Job summary
The Apprenticeship and Work Experience Coordinator will provide:
comprehensive and sustainable apprenticeship and work experience support, contributing to the recruitment, retention and education of the workforce
support, information and advice to learners / students (i.e. those completing apprenticeships with the Trust or students considering a career in the NHS)
effective administrative systems, processes and communications.
In addition, the post holder will engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders to identify new apprenticeship training and work experience opportunities, liaise with local schools and colleges to promote career opportunities to students and/or providing work experience opportunities within the Trust, as well as acting as a point of contact for managers, learners and external training providers.
Work with internal colleagues, such as the Practice and Professional Development team to help co-ordinate apprenticeship and non-clinical work experience programmes. The post holder will also support the process of commissioning, and evaluation of quality apprenticeship programmes across the Trust ensuring a focus on maximising the apprenticeship levy to meet the Trust's Workforce Operating Plan to grow the future workforce and retain staff by providing opportunities for career and professional development needs.
Allocates tasks To the Business Support Officer.
Main duties of the job
You will perform a key role in the coordination, planning and delivery of desired outcomes in ensuring the apprenticeship and work experience programmes are on track to meet the needs of the organisation. This will involve:
- Providing guidance and support of apprenticeship or work experience placements, in accordance with risk assessments and Trust policy.
- Internal and external stakeholder engagement to promote NHS careers and apprenticeships within the local community.
- Management of resources including the Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) account.
- Support the procurement of high-quality training providers and delivery of associated quality assurance processes.
- Arrange and support negotiations related to Service Level Agreements (SLA) and involve Trust's Finance & Procurement for sign off.
- Oversee the recruitment of apprentices and those on work experience placements.
- Plan and deliver internal and external apprenticeship marketing events to raise awareness of apprenticeship career pathways.
- Prepare reports on apprenticeship activity to meet educational governance requirements.
- Participate in networks and forums to support the sharing, dissemination and adoption of best practice
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Advertising Date - 9th December 2024
Closing Date - 26th December 2024
Proposed Interview Date - 7th January 2025
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Advertising Date - 9th December 2024
Closing Date - 26th December 2024
Proposed Interview Date - 7th January 2025
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level and / or equivalent relevant work experience in field of education, training or resourcing evidenced by delivery and outcomes
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in developing policies and protocols, proposing changes to work practices and procedures and consulting with others
- Experience of conducting evaluations to assess effectiveness, quality and impact
- Supervisory experience and knowledge of effective people management practices
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of legislation, regulations and national guidance relating to apprentices, NHS Employers employment standards, Health Education England Work Experience Quality Standard - Guidance (hee.nhs.uk) and Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) guidance
- Demonstrable experience in the hands-on management and commissioning of apprenticeship programmes / vocational training qualifications
- Understanding of the NHS and key workforce challenges
- Experience of applying the consultancy cycle in working with clients at senior levels of an organisation
Skills
Essential
- Good business and financial acumen to manage and monitor large funds effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including influencing, coaching and negotiating skills, using tact and diplomacy in sensitive situations
- Excellent IT skills using MS Office, intranet and marketing tools and other administrations systems
- Excellent facilitation skills with the ability to build rapport and communicate with large groups of diverse staff
- Person-centred with the ability to handle sensitive, confidential and personal circumstances with tact and diplomacy, dignity and respect
- Ability to analyse and interpret data from a variety of different sources, identify themes and trends, and present in either written or verbal format
- Credible and trusted with ability to develop effective networks/relationships
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work on their own initiative; prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to use own initiative, work autonomously and as a member of a team
Other
Essential
- Flexible approach to work
- Giving presentations and delivering training sessions
- Required to visit staff throughout the organisation and visits off site
- Work pattern unpredictable, frequent interruptions for advice and queries
- Report writing, development of reports, attending committees
- Deals with some distressing issues through support, coaching, mentoring role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level and / or equivalent relevant work experience in field of education, training or resourcing evidenced by delivery and outcomes
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in developing policies and protocols, proposing changes to work practices and procedures and consulting with others
- Experience of conducting evaluations to assess effectiveness, quality and impact
- Supervisory experience and knowledge of effective people management practices
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of legislation, regulations and national guidance relating to apprentices, NHS Employers employment standards, Health Education England Work Experience Quality Standard - Guidance (hee.nhs.uk) and Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) guidance
- Demonstrable experience in the hands-on management and commissioning of apprenticeship programmes / vocational training qualifications
- Understanding of the NHS and key workforce challenges
- Experience of applying the consultancy cycle in working with clients at senior levels of an organisation
Skills
Essential
- Good business and financial acumen to manage and monitor large funds effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including influencing, coaching and negotiating skills, using tact and diplomacy in sensitive situations
- Excellent IT skills using MS Office, intranet and marketing tools and other administrations systems
- Excellent facilitation skills with the ability to build rapport and communicate with large groups of diverse staff
- Person-centred with the ability to handle sensitive, confidential and personal circumstances with tact and diplomacy, dignity and respect
- Ability to analyse and interpret data from a variety of different sources, identify themes and trends, and present in either written or verbal format
- Credible and trusted with ability to develop effective networks/relationships
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work on their own initiative; prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to use own initiative, work autonomously and as a member of a team
Other
Essential
- Flexible approach to work
- Giving presentations and delivering training sessions
- Required to visit staff throughout the organisation and visits off site
- Work pattern unpredictable, frequent interruptions for advice and queries
- Report writing, development of reports, attending committees
- Deals with some distressing issues through support, coaching, mentoring role
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.
