NHS Resolution

Education Manager

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Job summary

This is a great time to join our Practitioner Performance Advice service as we embark on a number of ambitious programmes designed to support and promote a just and fair culture across the NHS. We do this by providing an independent and expert advisory service for medical, dental and pharmacy practitioners and healthcare organisations. Our education service takes learning from our casework and shares this with the NHS in order to build capacity and capability to deal with concerns.

For this senior role, we are looking for an Education Manager to lead, design and rollout our external education strategy and portfolio, with a real focus on patient safety and public protection.

You will have a strong record of instigating, designing, developing and managing high-quality education projects for expert adult learners and the ability to identify and develop innovative opportunity to build Advices education offer and maximise commercial opportunities will accelerate our education services.

You will be a self-starter and natural entrepreneur, full of ideas and with the tenacity to undertake new product development, be able to establish credibility quickly, with an ability to communicate with subject matter experts as well as delegates and learners and lead a high-performing team.

Main duties of the job

As Education Manager, you will have responsibility for leading the development and delivery of the Advice education strategy and portfolio, including:

Drive the development of new training workshops and programmes to delegates, working with sector experts to design, develop, trial, pilot and launch new products

Review and maintain our existing Advice education programme and materials to keep it up-to-date with evolving policy, good practice and approach to expert learning

Identify and engage with NHS and stakeholders across healthcare education to ensure Advice is recognised as an expert provider for practitioner performance advice

Gather and report on feedback on our educational portfolio; evaluate their current effectiveness and guide future improvements while ensuring they generate income

Provide advice and guidance to NHS organisations about their learning and training needs in the area of managing performance concerns

Manage the education team (including associate advisers) to deliver high-quality education events.

About us

NHS Resolution is an Arms Length Body of the Department of Health & Social Care. As a not for profit part of the NHS, our purpose is to provide expertise to the NHS to resolve concerns fairly, share learning for improvement and preserve resources for patients. We have four key service areas:

  • Claims Management: delivering expertise in handling clinical and non-clinical claims to members of our Indemnity Schemes.
  • Practitioner Performance Advice: providing advice, support and interventions in relation to concerns about the individual performance of Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists.
  • Primary Care Appeals: offering an impartial tribunal service for the fair handling of Primary Care contracting services.
  • Safety and Learning: supporting the NHS to better understand and learn from claims, concerns and disputes; to target safety activity while sharing learning across the NHS.

What do we have to offer?

  • The NHS wide basic 27 days of annual leave, increasing to 29 days after 5 years NHS service + 8 public holidays and after 10 years NHS service 33 days + 8 public holidays
  • Pay that reflects your skills and experience in line with wider NHS pay scales
  • Membership in one of the best pensions schemes in the UK
  • Investment in training
  • Flexible working
  • Upon joining the NHS family, there are a wealth of savings, discounts and support you will be able to access.

Details

Date posted

13 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year plus HCAS (London only)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

M9912-NHSR-2023-119-A

Job locations

8th Floor, 10 South Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 4PU


NHS Resolution

7-8 Wellington Place

Leeds

LS1 4AP


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about this opportunity please download the candidate pack or contact Vicky Voller (Director of Advice and Appeals) on 0207 811 2629.

Recruitment timetable and application process:

Closing date: 28th February 2024

Assessments: 1st 5th March 2024

Interviews: 12th & 14th March 2024

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to undertake psychometrics and prepare a written exercise in advance and to deliver a presentation at the interview.

Please ensure that you read the job description carefully and that you address each of the requirements of the post in the person specification in your supporting statement sections as your application will be assessed against these criteria. Your online application should relate to the specific position you are applying for and you are expected to highlight examples and achievements that demonstrate the competencies outlined in the job description and from the vacancy notice in your application form. Try to keep it structured and to the point.

Please note that we do not accept CVs, therefore your application must be via the NHS Jobs online application form. We have been granted permission to use the Employment Service's "Positive about Disabled People" symbol. Any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum specification for the post as set out in the person specification is guaranteed an interview.

