Job summary
- Main area
- Learning and Development
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Apprenticeship: 22 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 334-NCL-6190915-TA
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bethlem Royal Hospital
- Town
- Beckenham
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 Learning and Development Advisor Apprenticeship
NHS AfC: Band 5
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
This role is an Apprenticeship role starting as a Band 5 Learning and Development Advisor Apprentice with a view of becoming a Band 6 Learning and Development Advisor after completing and passing of the apprenticeship programme.
An Apprenticeship is a programme of work-based learning in which the successful candidate will be working towards a Level 5 qualification in Learning skills Teacher Apprenticeship. During your apprenticeship you will work towards a qualification whilst acquiring new knowledge, skills, and behaviours through on- and off-the-job training. You will gain invaluable workplace experience which will support your Apprenticeship journey.
The apprenticeship is 18-22 months, and you will be expected to complete this as part of your role and whilst completing the apprenticeship the successful candidates salary will be paid at Band 5 until successful completion of the apprenticeship programme where the salary will increase to a Band 6 salary
Main duties of the job
As a Learning and Development Advisor Apprentice you will be involved in the delivery of a portfolio of mandatory and statutory training, which will include the Seni Lewis Training Programme, Moving and Handling, Basic Life support, First Aid, Fire, Oliver McGowan and others.
Working for our organisation
ML – Trust Learning & Development team produces and delivers a range of mandatory and continuing professional development programmes for South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. Our team forms part of Maudsley Learning, who design and deliver training programmes and education services to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals in the healthcare workforce, and others including colleagues in social services, policing, schools and in the private sector. Together we form a dynamic and innovative multi-disciplinary team that strives to improve healthcare and people’s mental health through the delivery of high-quality education, which enables our people (or staff) to provide excellent patient care and achieve their full potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To assist in the delivery of mandatory and statutory training using a range of effective teaching and learning methods, to meet learner needs, in a range of settings (classroom-based, team training, virtual and other) based on evaluation data and training needs analysis.
- Assess the skills acquired by learners through a range of competency assessment methods to determine their safety to practice.
- Assist with the design of training and learning activities to meet professional, policy and legislative requirements.
- To assist with reviewing and updating ML/Trust Learning and Development MAST curriculum including lesson plans and presentations
- To assist with in-reach and support to clinical services
- Maintain your own continuing professional development.
- To work with and support people with lived experience with the co-facilitation and co-production of MAST training
- To complete the Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher Apprenticeship with the Trusts preferred provider.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Commitment to train in areas where a current qualification is not held. E.G. BLS, GSA
- • Evidence of GCSE Maths and English at Grade C or above or Functional skills Level 2 or equivalent.
- • Evidence of a Level 3 Award in Teaching and Education or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
- • GSA registered tutor (General Services Association).
- • Teaching Basic Life Support, First Aid, Moving and handling and other Adult Learning
- • Evidence of on-going professional development to address requirements of the Job Description
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Clinical experience as a practitioner in a mental health setting/health & social care setting for at least two years
- • Experience of working in a complex multi-professional environment
- • Experience using Microsoft application and other platforms, e.g PowerPoint to support learning.
- • Experience of teaching for at least one year
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in education and training relating to mental health services.
- • Experience of multi professional working.
- • Lived experience of mental health either as patient or carer.
- • Experience of formal assessment of learning.
- • Experience in delivering and evaluating training for a range of learners within a variety of settings.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- • Effective communication skills (both written and oral) to present ideas with clarity and in a persuasive and influential style. This includes the ability to tailor communication styles to engage with a range of staff
- • Able to work on your own initiative, prioritise and manage workload effectively to meet deadlines.
- • Able to work constructively as a member of a team in order to meet objectives.
- • When delivering training ensuring we have taken into account learning styles, Equality and Diversity and Inclusion taking advantage of the latest technology, to enhance and meet learners experience.
- • Maintain knowledge of relevant current legislation, organisational procedures trends in practice, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to maintain high standards.
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of recent developments and trends in patient safety e.g Resuscitation Council UK, Reducing Restraint and Restrictive Practice
- • An understanding of evidence-based practice and its application to health care.
- • Innovative, creative and a willingness to try something new
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Robert McSorley
- Job title
- Mandatory and Statutory Training Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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