Learning and Development Facilitator

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A notable health foundation in Gateshead is seeking a Learning and Development Lead to manage and innovate training initiatives for staff. This role involves building effective partnerships, overseeing compliance learning, and designing development programs to enhance skills and staff experience. Ideal candidates should demonstrate experience in facilitating learning and have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. The position promises a dynamic work environment focused on nurturing talent and fulfilling organizational goals.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing support

Diverse staff networks

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Proven track record of effectively facilitating development to individuals and large groups.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering effective learning activities.

Responsibilities

• Build effective, positive, and collaborative relationships with staff.
• Collaborate with schools and educational institutions.
• Design and deliver learning initiatives demonstrating ROI.
• Oversee statutory and compliance learning.
• Identify and reduce skills gaps through training.

Skills

Autonomous working

Facilitating development

Designing learning activities

Understanding impact of evaluation

Job description

To take responsibility for both delivering and commissioning data-driven, quality and customer focused learning and development through innovative design and delivery techniques/methods focused on equipping our managers and people to reach their full potential.

Main duties of the job

The delivery on the full range of learning programmes within the prospectus including Induction, professional skills development, and management development.

Design and develop learning or lead projects which support our Trust/people strategy, and improve staff experience, ensuring there is a workforce which is equipped with the right values, skills, knowledge, and diversity to meet the needs of our patients and service users.

Monitor and evaluate the impact of interventions to ensure the desired impact has been achieved and report on progress to key business meetings/stakeholders.

Oversee and report on statutory, mandatory and compliance learning and report this information to the relevant meetings, and stakeholders as required.

Support and lead as necessary on wider organisational initiatives and use this to inform future talent and skills requirements, such as apprenticeships, widening participation and workforceplanning.

Work in partnership with colleagues within People and OD to shape a customer focused service to the business units, responding to needs identified.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job responsibilities

• To build effective, positive, and collaborative working relationships with both clinical and non-clinical staff, subject matter experts and managers to promote and embed the learning and development agenda, providing expert advice and guidance. Activelydemonstrating the ICORE values.
• To collaborate with schools, apprenticeship providers and higher education institutions as needed on projects.
• To deliver against key workstreams within Learning and Staff Experience as directed by the Learning and Development Manager, working in partnership with colleagues across People and OD to deliver results.
• To design, deliver learning and development initiatives/projects which demonstrate return on investment/expectation and report on progress/impact.
• To oversee statutory, mandatory and compliance learning and report this information tothe relevant meetings, and stakeholders as required.
• Ensure a clear learning offer is available which meets the needs of our people.
• Identify and reduce skills gaps through internal or external learning, CPD, qualifications or apprenticeships.
• Support widening participation by coordinating an offer for placements, T-levels and work experience, and any new widening participation initiatives as necessary.
• Review and update processes and Standard Operating Procedures relating to learning activities.
• Support the Organisational Development Team as required with the delivery of sessions/workshops.

Person Specification

Skills

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Proven track record of effectively facilitating development to individuals and large groups

Skills

• Proven track record of designing and delivering effective learning and development activities
• Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of evaluation

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.