Assessor/Coach - Clinical

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Training & development

Flexible working

NHS discounts

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Assessor/Coach within the Faculty of Education. You will work across all sites to plan and deliver clinical Apprenticeships training mainly at level 2 and 3, coordinating on-programme elements and ensuring timely progression for staff across the Trust.

Joining the Apprenticeship Delivery Team, you will map mandatory training into the Apprenticeship, deliver group sessions as needed, and maintain regular contact with

Qualifications

• NMC or AHP registration mandatory.
• Experience in clinical education or apprenticeship delivery preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver clinical Apprenticeships at levels 2 and 3.
• Coordinate on-programme elements and collect evidence portfolios.
• Map mandatory training into Apprenticeships to capture knowledge, skills and behaviours.
• Deliver group teaching sessions when required.
• Manage learner journeys and ensure timelines (registration, qualifications, gateway, EPA) are met.
• Hold regular reviews with line managers to track progress and set targets.

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join an established team as an Assessor/coach who are NMC or AHP registered within our Faculty of Education, working across all sites. Apprenticeships are increasingly important to the Trust, and you will work as part of the Apprenticeship Delivery Team to run this service to meet the Trust’s 5-year business plan.

The Assessor/Coach is a key specialist role focussing on planning and delivery of our clinical Apprenticeships training programmes, mainly at level 2 and level 3.

You will work with a diverse range of internal colleagues in clinical areas to create apprenticeship opportunities that enable staff to develop and progress, regardless of where they work in the Trust or the job they do.

Interview s for this role will be on 22 October 2026

• To work closely with the Lead Technical Trainer to devise individual programmes in line with the needs of the Apprentice and their working area
• Coordinate the ‘on programme’ element of the Apprenticeship and support collation of portfolio of evidence that showcases the Apprentice’s knowledge, skills and abilities to their best standard
• To ensure any mandatory training or internal training is mapped across in to the Apprenticeship to maximise and capture naturally occurring knowledge, skills and behaviours
• Coordinate the delivery of group based teaching sessions as and when required
• To manage the learner journey and ensure that mandatory timelines are met such as candidate registration, completion of mandatory qualifications, gateway and EPA requirements
• To meet regularly with the line managers to review progress and set targets in line with the programme delivery

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Debbie McArthur Job title: Deputy Head of Apprenticeships Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07355028218