ASYE Coordinator | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for an ASYE Coordinator to support Newly Qualified Social Workers through the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment across London, Luton and Bedfordshire.

The postholder will lead the Pan London ASYE Programme, coordinating induction, training, supervision, and placement quality. They will oversee student social work placements, apprenticeships, and work with Practice Educators.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating education or training programmes is desirable.
• Experience in supervising or mentoring health/social care staff could be beneficial.
• Strong communication and group facilitation skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Induct NQSWs, students, and social work apprentices.
• Provide coaching, guidance and reflective supervision in groups.
• Coordinate ASYE training programme and liaise with external trainers/partner agencies.
• Assess NQSWs against the knowledge and skills statement and Professional Capabilities Framework.
• Identify good practice and address areas for improvement in teams.
• Quality assure the ASYE programme and support assessors.
• Lead the student social work hub and support Practice Educators as required.

Job description

ASYE Coordinator | East London NHS Foundation Trust

To provide support to Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) 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.

1. Induction of NQSWs, student social workers and social work apprentices
2. Support to Team Managers and colleagues who have NQSWs in the teams
3. Support and guidance to NQSWs, this will be in groups, providing coaching, expert knowledge, training, reflective supervision, skills, and practice development.
4. To support the development and co-ordination of the ASYE training programme (either commissioning external trainers/partner agencies or delivering personally).
5. Undertaking and supporting the assessment of the NQSWs against the Adult knowledge and skills statement and Professional Capabilities Framework.
6. 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.
7. Quality Assure the ASYE programme and support the continued evaluation of the programme
8. Support ASYE assessors as required
9. 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