Leadership and Learning Partner

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and engaging People Development Trainer to join our dynamic Training Team which provides both Leadership & Management and Learning & Development Training for employees within the Trust.

In this role, you will inspire employees at all levels through the delivery of highly engaging content, presented through different methods. You will be innovative when creating and translating immersive learning - both remotely and face to face.

Working closely with fellow trainers and leads you will help build our employees capabilities through impactful training solutions aligned to our organisational objectives.

This role is fast paced, which will require you to be agile and energetic, but the work is very rewarding.

We believe that work should be a great place to be for everyone and we will support you and your continuing personal development with regular one to ones and an annual appraisal, ensuring you are signposted to all the training courses and support that is available to you.

We have a range of exciting benefits including health and wellbeing, annual leave, flexible working options and much more.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of training delivery and development.
• Knowledge of teaching and learning theory and best practices in effectively delivering training.
• Specialist knowledge in planning, creating, leading and evaluating training events, designed to effectively meet the identified learning needs of a multidisciplinary and diverse workforce.
• Knowledge of current developments in training media and presentation techniques to maximise the effectiveness of resources and the flexibility of access to training.
• Broad knowledge of HR processes, such as appraisals.
• IT literate and good knowledge of IT Packages. (Microsoft Office)
• Good understanding of NHS initiatives.
• Service improvement and lean concepts and models.
• Knowledge of psychometric and other assessment tools to aid personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or relevant experience.
• Training, teaching or facilitation qualification or relevant experience.
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development.
• Coaching Qualification or Equivalent.
• Management Qualification or relevant experience.
• CIPD Qualification.

Experience

• Significant experience of developing, planning, organising and delivering of training programmes.
• Experienced in group facilitation skills to maximise the benefits of effective group working.
• High-quality interpersonal skills, with confidence to communicate positively (day to day, and through the medium of training) at all levels within the Trust and in external organisations.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work under pressure to deliver a high-quality training service, which covers a diverse range of subjects, to staff working within all disciplines in the Trust.
• Able to problem solve and analyse data.
• To be innovative, with the ability to ‘think differently’ and challenge current behaviours and mindsets.
• Experience of leading and managing a wide range of training courses.
• Self- motivated, flexible ‘can-do’ team worker.
• Resilient and can adapt to change.
• Previous experience of working within complex organisation.
• Experience of coaching and mentoring.
• Experience of leading and managing a wide range of training courses.

Contractual

• To work flexibly when required to meet the needs of the service.
• Ability to travel between geographical sites when required.

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Home Office guidance has changed. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

We as a Trust support the use of AI and other tools to support your application. However, all personal statements and behavioural examples must be truthful and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your own personal/professional experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility.

For the avoidance of doubt, plagiarism includes presenting the ideas or experiences of others or content generated by artificial intelligence as your own. We review all applications carefully to ensure that the information provided in your supporting statement aligns with your qualifications, work history and the duties undertaken within those roles. Your experience will also be explored further during the interview process.

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Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applicationsand that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change. If a high number of applications are received, a longlisting exercise will be conducted prior to shortlisting.

Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.

In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will then be deducted from your first salary once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.

Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email sfh-tr.recruitmentqueries@nhs.net

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