Head of Multi Professional Education & Development

Job summary

The post holder is responsible for maintaining and developing high quality education and training for nursing, midwifery and AHPs at LNWH NHS Trust, ensuring the relevant regulatory standards are met.

They will provide expert advice and guidance to the Truston nursing, midwifery and AHP education and is responsible for developing and maintaining close working relationships with external stakeholders and partners.

The post holder will support senior divisional teams by providing leadership and strategic oversight of Training, Development and Education, including apprenticeships, to facilitate workforce development. Develop creative solutions in collaboration with professional leads and operational managers to support the emerging trends and themes in the development of new roles, supported by a robust educational framework.

They will take responsibility and accountability for the development and advancement of the education agenda broadening the recognition of outstanding Nurses and Midwives to include Registered Nursing Associates and unregistered support staff across the Trust.

They will provide strategic leadership by fostering excellent relationships with partner Universities and multiple stakeholders within the Trust. The post-holder will be expected to work closely with senior leaders to achieve the delivery of the Our Way Forwardstrategy.

This role is open to Nurses Midwives and AHP

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is required specialist's knowledge related to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for LNWH, ensuring fair and equitable access to CPD funding for the multi-professional workforce, including other professional groups not classified under the AHP group.

They will have the authority to lead a strategic workstream for undergraduate education. This involves ensuring high-quality placement experiences for learners, continuously expanding placements in accordance with the NHS England (NHSE) strategy and promoting LNWH as an employer of choice for newly qualified nurses, midwives and AHPs.

The post holder will have the authority to strategically and operationally lead the multi professional apprenticeship workstream, directing the implementation of all apprenticeships clinical and non-clinical.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.