ASYE Coordinator

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is recruiting an ASYE Coordinator to support the Pan London ASYE Programme, coordinating with ELFT and NHS trusts across London, Luton and Bedfordshire. The post holder will lead induction of NQSWs, student social workers and social work apprentices, provide coaching and reflective supervision, and oversee placements and practice education.

The role focuses on developing training, assessing progress, and driving continuous improvement in social care learning.

Responsibilities

• Induction of NQSWs, student social workers and social work apprentices
• Support to Team Managers and colleagues who have NQSWs in the teams
• Support and guidance to NQSWs, this will be in groups, providing coaching, expert knowledge, training, reflective supervision, skills, and practice development
• To support the development and co-ordination of the ASYE training programme (either commissioning external trainers/partner agencies or delivering personally).
• Undertaking and supporting the assessment of the NQSWs against the Adult knowledge and skills statement and Professional Capabilities Framework.
• To identify and celebrate areas of good practice in social care and provide strategies to address poor practice, working with teams and managers to determine best solutions.
• Quality Assure the ASYE programme and support the continued evaluation of the programme
• Support ASYE assessors as required
• Lead the student social work hub, quality assure student social work placements and social work apprentices and provide support to Practice Educators as required

Job description

To provide support to Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW's) to undertake their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) as well as the Team Managers and colleagues who support them in their teams.

The post holder will be the ASYE Coordinator for the Pan London ASYE Programme, which is coordinated by ELFT and supports NQSW across various NHS Trusts in London, Luton and Bedfordshire.

The post holder will be the lead for the student social work until and will oversee all student social work placements and social work apprentices.

• Induction of NQSWs, student social workers and social work apprentices
• Support to Team Managers and colleagues who have NQSWs in the teams
• Support and guidance to NQSWs, this will be in groups, providing coaching, expert knowledge, training, reflective supervision, skills, and practice development.
• To support the development and co-ordination of the ASYE training programme (either commissioning external trainers/partner agencies or delivering personally).
• Undertaking and supporting the assessment of the NQSWs against the Adult knowledge and skills statement and Professional Capabilities Framework.
• To identify and celebrate areas of good practice in social care and provide strategies to address poor practice, working with teams and managers to determine best solutions.
• Quality Assure the ASYE programme and support the continued evaluation of the programme
• Support ASYE assessors as required
• Lead the student social work hub, quality assure student social work placements and social work apprentices and provide support to Practice Educators as required

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations