Oliver McGowan Facilitating Trainer

North London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in England is seeking a Facilitating Trainer responsible for delivering training on learning disabilities and autism to health and social care professionals. The role involves leading training teams, preparing sessions, and providing support to trainers with lived experiences. Ideal candidates should possess solid training background and an understanding of learning disabilities. This position offers a supportive working environment with flexible working options and NHS benefits.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of learning disability and autism.
• Solid experience in delivering training sessions.
• Ability to support co-trainers with lived experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support training teams.
• Deliver Oliver McGowan Mandatory training sessions.
• Ensure pastoral support for co-trainers.

Skills

Training experience

Understanding of learning disability and autism

Leadership skills

Job description

The Facilitating Trainer is responsible for delivering learning disability and autism training to people who work in health and social care across North Central London on behalf of the North Central London Integrated Care System (ICS). This training is called The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism, which comprises of full day in person training sessions, as well as Teams webinars. Training is delivered by training teams, consisting of the facilitating trainer, working with an autistic co-trainer and a co-trainer with a learning disability. The core role involves being a training lead for your training team, responsible for training preparation, training delivery at various Trust locations across North Central London, and review and refinement of training scripts and materials as required. As a Facilitating Trainer you will have an in-depth understanding of learning disability and autism and have solid training experience. You will lead and support expert by experience Co-trainers who will be autistic people and people with a learning disability.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a supervisory role for expert with lived experience co-trainers, ensuring appropriate pastoral support, leadership and coaching.
• Effectively support experts with lived experience Co-trainers, ensuring they are fully included and supported in the delivery of the sessions.
• Provide reasonable adjustments to support individual needs of the training teams prior to, during and after training sessions.
• Become an NHS England-accredited Oliver McGowan Mandatory trainer.
• Lead the Oliver McGowan training teams in the preparation of training sessions, and the post-sessions review / improve cycle.
• Lead and co-deliver Oliver McGowan Mandatory training sessions.
• Help to keep training participants and the training team safe and confident in their surroundings and act on safeguarding and health and safety concerns in line with organisation policies.
• Understand the Oliver McGowan "Train the Trainer" information around the legal aspects, keeping up to date with current and emerging thinking in health and social care practice, learning disability and autism.
• Understand and respond to queries and challenges from delegates during training.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

What NLFT Offers

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme.
• