Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology service requires an Education and training lead and invite suitably qualified and experienced persons to apply.
The Education and training lead will be a key member of the SYBP management team and be responsible for ensuring there are training and career development opportunities for all staff . Working with the SYBP workforce lead and Discipline specific training leads the position will report to the Scientific Director.
The post holder will be required to identify and incorporate external funding opportunities to further the training and education of SYBP staff
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with the scientific Director :
1) Responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of training and education programs across SYBP, for all scientific, assistant scientific and administrative and clerical staff groups within the SYBP service
2) Management and control of training and competency provision in the most effective and clinically governable manner
3) Leadership of all Discipline specific Training Officers, providing direction and guidance in line with all SYBP training processes and standards
4) Direct line management of the SYBP Practice Educators.
5) Implementation and continued development of a high quality and effective training methods and procedures to include apprenticeship and academic progression routes as appropriate
6) In consultation with the scientific Director, be responsible for creating and maintaining a robust Training Lead/Training Officer workforce across the service representing and leading training in all areas and staff groups equitably.
7) Interpreting and implementing Departmental, SYBP, Host Trust, Local and National Training Policies, procedures and standards and ensuring suitable training systems and competency assessment mechanisms is in place
8) Stimulate and lead in new and innovative training methods to enable staff development and support growth of the workforce and services in SYBP. To actively seeking out new sources of funding and support for training schemes
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Please ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 2 years due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level education: MSc in a relevant subject area or HCS Apprenticeship Level 7 or FIBMS or IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma and Management/ Leadership qualification/ relevant short courses or equivalent experience in education field
- Appropriate Post Graduate qualifications e.g., IBMS Higher Specialist diploma or IBMS Diploma in Biomedical Science or equivalent qualifying to specialist practitioner level in a relevant scientific discipline
- BSc Hons level qualification in Biomedical Sciences, appropriately accredited by the IBMS
- HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist or other Healthcare scientist or other health care professional
- Proven evidence of continuing professional development as an Education professional
Desirable
- Post Graduate Teaching Qualification
- Train the Trainer qualification
- IBMS Portfolio Verifier/Trainer (Certificate of Competence)
- Holding or working towards a qualification that supports management responsibilities such as health and safety, training officer, or quality management associated with post
- Fellow or associate member of the institute of biomedical sciences
- Management or Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant Post HCPC registration experience in relevant discipline within a UKAS accredited laboratory
- Significant Post HCPC registration experience in relevant discipline within an IBMS approved training laboratory
- Experience of and involvement in UKAS accreditation assessments
- Demonstrable experience at Advanced practitioner (AfC Band 7_ or equivalent senior level within NHS, college, or HEI setting
- Experience of managing complex systems of work
- Experience and highly specialised knowledge of a broad range of Pathology techniques and training programmes/ requirements / standards.
- Experience of delivering high quality training at an appropriate level
- Experience of developing and implementing training plans
- Proven evidence of understanding of equality diversity and inclusivity in education approaches
- Robust knowledge of learning principles/ theories and how these are applied to practice
- Extensive knowledge of the current developments in the NHS in relation to training requirements
- Demonstrable experience of learning needs analysis within very large organisations
- Knowledgeable about maximising apprenticeship levy and regulatory requirements.
- Experience of report writing and presentation skills
- Experience of writing relevant laboratory documents and the use of Document control systems
- Knowledgeable about funding routes and experienced in writing successful bids
- Experience of Pathology IT systems
- Knowledge of and experience with the use of quality management systems including the principles and application of a quality management System.
- Experience of project management
Desirable
- Knowledge of professional, local and national policies that may affect provision of pathology services
- Experience of actively seeking out and securing funding opportunities for staff development and education
- Demonstrable experience of working with schools and colleges to build pipelines of future workforce
- Demonstrable experience of working in partnership with those developing and implementing career development tools and approaches
- Experience of facilitation at stakeholder engagement/learning and development events
SKills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Must have excellent keyboard and IT skills and be proficient in Microsoft word and excel
- Able to analyse data using Microsoft excel and/or other statistical packages.
- Excellent presentation skills using a range of delivery methodologies including Powerpoint and teams
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain effective working relationships within a team
- Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change and influence staff at all levels of seniority
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Ability to lead a team effectively and develop team members to a high standard
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines where there are competing demands
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
- Commitment to continued professional development
- Awareness of self and impact on others.
- Ability to be flexible and respond to the needs of the service.
- Ability to work off site if required
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects. and learns from the contribution of others
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Integrity and personal credibility.
- Strives for excellence.
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
- Ability to operate in a value-driven style consistent with the values of the public services and specifically with organisational values
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU