Job summary
The Trust Facilities Department has an exciting opportunity for a Training Facilitator to join the Facilities team, based across all UHB hospital sites. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing staff knowledge by providing fluent, engaging training which will ensure that staff members across all sites are competent, confident, and compliant in all required subjects.
The ideal candidate will have previous training experience, preferably within the NHS and will understand how integral training is for staff members to fulfil their roles to the best of their abilities. This post holder will be self-reliant taking a hands-on approach to ensuring that training quality, and attendance is kept to a maximum, and their work is continually carried out to the highest standard.
UHB is committed to inclusivity and supporting diversity. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+ people, people from ethnic minority backgrounds or people with a disability are particularly welcome.
What we offer:
* 27 days' leave plus bank holidays
* Ongoing learning and development opportunities
* Generous NHS pension
* Great maternity, paternity and adoption pay
* Wide range of LGBT+ initiatives and staff networks
* Health and well-being opportunities
* Cycle to work scheme and discounts on public transport
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Recruitment, Training and Development Manager, the successful applicant will ensure that the department reflects the Trusts core values and places high quality training at the forefront. The applicant is required to understand the importance of ensuring the best possible staff experience to all those who work within the Facilities department. This will be a challenging yet rewarding role.
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
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
- * Evidence of continual professional development gained whilst working in an adult environment.
- * Teaching qualification at level 3 or above.
- * ILM 3 or equivalent.
- * IOSHH
Desirable
- * Food Safety Level 2/3/4 in Catering.
- * Recognised IT qualification, for example, ECDL or equivalent.
- * Relevant Train the Trainer
- Qualifications.
Experience
Essential
- * A broad knowledge of training delivery and techniques in an adult education environment to a multi skilled workforce.
- * Knowledge of blending learning and the ability to incorporate all methods of delivery into training programmes.
- * Experience developing and delivering a wide variety of training interventions in an adult training environment.
- * Human Resources procedures -- recruitment, appraisals.
- * Experience of training adults with learning disabilities and who require special assistance with course content.
- * Experience of carrying out training needs analysis and developing skills matrix's.
- * Experience of delivering training to adults at all levels and with varying levels of ability.
- * Experience of designing training packages and using a variety of IT packages (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- * Experience working with multi-disciplined teams and building effective and supportive cross departmental relationships.
Desirable
- * Knowledge of Food Safety.
- * An understanding of quality and environmental management systems, e.g. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
- * Experience of developing and delivering a wide variety of employment based training packages to staff at all levels -- both statutory and developmental.
- * Experience of developing e-learning packages MOODLE, podcasts etc.
- * Previous experience of working in the NHS or a similar health care setting.
- * Experience producing high quality learning aids such as workbooks, brochures, manuals and newsletters.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Organised with the ability to prioritise and respond to constantly changing targets and delivering to tight deadlines.
- * Ability to liaise with staff at all levels and to a variety of stakeholders whilst positively representing the department within meetings.
- * A positive problem solving attitude.
- * Ethical with excellent judgement.
- * Approachable with a professional and supportive attitude to individuals learning barriers and personal needs.
- * A strong and confident communicator with the ability to instruct and deal with a wide range of staff (at all levels).
- * Ability to work across the Facilities Department, Assist with the coordination of projects on behalf of the Facilities Recruitment Training and Development Manager.
- * Ability to deliver presentations to a large audience clearly and with ease.
- * Professional, leads by example, transparent, works well within a team & on own initiative.
- * Confident, supportive and constantly strives to improve training and services.
- * Innovative, develops solutions to various training/service challenges.
- * Highly motivated and driven to provide high quality training and services.
- * Has the ability to motivate and develop team members.
- * Commitment to undertake continuous professional development.
- * Flexible to coordinate and deliver out of hours (weekends and evenings -- on average 1 weekend/ evening/month) training provision.
Desirable
- * Car owner/driver and possess a full category B car driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Evidence of continual professional development gained whilst working in an adult environment.
- * Teaching qualification at level 3 or above.
- * ILM 3 or equivalent.
- * IOSHH
Desirable
- * Food Safety Level 2/3/4 in Catering.
- * Recognised IT qualification, for example, ECDL or equivalent.
- * Relevant Train the Trainer
- Qualifications.
Experience
Essential
- * A broad knowledge of training delivery and techniques in an adult education environment to a multi skilled workforce.
- * Knowledge of blending learning and the ability to incorporate all methods of delivery into training programmes.
- * Experience developing and delivering a wide variety of training interventions in an adult training environment.
- * Human Resources procedures -- recruitment, appraisals.
- * Experience of training adults with learning disabilities and who require special assistance with course content.
- * Experience of carrying out training needs analysis and developing skills matrix's.
- * Experience of delivering training to adults at all levels and with varying levels of ability.
- * Experience of designing training packages and using a variety of IT packages (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- * Experience working with multi-disciplined teams and building effective and supportive cross departmental relationships.
Desirable
- * Knowledge of Food Safety.
- * An understanding of quality and environmental management systems, e.g. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
- * Experience of developing and delivering a wide variety of employment based training packages to staff at all levels -- both statutory and developmental.
- * Experience of developing e-learning packages MOODLE, podcasts etc.
- * Previous experience of working in the NHS or a similar health care setting.
- * Experience producing high quality learning aids such as workbooks, brochures, manuals and newsletters.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Organised with the ability to prioritise and respond to constantly changing targets and delivering to tight deadlines.
- * Ability to liaise with staff at all levels and to a variety of stakeholders whilst positively representing the department within meetings.
- * A positive problem solving attitude.
- * Ethical with excellent judgement.
- * Approachable with a professional and supportive attitude to individuals learning barriers and personal needs.
- * A strong and confident communicator with the ability to instruct and deal with a wide range of staff (at all levels).
- * Ability to work across the Facilities Department, Assist with the coordination of projects on behalf of the Facilities Recruitment Training and Development Manager.
- * Ability to deliver presentations to a large audience clearly and with ease.
- * Professional, leads by example, transparent, works well within a team & on own initiative.
- * Confident, supportive and constantly strives to improve training and services.
- * Innovative, develops solutions to various training/service challenges.
- * Highly motivated and driven to provide high quality training and services.
- * Has the ability to motivate and develop team members.
- * Commitment to undertake continuous professional development.
- * Flexible to coordinate and deliver out of hours (weekends and evenings -- on average 1 weekend/ evening/month) training provision.
Desirable
- * Car owner/driver and possess a full category B car driving licence
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.
