Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Assessor/Trainer/Coach

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Job summary

Job Overview

**Previous applications need not apply**

Assessor/Trainer/ Coach for Healthcare Apprentices

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust NEEDS YOU!

  • Flexible Working Policy that suits your lifestyle
  • Are you passionate about education?
  • Are you confident and professional with the ability to inspire and motivate people?
  • Do you want the opportunity to work in a large, diverse organisation that promotes values of ambition, respect, compassion, and inclusivity.

If this appeals to you then apply now!

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust would love to hear from you, as we are actively seeking to recruit a Band 4 Trainer / Assessor/ Coach to cover Maternity Leave for 15 months.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work within the Healthcare Apprenticeship team, working on apprenticeships in Health Care Support Worker L2, Senior Health Care Support Worker L3 , and Functional Skills L1 and L2, as the provision demands.

Our teaching delivery model is a blended approach, consisting of remote learning and live sessions both online and in the classroom setting. The post holder must be an excellent communicator who is apprentice and quality focused.

Responsibilities include:

  • deliver teaching and support apprentices to ensure progression for their standard
  • overcome barriers to learning and adapt delivery to meet apprentice's needs
  • supporting development of apprentices to maximise full potential / stretch knowledge
  • assess apprenrentices' knowledge and skills against the criteria with the standards and the Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support for apprentices undertaking the Senior Health Care Support Worker Standard.
  • organise and maintain documentation on apprentices' progress
  • supporting apprentices with feedforward to achieve their potential at End Point Assessment (EPA)
  • review/ discuss apprentice development and progression with employers
  • Support, advise and motivate apprentices.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opened in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

  1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
  2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
  3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Details

Date posted

12 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-CO-6707961-A

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Lyndon

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working knowledge of QCF qualifications and or Apprenticeship Standards
  • The ability to motivate candidates and learners to meet targets
  • Experience of producing ILPs with SMART objectives for learners and maintaining them
  • Experience of developing learning activities that engage learners and support their development
  • Experience of managing a caseload of learners to gain timely achievement rates

Desirable

  • Experience of using digital assessment
  • Invigilation of exams

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English, Maths, ICT A-C or equivalent (Level 2 Functional skills)
  • Level 3, or above, Vocational Qualification in Healthcare e.g. NVQ Care Level 3, Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
  • Assessor Award - D32/33 or A1
  • Teaching qualification such as CET Level 4 or 7307
  • Maintain Occupational Competence

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Knowledge of the Health Care Apprenticeship standards

Desirable

  • Have good IT skills or willing to Train (user of OneFile and Microsoft Office Suite)
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working knowledge of QCF qualifications and or Apprenticeship Standards
  • The ability to motivate candidates and learners to meet targets
  • Experience of producing ILPs with SMART objectives for learners and maintaining them
  • Experience of developing learning activities that engage learners and support their development
  • Experience of managing a caseload of learners to gain timely achievement rates

Desirable

  • Experience of using digital assessment
  • Invigilation of exams

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English, Maths, ICT A-C or equivalent (Level 2 Functional skills)
  • Level 3, or above, Vocational Qualification in Healthcare e.g. NVQ Care Level 3, Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
  • Assessor Award - D32/33 or A1
  • Teaching qualification such as CET Level 4 or 7307
  • Maintain Occupational Competence

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Knowledge of the Health Care Apprenticeship standards

Desirable

  • Have good IT skills or willing to Train (user of OneFile and Microsoft Office Suite)

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Lyndon

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ


Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Lyndon

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ


Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Health Care Awards Coordinator

Joan Docherty

joan.docherty@nhs.net

07817953097

Details

Date posted

12 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-CO-6707961-A

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Lyndon

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ


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