Education and Research Facilitator (MyDESMOND)

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual to join the Implementation team at the Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester General Hospital as an Education and Research Facilitator. This post will provide development and oversight of all content for the digital health programmes within the MyDESMOND platform: a range of innovative digital self-management education programmes. Therefore, accredited DESMOND educator status and HCP registration is highly desirable. Additionally, there will be cross working with the Innovative Management, Prevention And Care for long Term conditions (IMPACT) team in the development and delivery of new complex interventions.

The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC), based at Leicester General Hospital, is committed to growing international research, education and innovation, and is one of the largest facilities in Europe for conducting first class clinical research and is world-renown for both its healthcare professional and patient education programmes.

If you think you can deliver the skills and the enthusiasm demanded by this challenging role and have a flexible approach to meet the needs of the service, then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have experience working within the field of chronic disease including diabetes and a passion for digital health content. This post will have the option to work from base or home, but must be prepared to travel nationally to meet the needs of the service.

About us

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:

We focus on what matters most
We treat others how we would like to be treated
We are passionate and creative in our work
We do what we say we are going to do
We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

The detailed job description and main responsibilities are included as an attachment to this advert.

Date posted

16 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

358-5287477-ESM

Job locations

Leicester General Hospital

Gwendolen Road

Leicester

LE5 4PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Experience of developing and sustaining positive working relationships with other disciplines and suppliers is essential. Experience of working within an academic/clinical or educational setting would be desirable.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

A degree or equivalent
DESMOND accredited educator (or equivalent

Experience

Essential

At least 3 years' experience working within the field of chronic disease, including diabetes
Experience/knowledge of digital health education

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively with colleagues, collaborators, suppliers and public at all levels and work constructively within a multi-disciplinary team

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

Must have a high level of computer skills including MS Teams, excel, word, power point and Gantt charts

Skills

Essential

Maintain clinical expertise and/or professional credibility
Excellent computer literacy skills and ability to embrace new technologies and innovations within the specialist field to help develop new ways of working and service delivery

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

Project management skills with experience of monitoring and evaluation
Be adaptive and flexible to meet changing needs

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

A degree or equivalent
DESMOND accredited educator (or equivalent

Experience

Essential

At least 3 years' experience working within the field of chronic disease, including diabetes
Experience/knowledge of digital health education

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively with colleagues, collaborators, suppliers and public at all levels and work constructively within a multi-disciplinary team

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

Must have a high level of computer skills including MS Teams, excel, word, power point and Gantt charts

Skills

Essential

Maintain clinical expertise and/or professional credibility
Excellent computer literacy skills and ability to embrace new technologies and innovations within the specialist field to help develop new ways of working and service delivery

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

Project management skills with experience of monitoring and evaluation
Be adaptive and flexible to meet changing needs

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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