Assessor/Trainer/Coach

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.

Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.

As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.

Job overview

Job Overview

**Previous applications need not apply**

Assessor/Trainer/ Coach for Healthcare Apprentices

• 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.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation 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.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Experience

• 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

• Experience of using digital assessment
• Invigilation of exams

Qualifications

• 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

• Knowledge of the Health Care Apprenticeship standards

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

We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.