Band 6 Instructional Designer

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust for a dynamic, self-motivated individual with a passion for education, to join our dynamic Blended Learning Team.

2 posts are available.

We aspire to a Digital 1st vision and are looking for an Educator to work within the Blended Learning Team to encourage digital innovation and the development of high quality educational resources, building on our already comprehensive online / virtual learning portfolio.

For more information or to discuss further, please contact Donn Saint John, Senior Educator Donn.saintjohn@uhb.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose:

Operating within Education, the post holder will be responsible for contributing to making learning an invigorating and empowering experience. They will have the chance to work with subject matter experts to design or adapt subject matter content to online learning platforms and ensure that learners acquire knowledge, skills and competence in an effective and appealing manner.

The post involves having a firm grasp of how people learn, and excellent web design, writing, communication and collaboration skills. This involves demonstrating a sound knowledge of UI/UX concepts and creative graphic design.

The post holder will also be involved with system configuration and the production of reports.

The Educator will design, develop and deliver educational programmes to support the introduction of academically accredited work based learning programmes linked to workforce requirements.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

01 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1072798PM

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Degree in related subject or equivalent experience
*Post Grad Cert Ed or equivalent teaching qualification or relevant experience

Desirable

*Prince 2 certificate / practitioner

Experience

Essential

*Experience of developing e-learning programmes or equivalent multimedia content
*Proven experience in managing projects
*Experience of working in an educational setting
*Knowledge of education (E)
*Knowledge of multimedia design authoring packages (E)

Desirable

*Working across a range of education stakeholders
*Knowledge of quality assurance processes related to education

Additional Criteria

Desirable

*Excellent interpersonal skills
*Excellent communication skills
*Enthusiastic and motivated
*Able to take initiative and be proactive
*Ability to work across all sites within UHB Trust

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Degree in related subject or equivalent experience
*Post Grad Cert Ed or equivalent teaching qualification or relevant experience

Desirable

*Prince 2 certificate / practitioner

Experience

Essential

*Experience of developing e-learning programmes or equivalent multimedia content
*Proven experience in managing projects
*Experience of working in an educational setting
*Knowledge of education (E)
*Knowledge of multimedia design authoring packages (E)

Desirable

*Working across a range of education stakeholders
*Knowledge of quality assurance processes related to education

Additional Criteria

Desirable

*Excellent interpersonal skills
*Excellent communication skills
*Enthusiastic and motivated
*Able to take initiative and be proactive
*Ability to work across all sites within UHB Trust

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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