Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Hiring for Head of Education and Leadership Job at Salisbury, England , UK Full Time

Your role will be to support delivery of the Trust’s Education and Workforce Development strategy and workforce plans through the development of high quality student and work based learning placements and a range of career pathways to attract and retain our current and future workforce supply.

We need you to

• To have experience developing and presenting education programmes.
• To be a qualified coach with good knowledge of best coaching practice.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Apprenticeship levy and its implications for learning & development and workforce planning
• Have up to date knowledge of current NHS issues, initiatives and their impact on OD & Engagement.
• Have the ability to establish a culture of continuous improvement, initiating ideas, responding to change opportunities.

Flexible / remote working options up to 3 days a week with job share possibilities. Previous applications need not apply

You will

• Hold a key management position responsible for providing expert professional and educational knowledge, as well as leadership of a wide-ranging and complex portfolio of education activities.
• Manage the apprenticeship offer within the Trust and lead a team of Practice Educators to provide high-quality and up-to-date education and training to our workforce enabling the delivery of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust’s (SFT) vision of ‘an outstanding experience for every patient’.
• Be required to interpret overall health service policy
• Lead the design and implementation of SFT strategies to meet standards set by the Institute for Apprenticeships, Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Health and Care Professions Council and other professional and quality assurance agencies.
• Be required to make judgements on learning and professional education that impact on the trusts overall performance and delivery of Healthcare including the development of curricula for specific courses and the financial appraisal of new and existing education courses.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.