Oliver McGowan Co-trainer (autism)

NHS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking Co-Trainers to join their Mandatory Training Team for Learning Disability and Autism in Greater London. This role is crucial in delivering impactful training to health and social care staff, requiring individuals with lived experience of autism. Candidates will engage in various training responsibilities while receiving comprehensive support and training to succeed. The position offers a fixed-term contract for 6 months with a salary range of £35,763 to £43,466 per annum, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Good general communication skills for effective training delivery.
• Ability to build supportive relationships with team members and learners.
• Lived experience of being autistic.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ongoing Oliver McGowan Mandatory staff training.
• Communicate training materials clearly during sessions.
• Develop working relationships with training teams.

Skills

Ability to manage time and workload

Work well with others

Experience presenting to audiences

Familiarity with Microsoft applications

Confidence in public speaking

Education

Good general level of education (e.g., GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths)

Diagnosis of Autism

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Job description

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is named after Oliver McGowan, whose death shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better training.

North London NHS Foundation Trust, working on behalf of the North Central London Integrated Care System, have an exciting opportunity to join the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Team.

We are looking for Autistic Co-Trainers to co-deliver the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training for Learning Disability and Autism alongside Facilitating Trainers and Co-Trainers with a Learning Disability to our health workforce.

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This is an incredible opportunity to influence how care is delivered, by providing health and social care staff with the knowledge and skills they need to make a difference to autistic people and people with learning disabilities.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive, and dedicated team who are passionate about making a difference for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

As a Co-Trainer you be an expert with lived experience of being autistic.

For further information about the role, please contact Sarah, Lead Trainer [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The role plays a key part in delivering The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism to people who work in health and social care services within the North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS).

The successful Co-Trainer will be supported to deliver training which topics include:

• Learning disability awareness and/or understanding autism.
• Reasonable adjustments.
• Supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people.
• Communication.

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Full training and ongoing support will be provided to successful co-trainers to enable them to carry out this role. The role will include 'Train the Trainer' training to become part of the team delivering Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training. Co-Trainers will become approved co-trainers to deliver the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training and be supported to deliver the training in the way that best matches their needs and abilities.

The post holder will be part of an Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Team, alongside other Experts with Lived Experience Co-Trainers, Facilitating Trainers, Lead Trainer and support staff.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver on-going Oliver McGowan Mandatory staff training to NCL NHS Clinical and Non-Clinical staff.
• Communicate information which may be complex and sensitive to learners at the training sessions.
• Develop good working relationships with training teams to co-deliver the training.
• Be reliable and trustworthy.
• Participate in relevant Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training planning, preparation and debrief meetings to enable getting ready for and learning from training.
• Take part in Train the Trainer training and rehearsals to develop skills and confidence to deliver high quality training.
• Review training feedback with the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Team, contributing suggestions for continuous improvement.
• Manage and prioritise day-to-day activities in line with the team workload, priorities, and deadlines.
• Act as an advocate for learning disabilities across the NCL NHS Trusts.
• Use Microsoft applications including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diagnosis of Autism
• Good general level of education (e.g. GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths)

Skills

• Ability to manage time and workload
• Work well with others as part of the Oliver McGowan team
• Support and build relationships with your training team, wider team colleagues and learners at training sessions
• Confident in explaining ideas with a focus on supporting learning within training sessions
• Familiarity with Microsoft applications such as Outlook and Teams
• Follow the rules and policies of the Trust or training venue to keep people safe
• Experience presenting to audiences
• Confidence with using platforms such as Microsoft Teams
• Able to use Microsoft applications including PowerPoint and Word

Communication

• Ability to communicate the training materials to learners in a training session
• Comfortable talking in front of groups of 15-30 people
• Able to communicate concepts from the training that might be upsetting to learners
• Describe your lived experience to fellow trainers and learners in the training sessions

Personal Qualities

• Supportive of colleagues
• Respect and valuing of others and different life experiences
• Be inclusive and support others access needs and your own access needs

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.

St Ann's Hospital (base, travel to other sites required)

£35,763 to £43,466 a yearPer annum including HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Reference number

455-NLFT-0538

Job locations

St Ann's Hospital (base, travel to other sites required)