Training Plan Co-ordinator in Preston

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage applications from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining a healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

The post holder will provide leadership and supervisory skills to enable the Training plan block element of the sexual health contract to meet its agreed aims and objectives within an efficient, safe and effective working environment, while fostering an efficient and committed team within a developing corporate ethos. The post holder will play an active part as a team member in providing both administrative support and coordination of timetables for the clinical team delivering the training. The post holder will act as the first point of contact for all training enquiries from internal and external colleagues and patients.

Main duties of the job include:

• Supporting the clinical team in delivering the training plan programme across sexual health and primary care.
• Carrying out reports and administration duties including booking trainees into placements and managing the waiting list for training placements.

The Blackpool and Lancashire Sexual Health Service provides expert advice, guidance and treatment on all aspects of sexual health, including sexually transmitted infections, HIV and contraception such as pills, injections, implants and coils. Our team of doctors and nurses provide Sexual Health Services across Blackpool and Lancashire, dealing with a variety of sexual health related conditions, providing testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, in line with national guidelines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

JOB SUMMARY: The post holder will provide leadership and supervisory skills to enable the training programme to meet its agreed aims and objectives within an efficient, safe and effective working environment, while helping maintain an efficient and committed team within a developing corporate ethos. The post holder will play an active part as a team member in providing both administrative support and coordination of timetables for the clinical team delivering the training. The post holder will act as the first point of contact for all training enquiries from internal and external colleagues and patients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: See detailed job description and service specific specification for further details.

Person specification:

• Education & Qualification: Good level of basic education to include GCSE maths and English, NVQ level 2, or evidence of administrative knowledge and skills equivalent to level of qualification NVQ 3 Team Leadership or Business Administration or Customer Care or equivalent experience.
• Experience & Knowledge: Good knowledge and understanding of reception / office procedures. Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access). Experience of using Trust IT systems. Experience of working in Healthcare.
• Skills & Ability: Excellent communication and customer care skills, both written and verbal, demonstrating sympathy and compassion. Advanced keyboard and IT skills, including audio typing. Ability to manage and prioritise own and others’ workload and use own initiative. Good organisation skills and ability to multitask. Ability to take and transcribe notes of meetings in a timely manner. Ability to maintain relevant recording and information systems. Ability to deal professionally with enquiries from staff, service users and stakeholders. Ability to problem solve. Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in everyday working practice. Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services.

Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form. By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the DBS and person specification requirements in the event you are successfully appointed. The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, requiring a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.