Digital Learning Technologist

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare organization in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Digital Learning Technologist to lead the digital learning agenda. This role involves developing and implementing digital learning resources, managing a team, and utilizing tools like Moodle and Totara to enhance staff training. Candidates should have a degree, project management qualifications, and expertise in digital education delivery. Competitive salary package of £38,682 to £46,580 per annum offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading change in complex environments.
• Expertise in using eLearning tools and Learning Management Systems.
• PRINCE2 Project Management qualification is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of digital learning resources.
• Manage the Digital Learning Development team.
• Oversee the effective use of the Learning Management System.

Skills

Digital education delivery

Change management

Leadership skills

Project management

eLearning tools proficiency

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Postgraduate qualification in relevant field

Tools

Moodle

Totara

Articulate

Captivate

Vyond

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Digital Learning Technologist

The closing date is 10 December 2025

Are you passionate about transforming learning through technology? Do you have the vision and expertise to lead digital innovation in education across a large healthcare organisation?

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Digital Learning Technologist to drive the Trust's Digital Learning agenda. This is a strategic role focused on evolving traditional learning into a digitally enabled, blended model that supports staff development and service excellence.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead the design, development, and implementation of digital learning resources.
2. Manage the Digital Learning Development team and collaborate with stakeholders across the Trust.
3. Oversee the Learning Management System (Totara), ensuring effective use and continuous improvement.
4. Develop and deliver engaging digital content including e-learning, webinars, podcasts, vlogs, and immersive formats such as virtual reality.
5. Build digital capability across the workforce through training and support.
6. Align digital learning initiatives with national priorities and service needs.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We aim to provide once‑in‑a‑lifetime specialist care region‑wide, and our growing trust size brings more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aspire to leverage our skills and experience to become the best we can be and retain more specialist staff across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of learning in healthcare. You'll be at the forefront of digital education, helping staff thrive in a modern, tech‑enabled environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Postgraduate qualification in HR, Organisational Development, Education, Computer Science, Information Science or similar or equivalent experience.
• Specialist knowledge of digital education delivery, curation and creation.
• PRINCE2 Project Management qualification.
• Professional award in learning technologies, such as Certified Membership of the Association for Learning Technology (CMALT), or equivalent.

Experience

• Significant experience of leading change in challenging highly complex working environments.
• Expert knowledge of Moodle / Totara.
• Expert knowledge of using eLearning tools such as Articulate, Captivate, Vyond and other animation technologies.
• Experience in NHS learning and training delivery.
• NHS ESR experience.

Personal and People Development

• Ability to maintain focus and objectivity under various conditions, and skill in managing and maintaining a multi‑priority workload.
• Leadership, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to motivate, challenge and engage individuals and teams.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of learning and development approaches and tools.

Other

• Reacts positively in opposition and conflict, taking the opportunity to persuade others of own point of view and defend own position with logical and unemotional arguments.
• Ability to challenge where appropriate.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)