Please note: If you require a Visa to work in the UK, NHS Resolution is currently unable to support any sponsorship requests.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about this opportunity please download the candidate pack or contact Vicky Voller (Director of Advice and Appeals) on 0207 811 2629.

Recruitment timetable and application process:

Closing date: 28th February 2024

Assessments: 1st 5th March 2024

Interviews: 12th & 14th March 2024

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to undertake psychometrics and prepare a written exercise in advance and to deliver a presentation at the interview.

Please ensure that you read the job description carefully and that you address each of the requirements of the post in the person specification in your supporting statement sections as your application will be assessed against these criteria. Your online application should relate to the specific position you are applying for and you are expected to highlight examples and achievements that demonstrate the competencies outlined in the job description and from the vacancy notice in your application form. Try to keep it structured and to the point.

Please note that we do not accept CVs, therefore your application must be via the NHS Jobs online application form. We have been granted permission to use the Employment Service's "Positive about Disabled People" symbol. Any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum specification for the post as set out in the person specification is guaranteed an interview.

Please note: If you require a Visa to work in the UK, NHS Resolution is currently unable to support any sponsorship requests.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent presentation delivery and chairing skills
  • Experience of successful working with senior professionals and clinical staff
  • Up-to-date knowledge of education and learning activities, in particular current trends within the NHS or wider, appropriate environments/specialisms

Supporting statement

Essential

  • In this section you need to demonstrate that you have read the published person specification and how you meet the essential and (where relevant) desirable criteria for this particular post
  • Please include your reasons for applying and take the opportunity to highlight your particular talents and strengths, (what you feel you can personally offer - what is unique to you - what sets you apart from your peers).
  • Please DO NOT include personal details or duplicate information already provided elsewhere in your application.

Notice Period

Essential

  • What is your current notice period? Please add your notice length and comment if your notice period is negotiable.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of leading educational strategies and programmes
  • Significant experience of designing educational programmes for a senior expert adult audience
  • Experience of managing a high-performing educational team and all associated people activity
  • Experience of financial management and managing a budget including writing business cases to forecast income
  • Extensive project management experience with experience of delivering outcomes on time and within budget and meeting the requirements of diverse groups of stakeholders

Location

Essential

  • What is your current location? Please add which location you are applying for London or Leeds.

Supporting statement (continued)

Essential

  • Please continue your supporting statement here.
Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent presentation delivery and chairing skills
  • Experience of successful working with senior professionals and clinical staff
  • Up-to-date knowledge of education and learning activities, in particular current trends within the NHS or wider, appropriate environments/specialisms

Supporting statement

Essential

  • In this section you need to demonstrate that you have read the published person specification and how you meet the essential and (where relevant) desirable criteria for this particular post
  • Please include your reasons for applying and take the opportunity to highlight your particular talents and strengths, (what you feel you can personally offer - what is unique to you - what sets you apart from your peers).
  • Please DO NOT include personal details or duplicate information already provided elsewhere in your application.

Notice Period

Essential

  • What is your current notice period? Please add your notice length and comment if your notice period is negotiable.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of leading educational strategies and programmes
  • Significant experience of designing educational programmes for a senior expert adult audience
  • Experience of managing a high-performing educational team and all associated people activity
  • Experience of financial management and managing a budget including writing business cases to forecast income
  • Extensive project management experience with experience of delivering outcomes on time and within budget and meeting the requirements of diverse groups of stakeholders

Location

Essential

  • What is your current location? Please add which location you are applying for London or Leeds.

Supporting statement (continued)

Essential

  • Please continue your supporting statement here.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Resolution

Address

8th Floor, 10 South Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 4PU


Employer's website

https://resolution.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Resolution

Address

8th Floor, 10 South Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 4PU


Employer's website

https://resolution.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Advice and Appeals

Vicky Voller

vicky.voller@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

13 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year plus HCAS (London only)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

M9912-NHSR-2023-119-A

Job locations

8th Floor, 10 South Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 4PU


NHS Resolution

7-8 Wellington Place

Leeds

LS1 4AP


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