Functional Skills Teacher - Bristol, United Kingdom - North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Fixed-Term

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Job summary

As a Functional Skills Teacher, you will be a member of the Apprenticeships and Early Careers Team within the Staff Development Department at North Bristol NHS Trust, based at Southmead Hospital's Learning & Research Centre.

You will be responsible for teaching groups of learners who will be studying towards Functional Skills qualifications at level 1 and level 2 as part of wider study programmes, including Apprenticeships. Teaching will often be delivered in a group classroom environment but there may be occasions where small group or one-to-one tuition may be required, depending on the needs of the learner(s).

You will also be responsible for the design, evaluation and creation of the curriculum for your subject specialist area with support from the Functional Skills Manager.

The role requires working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to help develop a workforce with the knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to deliver safe and effective patient care and to enhance the quality-of-service delivery within North Bristol NHS Trust.

You will work alongside teachers and tutors in other subject areas, supporting all stages of the learning journey from initial assessment to achievement.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role:

Teaching groups of up to 10 students per class

Minimum three days (up to a maximum of four days) teaching per week

Supporting with cover in other functional skills subject areas to support with sickness or annual leave as required.

Ad-hoc revision or 1:1 learner support as required and where there is capactiy

Effective liaison and co-ordination with learners, managers, and other members of the team to optimise opportunities for learning in the workplace and classroom.

Plan and deliver teaching, and assessments to learners in their area of responsibility.

Ensure all documentation is completed to the required standards of the awarding body and Apprenticeship Centre.

Provide support where required to other members of the teaching team needing to complete documentation as part of the learner's journey.

Identify learners who are failing to meet targets and initiate action plans to address any issues which may affect the timely completion of qualifications and a awards.

Provide regular updates on learners' progress to managers.

Report any concerns to managers, identifying and escalating those issues that may be outside their area of responsibility.

See the attached job description for further details.

About us

NBT Cares. It's a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.

NBT Cares is also an acronym, standing for caring, ambitious, respectful and supportive - our organisational values.

Our NBT Cares values are underpinned by our positive behaviours framework - a framework that provides clear guidance on how colleagues can work with one another in a constructive and supportive way.

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