Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self motivated
individual to join a small, dynamic team responsible for providing a
professional Skills Development Network for the North East and North Cumbria.
The post holder will be responsible for developing training
and development programmes for finance, procurement and informatics staff
across the north east and north cumbria region, helping to create a culture of
staff development across all our organisations.
A key element of this role will be the development of our
website pages and creating and implementing our communications strategy to
ensure that all the staff who can access our services can make use of the
resources we have.
This role could be suitable role for a recent graduate.
We are open and inclusive.
We understand, encourage and celebrate
diversity, making the Skills Development Network a place where we all feel we
belong so we welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and we actively
support flexible working
Main duties of the job
This role will form part of a
small team who provide professional development to finance, procurement and
informatics across the north east and north cumbria. We are part of a wider
national network and act on behalf of national and regional stakeholders.
We are looking for someone with enthusiasm,
ideas and an interest in helping people be the best they can be, helping them
to form their own personal development plans and to really encourage talent
management across the region.
The role is based in Durham but we work flexibly
and we encourage the post holder to develop this role into something really
valued by our stakeholders.
About us
We are one of the largest integrated care providers in England. Over 7,000 Staff serve a population of around 650,000 people in the North East,
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
At County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust our aim is to always deliver excellent care with compassion to deliver the highest quality of care our patients deserve. We value the personal skills, experiences and qualities that individuals bring to the Trust; creating an inclusive working environment to attract talented people who feel motivated, involved and able to influence the future direction of our services. The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
With a focus on ensuring our workforces can access good
quality personal and profession development, some of the key suggested task are
as follows, however other areas of personal interest and enthusiasm can be
developed
Skills Development
• Be responsible
for designated projects to implement the Skills Development strategy.
• Create a
culture of staff development and lifelong learning across the patch by
encouraging and supporting organisations in development initiatives, by
providing information on those that are less enthusiastic, by providing a point
of contact for people on development issues within Finance, Procurement &
Informatics and by regularly communicating best practice/new ideas across the
patch.
• Gather,
maintain and analyse complex information about the development of all finance,
procurement & informatics staff in the patch, regularly creating and
maintaining databases and spreadsheets,
producing reports and making recommendations where required.
• Ensure
effective liaison and cooperation between the Skills Development Network, and
with individual leads in all of the organisations, balancing their different
needs and prioritising appropriately.
• Work
collaboratively with internal and external bodies such as CCAB professional
accountancy bodies and training and consultancy organisations, to ensure the
best use of expertise and resources.
• Provide
advice to Finance Directors and senior managers from other disciplines in all
matters relating to staff development.
• Assist on
negotiating with, and developing long term relationships with, suppliers of
venues, facilities and services.
Training and Development
• Recognise
responsibility to participate in regular performance and development reviews
with line manager and to jointly identify performance standards for the post.
• Evidence
will show appropriate professional and academic development over time,
effective succession planning and individual level employee job satisfaction.
• Be
responsible for the maintenance and improvement of own professional knowledge
and competence.
• Participate
in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal
development plan.
Communication
Develop and maintain effective systems of communication
within the Region including:
• Develop
and maintain systems to ensure that all Skills Development Network
communication processes – including, but not limited to, the Skills Development
Network website – are reliable and fit for purpose.
• Ensure
that Skills Development Network Communications strategy is known, understood
and supported across the North East & North Cumbria.
• Develop
and maintain North East & North Cumbria pages on the Skills Development
Network website to ensure that they provide a comprehensive round-up of sector-specific
news and events for staff.
• Engage in
appropriate ‘horizon scanning’ activities to ensure that Finance, Procurement
& Informatics staff are aware of the latest developments.
• Develop
and maintain a regular Skills Development Network newsletter to highlight key
elements from web pages
• Develop
and maintain a database of Skills Development Network Leads, including e-mail
contact list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
With a focus on ensuring our workforces can access good
quality personal and profession development, some of the key suggested task are
as follows, however other areas of personal interest and enthusiasm can be
developed
Skills Development
• Be responsible
for designated projects to implement the Skills Development strategy.
• Create a
culture of staff development and lifelong learning across the patch by
encouraging and supporting organisations in development initiatives, by
providing information on those that are less enthusiastic, by providing a point
of contact for people on development issues within Finance, Procurement &
Informatics and by regularly communicating best practice/new ideas across the
patch.
