Learning Hub Manager

Wigan and Leigh Hospice; Wigan; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 35 days

Pension scheme

On-site parking

Subsidised lunches

Cycle to work

Discounts

On-demand GP

Health plan

Life assurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Induction & mentorship

Team culture

Job summary

Wigan and Leigh Hospice is seeking a committed registered health or social care professional to lead the Learning Hub Team. You will guide the professional development of staff delivering palliative and end-of-life care across organisational boundaries, providing high-quality education to hospice staff and external health and social care professionals.

You will work with partners across the Wigan Borough to improve practice, with a focus on knowledge, skills and confidence in care delivery.

Qualifications

• Registered health or social care professional
• Experienced educator with passion for palliative and end-of-life care
• Experienced leader and manager who can support, supervise develop and inspire others
• Excellent communicator skilled at working in partnership with others
• Ability to work autonomously and deliver on objectives ensuring a high standard of work by agreed deadlines

Responsibilities

• Lead motivate and inspire the Learning Hub Team
• Provide operational management of the Learning Hub Team and service
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders
• Conduct comprehensive internal and external learning needs analysis
• Ensure effective administrative systems are in place
• Lead development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality palliative education

Skills

Registered clinician

Educator/teaching

Leadership

Communication

Autonomy

Job description

Working Pattern

This is a 37-hour per week role, working Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

About the Role

We are seeking a committed registered health or social care professional to lead our Learning Hub Team. This is a role where you can combine your clinical expertise with a passion for educating others. You will make a profound difference to people receiving palliative and end of life care by leading on the professional development of all who provide their care across organisational and professional boundaries. You will provide a comprehensive programme of high-quality palliative and end of life care education to hospice clinical staff and to health and social care professionals across the Wigan Borough and beyond. Demonstrating attainment of knowledge, skills and confidence that contributes to continuous improvement in practice.

At Wigan & Leigh Hospice, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we deliver outstanding specialist care and support to people living with life-limiting illnesses and those important to them.

Main duties of the job

• Lead motivate and inspire the Learning Hub Team
• Provide operational management of the Learning Hub Team and service
• Establish and maintain effective, respectful and positive working relationships with key stakeholders
• Conduct comprehensive internal and external learning needs analysis
• Ensure response effective administrative systems are in place
• Lead on the development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality palliative and end of life care education

Qualifications

• Registered health or social care professional
• Experienced educator with passion for improving palliative and end of life care
• Experienced leader and manager who can support, supervise develop and inspire others
• Excellent communicator skilled at working in partnership with others
• Ability to work autonomously and deliver on objectives ensuring a high standard of work by agreed deadlines

Additional information

Please note: This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the UKs points-based immigration system. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK and will be required to provide evidence of this before taking up the post. Successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check as part of the pre-employment screening process. If you have not heard from us within two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We appreciate the time and effort taken to apply and thank you for your interest in joining our team. As an independent charity, we provide specialist palliative and end-of-life care tailored to the needs of each individual.

If you are an existing member of the NHS Pension Scheme, your membership may be transferable to this post, provided pension contributions have been made within the previous 12 months.

Benefits

• 35 days' annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Contributory pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised lunches
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts on shopping, leisure and holidays
• Access to an on-demand GP service
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• A wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives
• Comprehensive induction and mentorship and Opportunities for advanced training and professional development
• Supportive, values driven team culture