Training Manager (Emergency Preparedness Training)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder may be expected to work across regional sites, providing operational oversight and development to the service.

• Develop and deliver a range of courses in Emergency Preparedness and Response.
• Liaise with external training providers in the delivery of courses to UK HSA staff.
• Provide regular reports on progress against objectives and contribution to strategic goals.
• Manage and develop training content and delivery to quality standards.
• Assess existing internal and external training programmes, identifying good practice and disseminate reports appropriately.
• Develop, monitor, and deliver a range of training interventions for healthcare professionals in order to raise awareness and preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological incidents and emergencies.
• Contribute to the development of a system of national accreditation for emergency preparedness courses in relation to primary qualifications and continuous professional development.
• Hold delegated responsibility for designated budget in respect of the delivery of appropriate projects and courses.
• Establish and maintain networks with key collaborators both within UK HSA, the NHS and awarding bodies.
• Contribute to the production of regular reports to our customers and awarding bodies.
• Undertake work in accordance with UKHSA Health and Safety policies and procedures and to work within Quality Systems that are applicable to the project.
• In line with other responsibilities, perform tasks assigned or objectives set by the line manager commensurate with the grade.
• Comply with all UKHSA policies and procedures.
• Responsibility for the line management of support staff.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Selection process details

Your Statement of Suitability (no more than 750 words) should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).

You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:

You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the advertised essential criteria please do provide evidence of how you meet this.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE 2 INTERVIEW

This competition will involve an interview by video.

As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification.

Candidates will also be asked to participate in a session where they will be required to prepare and deliver a 10 minute presentation to the panel. This will be followed by a question-and-answer segment. The presentation will be designed to assess each candidates experience in line with the requirements of the role. Full details will be provided prior to the interview.

STAGE 3 IN PERSON PRESENTATION

This stage will involve an in person presentation to a group of learners for up to 20min

Location: UKHSA Porton Down rail ticket can be expensed,full details will be provided prior to the interview.

Expected Timeline:

Advert close:23:55hrs Monday 13/03/2023 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Interviews:w/c 27/03/2023

Please note these dates could be subject to change.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.

For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Please Note

This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form.

Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post? https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email:Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Teaching/Training qualification at Level 4 or above.
• Significant recent experience of teaching/training adult learners.
• Experience of designing and developing bespoke training courses.
• Experience of working in a blended teaching environment using a range of online applications.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with people at all levels.
• Capable of working to deadlines.
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• Higher degree/post-graduate teaching qualification.
• Management of internal training programmes.
• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
• Demonstrated experience of managing projects in complex and challenging environments.
• Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning. processes
• Understanding of the public sector
• Ability to develop deliverables to a quality standard commensurate with accreditation and endorsement of training courses by awarding bodies.
• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Nobel House

Smith Square

London

SW1P 3JR

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)