• Gather,
maintain and analyse complex information about the development of all finance,
procurement & informatics staff in the patch, regularly creating and
maintaining databases and spreadsheets,
producing reports and making recommendations where required.
• Ensure
effective liaison and cooperation between the Skills Development Network, and
with individual leads in all of the organisations, balancing their different
needs and prioritising appropriately.
• Work
collaboratively with internal and external bodies such as CCAB professional
accountancy bodies and training and consultancy organisations, to ensure the
best use of expertise and resources.
• Provide
advice to Finance Directors and senior managers from other disciplines in all
matters relating to staff development.
• Assist on
negotiating with, and developing long term relationships with, suppliers of
venues, facilities and services.
Training and Development
• Recognise
responsibility to participate in regular performance and development reviews
with line manager and to jointly identify performance standards for the post.
• Evidence
will show appropriate professional and academic development over time,
effective succession planning and individual level employee job satisfaction.
• Be
responsible for the maintenance and improvement of own professional knowledge
and competence.
• Participate
in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal
development plan.
Communication
Develop and maintain effective systems of communication
within the Region including:
• Develop
and maintain systems to ensure that all Skills Development Network
communication processes – including, but not limited to, the Skills Development
Network website – are reliable and fit for purpose.
• Ensure
that Skills Development Network Communications strategy is known, understood
and supported across the North East & North Cumbria.
• Develop
and maintain North East & North Cumbria pages on the Skills Development
Network website to ensure that they provide a comprehensive round-up of sector-specific
news and events for staff.
• Engage in
appropriate ‘horizon scanning’ activities to ensure that Finance, Procurement
& Informatics staff are aware of the latest developments.
• Develop
and maintain a regular Skills Development Network newsletter to highlight key
elements from web pages
• Develop
and maintain a database of Skills Development Network Leads, including e-mail
contact list.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Desirable
- An interest in developing programmes to encourage a diverse workforce
Experience
Essential
- High level of emotional intelligence.
- Proven team worker with ability to motivate others.
- Numerate and IT literate.
- Able to understand and work within complexity and translate it into understandable knowledge.
- Training, coaching and mentoring skills
- Flexible, enthusiastic and committed
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, following the evidence base and policy guidelines working to tight and changing deadlines
Desirable
- Track record of regional networking.
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS strategy and policy agendas including local NHS structure, strategy, vision and policy.
- Ability to facilitate or teach service improvement techniques.
- Experience in developing and delivering training, workshops and seminars.
- Experience in coordinating multi-organisational networks and forums
- Experience in data handling and analysis
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Persuasive and influential communication skills both written and verbal.
- Interpersonal skills to gain co-operation and liaise effectively with people at all levels.
- Ability to work independently, use own initiative and make decisions without supervision.
- Ability to work flexibly and to tight timescales.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
Desirable
- Ability to research, analyse and present complex data effectively.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in learning and development, project / change management, service improvement and/or programme delivery roles
- Evidence of recent and on-going CPD / learning
Desirable
- Experience of developing talent management initiatives.
- Experience of Event Planning
- Experience of website content management.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Desirable
- An interest in developing programmes to encourage a diverse workforce
Experience
Essential
- High level of emotional intelligence.
- Proven team worker with ability to motivate others.
- Numerate and IT literate.
- Able to understand and work within complexity and translate it into understandable knowledge.
- Training, coaching and mentoring skills
- Flexible, enthusiastic and committed
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, following the evidence base and policy guidelines working to tight and changing deadlines
Desirable
- Track record of regional networking.
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS strategy and policy agendas including local NHS structure, strategy, vision and policy.
- Ability to facilitate or teach service improvement techniques.
- Experience in developing and delivering training, workshops and seminars.
- Experience in coordinating multi-organisational networks and forums
- Experience in data handling and analysis
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Persuasive and influential communication skills both written and verbal.
- Interpersonal skills to gain co-operation and liaise effectively with people at all levels.
- Ability to work independently, use own initiative and make decisions without supervision.
- Ability to work flexibly and to tight timescales.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
Desirable
- Ability to research, analyse and present complex data effectively.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in learning and development, project / change management, service improvement and/or programme delivery roles
- Evidence of recent and on-going CPD / learning
Desirable
- Experience of developing talent management initiatives.
- Experience of Event Planning
- Experience of website content management.
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.
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.
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).
