Learning and Development Lead

Main area Learning and Development (learning disability and autism) Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time Job ref 334-NCL-6880313-TA-A

Employer South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Maudsley Hospital Town London Salary £44,806 – £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 07/03/2025 23:59

Learning and Development Lead

NHS AfC: Band 6

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to positively impact patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen, and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk about flexible working.

Job overview

Job Purpose:

To inspire a committed, passionate and competent workforce to learn together to create healthier lives for people with learning disabilities and autistic adults. The Estia Centre Learning and Development Lead will be a learning disability specialist responsible for designing, developing and facilitating quality-driven, evidence-based learning programmes and curating and creating engaging learning materials in partnership with clinical subject matter experts and learning disability and autistic experts by experience.

About the Estia Centre

The Estia Centre is a leader in learning and development for teams who support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We are a City and Guilds Assured provider of a wide range of development programmes co-produced in partnership with our clinical subject matter experts across South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and learning disability and autism subject matter experts. Together we aim to develop the confidence, competence and skills of local, regional and national support for staff and teams through our provision of open courses, bespoke and tailor-made learning programmes.

In this role, you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9-5, giving you the very best of good work-life balance. We are happy to discuss any flexible working requirements at the interview.

When not working from home, our team is based in the CTC at the Maudsley Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Job Overview:

We are seeking a learning and development professional with extensive practical experience in supporting adults with a learning disability to join our team so that we can continue making a real difference to the health and lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic adults.

At the Estia Centre, we aim to inspire a committed, passionate and competent workforce by providing a wide range of quality-driven, specialist and expert-led learning, development and research opportunities. The Estia Training Officer will be responsible for designing, developing and facilitating quality-driven, evidence-based training programmes and curating and creating engaging learning materials. Applicants should therefore have experience of designing and delivering training workshops and facilitating adult learning.

As our learning programmes are often developed and delivered in partnership with clinical subject matter experts and experts with lived experience, the successful candidate will need to be a skilled communicator and networker and be able to develop trusting relationships. They will also need to be flexible, imaginative, creative and motivated to generate novel ideas and put them into practice.

Formal training sponsored by the Estia Centre is available to develop the successful candidate’s learning and development knowledge and expertise particularly about learning disability and autism.

To be shortlisted for this post, candidates must be able to evidence substantial experience in working with adults with a learning disability and in delivering training programmes to adult learners.

Working for our organisation

About South London and Maudsley:

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London and are part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

SLaM employs around 5000 staff and serves a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, we provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Description

Estia learning programmes

• Uses specialist knowledge to develop and deliver engaging tutor-led face-to-face and online learning programmes to a range of learner levels (support staff to clinicians) on the specialist complex needs of people with learning disabilities and autistic adults.
• Ensures that learning programmes are underpinned by theoretical knowledge, are practice-focused, evidence-based and kept up to date with clinical advances and research.
• Assists in the measurement and evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of learning, training delivery and materials.
• Autonomously develops training materials and organises their own work schedule.
• Plans and organises the delivery of training to multi-agencies/services.
• Assists in the planning, co-ordination, development and delivery of learning programmes.
• Under the supervision of the Head of Education and Training for Estia, leads on the development of published materials (e.g., training materials and resources, books, e-learning resources).
• Coordinates experts by experience involvement in learning and training activities and leads on the development of co-produced education and training initiatives with NHS and social care colleagues.
• Works in partnership with clinicians to support expert by experience facilitators participate in co-produced projects and initiatives.
• Ensures patients and people who use services contribute to the Estia Centre strategy, policies, development and improvement where appropriate. This includes those from diverse communities and in line with the Estia and Trust’s Equality and Diversity policies.
• Supports the Estia Centre to achieve its vision, mission and values.

Research and Development

• Promote and support the inclusion of adults with learning disabilities and autistic people with additional mental health needs and/or complex needs in local research initiatives and projects.
• Support the Estia staff and Head of Education and Training to participate in practice-based research and innovations in line with King’s Health Partnership (KHP) tripartite mission.
• Support and participate in the Estia team in sharing and showcasing research outcomes to internal and external events and forums.
• Willing to undertake further education and training to meet the demands of the role.

Consultancy and Project Management

• Under the direction of the Estia team, support to engage with and co-produce agreed project activities.
• Work alongside Estia staff to develop and agree work schedules which are required for the delivery of any project outcomes.
• Support the analysis of training data/information to identify improvements and develop new initiatives.
• Participate and contribute to Estia Board meetings.
• Take on administration functions of Estia Centre as necessary.
• Under Head of Education and Training guidance inspire those projects to maximise Estia Centre’s income generation opportunities.
• Ensure the appropriate use of expert by experience in all aspects of income generation projects.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent.
• Training/Teaching qualification.
• Qualification in a learning disability related subject.

Experience

• Substantial experience working in services for people with a learning disability.
• Extensive experience of developing, delivering and evaluating face-to-face, blended and online training.
• Highly proficient in using MS Office applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Working as a clinician in learning disabilities services e.g. Learning Disability Nurse, Psychologist etc.
• Collaborative working with other organisations such as social services, private and voluntary sector.

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of the lives, care and support needs of people with a learning disability and autistic adults including those with mental health and/or behaviours of concern.
• Knowledge of information and communications technology, particularly marketing through new media.
• Understanding of adult learning theory and how to apply it effectively.
• Knowledge of marketing issues, terminology and practice.

Skills

• Ability to motivate and inspire colleagues and experts with lived experience to excel as individuals and as a team.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Design and deliver a range of engaging learning options to support workplace development.
• Resilient and able to work under pressure, work flexibly to meet the requirements of the role.
• Confident in the use of a wide range of digital technologies to support online learning.

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights.

Please note:

• All applications for this post will need to be made online.
• Please read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria.
• The closing date listed is a guide only and the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible.
• Once you have submitted your application, you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.
• If you do not hear from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful.
• Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees.
• If you are successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
• We are a smoke-free Trust.

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their 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 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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