Assessor/Coach - Corporate

NHS; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a part-time Assessor/Coach to join their Apprenticeship Delivery Team. The role focuses on delivering business and leadership apprenticeship training, working with a diverse range of staff to create opportunities for development. The position requires relevant qualifications and experience in assessing apprentices, with a salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 per annum pro rata.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working options

Access to NHS discounts

Support for career development

Qualifications

• Good standard of education including GSCE Grade C or above in English and Maths.
• Minimum of level 3 vocational qualification relevant to the job role.
• Assessor qualification (A1, TAQA, CAVA) or willingness to achieve within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Lead Technical Trainer to devise individual programmes for Apprentices.
• Coordinate before-programme elements of the Apprenticeship.
• Manage the learner journey and ensure mandatory timelines are met.

Skills

Assessing in the workplace

Understanding of Apprenticeship standards

Support for caseload of Apprentices

Delivering maths and English Functional Skills

Education

Good standard of education inc GSCE Grade C or above in English and Maths

Minimum of level 3 vocational qualification

Assessor qualification (A1, TAQA, CAVA)

Relevant teaching qualification at a minimum of level 3

Job description

Overview

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Assessor/Coach - Corporate

The closing date is 30 September 2025

We have an exciting opportunity to join an established team as an Assessor/coach 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 focusing on planning and delivery of our business and leadership apprenticeships training programmes, mainly at level 3 and level 5.

You will work with a diverse range of internal colleagues in all 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.

This role is being offered part time for three days per week which must include a Wednesday, across both sites, fixed term/secondment until 31st October 2026.

Interview for Corporate will be 16th October

Main duties of the job

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 before-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 into 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

About us

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.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached role descriptor and job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good standard of education inc GSCE Grade C or above in English and Maths (or equivalent)
• Minimum of level 3 vocational qualification relevant to the job role
• Assessor qualification: A1, TAQA, CAVA or a willingness to achieve within first 6 months of employment
• A relevant teaching qualification at a minimum of level 3 or a willingness to complete within 2 years

Experience

• Recent experience of assessing in the workplace both knowledge and competencies
• Experience of working with Apprenticeship standards
• Working with and supporting a dedicated caseload of Apprentices
• Experience specifically related to the standards being delivered
• IQA responsibilities
• Experience of leading standardisation
• Sign up processes and eligibility criteria
• Experience of delivering maths and English Functional Skills
• Recent experience in a Healthcare or Social Care environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata