promoting the use of the LMS within the organisation and developing our learning culture.

You will need to have worked with an LMS before, and will be a quick learner, with good understanding of information management systems and strong experience of complex databases.

The successful candidate will work with a range of subject matter experts and other stakeholders to refine and develop our e-learning capabilities and resources. The post holder will have experience of designing e-learning packages and working with a range of platforms including Totara / Moodle and content creation platforms such as Camtasia / articulate. They will also have a knowledge of workforce information systems and databases e.g. ESR/OLM, HTML, and e-learning authoring tools.

The post holder will develop plans to sustain e-learning across the Trust and ensure that core mandatory and training compliance is maintained, whilst developing and promoting online career and personal development solutions for all staff across the organisation.

About us

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Date posted

14 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

303-6538622

Job locations

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Trusts Education and Training team are central to this, and the specialist for our new Learning Management System (LMS) will be an integral part of the Training and Development team, while working closely with our LMS supplier to be the lead expert in the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Essential

o Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. o Evidence of completion of training in e-learning design and use of a range of authoring tools o Recognised project management qualification, e.g., Prince 2

Desirable

o PGCE / Teaching qualification o ICDL qualification

EXPERIENCE

Essential

o System administrator for a large, complex database (preferably an LMS) in a large, complex organisation o Proven ability to manage projects in a complex organisation. o Experience working with digital learning or web content (e-learning/video) o Designing, planning and implementing technology -based training. o Managing or supervising staff o Proven track record of working with service users to deliver quality driven learning solutions o Working with Moodle/Totara and other Learning Management Systems

Desirable

o Previous experience of working in an NHS organisation o Minimum of two years' experience in learning environment in a trainer/facilitator capacity or other related experience o Understanding of e-Learning technologies o Evolution of ESR/OLM & TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning)

Skills

Essential

o Attention to detail and accuracy. o Able to understand, disseminate and present complex information verbally, in writing and reports. o Ability to engage and influence stakeholders and service users at different levels of the organisation, developing strong working relationships quickly. o Excellent communication skills with ability to use persuasion, motivation, and negotiation. o Negotiate and influence with confidence, tact, and diplomacy. o Manage multiple tasks and projects where there may be competing priorities. o Ability to work to strict deadlines in the delivery of projects. o Present information in a clear, concise, and engaging way including statistical analysis where necessary

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Essential

o Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. o Evidence of completion of training in e-learning design and use of a range of authoring tools o Recognised project management qualification, e.g., Prince 2

Desirable

o PGCE / Teaching qualification o ICDL qualification

EXPERIENCE

Essential

o System administrator for a large, complex database (preferably an LMS) in a large, complex organisation o Proven ability to manage projects in a complex organisation. o Experience working with digital learning or web content (e-learning/video) o Designing, planning and implementing technology -based training. o Managing or supervising staff o Proven track record of working with service users to deliver quality driven learning solutions o Working with Moodle/Totara and other Learning Management Systems

Desirable

o Previous experience of working in an NHS organisation o Minimum of two years' experience in learning environment in a trainer/facilitator capacity or other related experience o Understanding of e-Learning technologies o Evolution of ESR/OLM & TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning)

Skills

Essential

o Attention to detail and accuracy. o Able to understand, disseminate and present complex information verbally, in writing and reports. o Ability to engage and influence stakeholders and service users at different levels of the organisation, developing strong working relationships quickly. o Excellent communication skills with ability to use persuasion, motivation, and negotiation. o Negotiate and influence with confidence, tact, and diplomacy. o Manage multiple tasks and projects where there may be competing priorities. o Ability to work to strict deadlines in the delivery of projects. o Present information in a clear, concise, and engaging way including statistical analysis where necessary

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.