Education Practitioner

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cross; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Education Practitioner to join the Workforce Development Team. The role focuses on growing and developing our health care support worker workforce through high quality educational programmes and pastoral support.

The post involves partnering with nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals to plan and deliver practical and theoretical training, supporting staff to achieve clinical competencies in diverse clinical areas while driving

Responsibilities

• Advocate for open, inclusive dialogue ensuring psychological safety with compassionate leadership.
• Support corporate education team and clinical service units by facilitating education, training and practice development for unregistered healthcare practitioners.
• Plan and facilitate educational programmes with nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals to ensure clinical competencies.

Job description

Education Practitioner – Health Care Support Worker Development

Are you a registered practitioner who is passionate about ‘Growing and Developing’ our future health care support worker (HCSW) workforce?

Job Description

For questions about this job, contact:

Sigourney Slaford

Senior Project Nurse

[e-mail]

Job Summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and diligent Education Practitioner, someone who understands that people and values come first and can motivate colleagues through a shared vision to deliver the highest quality workforce within our busy organisation here at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the Workforce Development Team providing stretch, growth and challenge for the successful candidate.

The Workforce Development Team are a multiple national award-winning team and have a shared purpose to always act with integrity, to embody professionalism and empower each other to achieve success.

The team strives to inspire and shape our health care support worker workforce through role modelling Leeds Way Values and behaviours, delivering high quality educational programmes and providing pastoral support.

• The post holder will advocate for and promote an open, inclusive dialogue ensuring psychological safety with compassionate leadership. We continue to showcase and develop the fundamental roles of our health care professionals, celebrating their daily contribution to patient safety and experience.
• The post holder will play an essential role supporting the corporate education team, and clinical service units by facilitating education, training and practice development to establish a high standard of education for all unregistered healthcare practitioners and learners.
• The post holder will work in partnership with nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals and clinical educators across inter professional disciplines to plan and facilitate educational programmes. They will be responsible for the organisation and delivery of practical and theoretical clinical training programmes to support attainment of clinical competencies in the clinical area.
• The post holder will be able to thrive in a challenging and fast paced environment, actively lead monthly high-volume recruitment cycles and be comfortable with continual improvement and change management processes.

Why you should join our Team

The Workforce Development Team are a passionate, forward-thinking team dedicated to supporting, developing and celebrating our Healthcare Support Worker workforce. We work collaboratively across the Trust to deliver high-quality education, development and career opportunities, including programmes such as New to Care, the Care Certificate and progression pathways. Our team has a strong work ethic, but just as importantly, we pride ourselves on being welcoming, supportive and inclusive. We share ideas, learn from each other and work together to make a genuine difference to colleagues and, ultimately, the care our patients receive.

What makes our team special is the opportunity to see the difference your work makes. Whether supporting someone at the very beginning of their NHS career, helping a colleague build their confidence and skills, or contributing to innovative workforce initiatives, every member of the team can have a meaningful impact. If you are enthusiastic, compassionate and enjoy working collaboratively while bringing new ideas and energy, the Workforce Development Team offers a rewarding environment where you can develop professionally, influence positive change and help others to thrive.

What You Will Bring To The Role

You will bring expertise and enthusiasm for education, curriculum design and competency-based learning, with the ability to develop and redesign education programmes that respond to the evolving needs of our workforce. You will be confident in translating learning needs and professional standards into clear, structured and meaningful learning pathways, ensuring education is relevant, inclusive and supports colleagues to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence required for their roles.

You will bring a creative, evidence informed and improvement focused approach, working collaboratively with colleagues and subject matter experts to review existing provision, identify opportunities for improvement and develop robust competency frameworks and learning resources. Above all, you will be passionate about creating high-quality learning experiences that support workforce capability, career development and safe, effective patient care.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible

Open and Honest

One Team

Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose:

Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our Priorities

People

Improvement and Innovation

Partnerships

Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.