South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Learning & Development Operational Team Lead

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity to lead the Learning & Development Team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become available.

The Learning and Development Team are responsible for delivering and designing programmes that are role-relevant and health sector endorsed. Providing the highest quality and most engaging and skilled tutors, trainers, and assessors, we look to employ the most effective, appropriate, and innovative delivery in conjunction with assessment methods.

The Operational Team Lead will ensure the apprenticeship levy is utilised and accounted for, will co-ordinate apprenticeships and all other learning requirements (e.g., Work based Learning Portfolio and Prospect Employability programme).

Maintenance of excellent quality learning and assurance is key and this post will ensure all assurance analysis and reporting is of the highest level and that service change is implemented to ensure continuation of high-quality learning and education.

The aim of the team is to support career and personal development for the healthcare support workforce. The team links closely with the Trust Learning Partners, HR and the Leadership and Improvement Team; joint working between the teams is essential to meet the business requirement of the organisation.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is accountable for the creation, co-ordination and delivery of the Learning and Development Team's programmes of learning,

They will commission and work with the Learning Advisors to deploy blended modules of virtual and classroom-based learning to create a robust Learning and development infrastructure to support learning and development delivery.

To lead the organisation and facilitation of Learning programmes to embed the apprenticeship framework and ensure that the learning and Development (L&D) strategy for learning is met and that all learning interventions are linked to the Trust People Plan; this will involve synthesising high level strategic information to ensure that the Learning and Development Team meet organisational objectives.

Ensure that the Learning and Development Team proactively respond to the needs of the organisation and has a visible presence within the Trust. The post holder will identify work-based learning, programmes and services that can be offered both internally and to external organisations as an opportunity to generate income and support the Trust's corporate social responsibility.

The post holder will line manage and provide leadership and support to the Learning Advisors and wider administration and support functions. The post holder will be required to undertake leadership development training.

Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Details

Date posted

10 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-5510078

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the about this job link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the about this job link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level qualification.
  • Educated to MBA or equivalent operational experience managing learning and development.
  • Teaching/Learning qualification - i.e., Certificate in Education, 7307 or equivalent post graduate qualification (or willing to achieve)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Budgetary management skills

Desirable

  • Good understanding of Equality & Diversity agenda, Social Inclusion Agenda and Talent for Care Framework
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level qualification.
  • Educated to MBA or equivalent operational experience managing learning and development.
  • Teaching/Learning qualification - i.e., Certificate in Education, 7307 or equivalent post graduate qualification (or willing to achieve)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Budgetary management skills

Desirable

  • Good understanding of Equality & Diversity agenda, Social Inclusion Agenda and Talent for Care Framework

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Learning & Development & Library Services Manager

Sharon Ollivier

sharon.ollivier@nhs.net

07504989099

Details

Date posted

10 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-5510078

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


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