Job summary
Employer heading
Academy Trainer
NHS AfC: Band 5
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
A vacancy has arisen for a Band 5 trainer working within the GWH Academy Clinical Skills and Mandatory Training team.
The role involves support and delivery of both clinical mandatory training including basic resuscitation training, conflict resolution, manual handling and induction. The role will also involve the delivery of training for a variety of clinical skills such as cannulation and venepuncture.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is flexible, positive, motivated and enjoys teaching both in a classroom as well as in the clinical setting in response to service need. This individual needs to provide evidence of a level of clinical credibility and to maintain this by undertaking regular clinical work.
Previous teaching experience is helpful but not essential as full on the job training will be given.
A job share may be considered if two candidates are identified as suitable. This may be attractive should applicants like to retain a clinical post alongside this role.
Contract is for 37.5 hours per week on a Fixed Term basis for 9-months. .
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a team in the delivery of clinical mandatory training including basic resuscitation, conflict resolution, manual handling and induction.
Delivery of a suite of clinical skills training programmes which benefit our patients at point of care and ensure timely interventions and an appropriate clinical response.
Take part in audit and evaluation as part of our quality assurance process. This involves reviewing and incorporating feedback from learners to ensure we are delivering training which is current, research based and fit for purpose within the challenges of both acute hospital and community settings.
To remain clinically credible by regularly undertaking duties in the clinical setting and by holding competence for all the clinical skills that you would be required to teach.
Working for our organisation
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for delivering the Trust’s established mandatory and statutory portfolio for a range of multi-disciplinary staff, responding to changing service demands and feedback from attendees.
- Facilitating the Trust’s Induction Programme and welcoming new starters as they on-board with the Trust.
- In order to be an effective trainer there may be a requirement for you to attend enhanced training in the areas of Immediate Life Support plus Fire Warden and enhanced Conflict Resolution training.
- Participate in Academy evaluation, audit and action planning to develop the programmes to meet changing service needs.
- To contribute to the development and delivery of training programmes, incorporating practical teaching sessions, designed to inform Trust acute and community staff regarding mandatory and clinical skills .
- Keep up to date with changes in healthcare training requirements, legislation and guidelines.
- Responsible for timely and cost effective marketing and promotion of an identified range of training programmes and educational opportunities and as required to disseminate information regarding all training programmes
- Contribute to the collation of training compliance rates in association with the Training & Development Co-ordinator and Clinical Skills Lead. .
- Report and advise the Training and Development Co-ordinator of any areas of concern as identified by learners and managers.
- To provide advice and guidance on training and development available for personal development for all staff and line managers.
- Participate in annual appraisal and personal development planning. Maintain professional competence and develop skills relevant to organisational needs.
- In association with Trust leads, research and devise a variety of training resources for a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff, for a variety of relevant topics, including e-Learning packages.
Please see full Job description and personal specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Healthcare Practitioner
- Experience of delivering training
Desirable criteria
- Further or higher Education Teaching Certificate or equivalent / PTLLS / L3 AET
- Fire Warden training or willing to work towards
- ILS certificate or willing to work towards.
- PILS or willing to work towards
- Conflict Resolution training/qualification L3
- Manual Handling experience/qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Teaching / training adults informally
- Experience of working within the acute or community setting
- Ability to prepare and deliver training to large numbers of people
Desirable criteria
- Formal teaching/ training
- Experience in developing Training packages and resources
- Experience in writing standards/ competencies
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Barker
- Job title
- Training and Development Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01793 604438
- Additional information
Alternative contact number is 01793 607321
Enquiries and informal visits are most welcome.
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