Training and Education Manager - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for training and development to join the Pathology CSU Management Team as Pathology Training and Education Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity and gain experience working with the CSU leadership team in Pathology at Leeds, the specialisms within the CSU, other NHS organisations and external providers of education and training.

This rewarding role offers the exciting opportunity to promote and develop the learning culture within Pathology. The Pathology CSU is going through a time of significant change as we develop a brand-new facility, introduce new regional IT systems and further develop plans to work more effectively with our partners in nearby Trusts. High quality staff training and development is crucial to support these changes, especially as we look to providing regional models of service. Ideally the individual will have awareness of, and access to a diverse range of training allows us to offer the best development opportunities for our teams. This rewarding role and is key to coordinating these training opportunities and in promoting the learning culture within Pathology. Please see our exciting service on:- Pathology ), especially our experience pathology web page Experience Pathology Virtual Open Day Main duties of the job Key responsibilities of the post holder: Work with the Head of Profession, Pathology Training & Development Group and Pathology Quality Lead to facilitate and implement pan-CSU workforce development strategy Support departmental Training Managers in the development and maintenance of training and competence assessment processes. Lead on the management further development of our electronic ProfilerLive system in providing an electronic system to support the provision of training and competency assessment across the CSU. Represent Pathology throughout internal and external education and training networks Develop and secure funding sources to support staff training and development About us Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions. Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will be responsible for the management of training and education across the Pathology CSU (Aprox 750 FTE). This will include programmes for Healthcare Science, Biomedical Support Worker and A+C staff, thethe individual will also build up relationships with their counter parts across WYAAT, and inparticular the proposed New Pathology Partnership (NPP) between LTHT, Calderdale Fundation and Mid-Yorkshire Trust in preparation of further service consolidation, and harmonisation of training practices. The post holder will be responsible for liaising and working with colleagues across other Trusts and CSUs within Leads where the Health Care Science Workforce is deployed to ensure the sharing of best practice and educational resources. JOB DIMENSIONS Co-ordination and delivery of education and training for the CSU Work in partnership with key stakeholders to develop, support and share educational resources Utilise HEE educational resources to support the development of staff Highlight and utilise other sources of funding for the training and development of staff (e.g. Leeds Hospital Charities, IBMS funding) Work with providers of futher and highier education to support to ensure cources and stuents meet the need of Pathology. The post holder will be expected to take a collorate in delivering these aims across the network, and will liase closely with their counterparts at NPP and WYAAT trusts. The postholder will be a member of theCSU operations group and will contribute to the overall development of the programme and provide educational advice to the senior leadership team, incliding the Triumverate.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Qualifications

Professional registration (NMC/GMC/HCPC)

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

First Degree Education (essential)

Masters Level Degree Education (desirable)

Experience

Significant experience at senior level

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Delivery of education and training within the work area, including innovative learning and teaching styles to enhance performance

Clinical audit and standard setting

Evidence of successful management of change

Skills

Influencing and negotiation skills

Communication

Leadership

Teaching and Assessing

Facilitation skills

IT skills

Presentation skills

Recruitment and Selection

Knowledge

Current issues in healthcare

Current issues within education

Standards of professional practice

Clinical & Quality Governance Frameworks and application

Personal Attributes

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to monitor, maintain and improve service delivery

Innovator

Enthusiastic motivator

Assertiveness

Flexibility, adaptability and capable of lateral thinking

CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that evidence based best practice ideas are spread and shared both within the Trust and partner organisations.

In co-ordinating the work of an education team, the post holder will need to liaise with and engage with a cross section of staff disciplines nurses, clinicians, directors, managers, laboratory and administration staff, to deliver measurable outcomes.

The post holder will contribute to a sharing network through training and publication of education tools, techniques and initiatives. This will ensure routine and rapid communication of developments, ideas, success stories and opportunities for staff development internally and externally.

The post holder will participate in working parties which propose changes to local and national strategies for education in Healthcare and Clinical Sciences and will support the implementation of these changes.

The post holder will have regular contact with staff across the Trust, other CSUs, patients, carers, Department of Health and other Acute Trusts and must always behave in an appropriate and polite manner, working collaboratively and having the knowledge to know where the boundaries of confidentiality lie. The post holder will demonstrate a flexible approach to testing new ideas, tools and techniques in order to ensure that the team is innovative and able to continually refine their approaches to reflect and develop leading edge education practice. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The post holder must have an understanding of educational planning, delivery and evaluation and associated challenges. It is essential that they have knowledge and understanding of the NHS Constitution and NHS Improvement goals and policies, the NHS modernisation agenda, the wider health economy and Insight into the hierarchy of the NHS structure, national and local targets. The postholder will be expected to understand the transformation objective of the national genomics programme and the key importance of education in delivering this agenda. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Lead the delivery of education and training across the Pathology CSU Chair the Pathology Training and Development. Contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation work as a member of the Pathology operations, and Trust wide Healthcare Scientist EducationGroup. Utilisation of their education and training knowledge and experices to formalise education and training strategies in retention and recruitment of staff. Undertake a training needs assessment (TNA), in collaboration with local education partners of staff across the CSU,working with NPP and WYATT partners , including formal educational profiling of individuals, focus groups and surveys Plan, develop, implement and monitor education strategies to address the requirements of the TNA for Pathology at LTHT Work with the clinical director and Head of Profession of the Pathology CSU to establish and maintain a database of educational development and needs of staff to facilitate accurate targeting of educational opportunities and research fellowships Co-ordinate local access and appropriate allocation of places across the CSU and working ocollborativeley with WYAAT Partners to secure HEE education and other resources and applications to nationally delivered workshops and programmes Co-ordinate the development, implementation, evaluation and reporting of education materials for patients and the public around pathological sciences Co-ordinate patient and public access to HEE education resources Organise, co-ordinate and deliver local partnership training with NPP partners Develop and support nursing, medical and laboratory staff to deliver local partnership concerning pathological sciences Working with Organisation Development in the procuction and support of training programmes relevenant to the Pathology CSU staff Organise and disseminate the utilisation of HEE educational resources, including targeted educational resources. Co-ordinate and organise access to individuals or areas of national expertise for staff. Share best practice and expertise across the WYAAT and NPP network and across the HEE education and training network Work with the HEE Education Programme team on the transformation evaluation projects and establish local systems to measure the impact of interventions Work with local and national education teams to develop,deliver and evaluate educational programmes and workshops for managers and commissioners of services.

Work with the HEE Education Programme team to develop resources, and provide support and expertise for their planning, commissioning and implementation across the education and training system

Oversight and leadership of the on-going implementation ProfilerLive training system across the CSU, supported from a technical standpoint by Pathology IT. Person Specification practical skills or Additional Requirements Essential

• Facilitation skills to direct and support teams to achieve measurable outcomes.
• Ability to analyse complex information and draw together action plans based on this
• Competent/advanced presentation skills
• Competent/advanced written & verbal communication skills
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary)

Qualifications Essential

• Professional registration
• First degree
• Recognised educational qualification

Desirable

• Masters degree

Skills & behaviours Essential

• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Pro-active approach
• Demonstrates ability to handle change effectively
• Has a flexible and adaptable approach to work
• Ability to work using own initiative
• Demonstrates flexibility within working patterns
• Has self belief
• Has self awareness
• Demonstrates political astuteness

Experience Essential

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Significant experience at senior level
• Delivery of education and training within the work area, including innovative learning and teaching styles to enhance performance
• Clinical audit and standard setting
• Evidence of successful management of change
• Working and collaboration with education agencies and external partners

Desirable

• Line management experience
• Working at a strategic management level
• Project Management

Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals Address Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. C9298-PATH-323#J-18808-Ljbffr