Job summary
The lead for Educational Governance is an exciting, fixed term role leading on reviewing practices and implementing governance of education within Education and Development Services, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post-holder will be required to develop and maintain strong, productive working relationships across our Trust and with our education partners, being a visible and accessible presence.
Main duties of the job
The role exists to ensure that high quality, up-to-date, and research led education and training is being delivered by our educators to our non-medical workforce across all professions, enabling them to deliver our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone, achieve our strategic People and OD objectives and ensure GHFT leads on the delivery of the Long-Term Plan.
To lead on the introduction and review of standards, processes and reporting structures to improve educational governance within Education and Development Services, supporting educators to deliver high quality teaching for our staff.
The post-holder will continue to build on the current work being undertaken to design and implement an Educators development pathway, working collaboratively with our educators, Head of Professional Education, Associate Director of Education and Development, and HEIs.
To contribute to the implementation of a neurodiversity paradigm, working collaboratively with colleagues in Education, Learning and Culture ensuring that neurodiversity is understood, recognised and supported within Education, Learning and Development.
To oversee the design and implementation of processes to assess and support Readiness to Learn within Education, Learning and Development.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Deliverables
Lead the implementation and evaluation of educational governance for the organisation, in line with the People and Organisational Development Strategy: Caring for those who care and supporting the enabling pillars.
Audit, review and evaluate education activity that supports Trust Strategic objectives and aligns to the continuing transformation of GHFT and its services
Work with The Associate Director of Education and Development and Senior Education and Development Service Team to lead on establishing educational governance within GHFT.
Ensure that educator development is complimentary to improving education quality and governance.
Act as an authoritative resource for The Associate Director of Education and Development, Head of Professional Education, wider education teams and educators, and HEI to implement an Educators Development Pathway.
In line with the Safer Learning Environment Charter, contribute to the development of a learning organisation and Best Care for Everyone through appropriate Education and Development interventions that enable safe, compassionate care and personal and organisational growth.
Contribute to GHFT reporting and recording processes through Board/Committee papers and regular data returns, establishing respective groups and/or forums to ensure appropriate channels for review.
Ensure the continual improvement of Education, Learning and Development through engagement with research; introducing, developing and evaluating service delivery processes and methods using NHS Digital toolkit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Active registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or NMC
- United Kingdom recognised Degree in a relevant subject
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
- Completed a Post Graduate Qualification in teaching or education
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an acute clinical environment
- Substantial experience in healthcare education in a clinical setting or healthcare education provider
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Able to manage different priorities and projects with evidence of previous experience
- Acts as a role model and can lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout the team, service and wider trust
- Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence Healthcare education
Desirable
- Lead on the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to educational practice.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Gloucester, Cheltenham
GL1 3NN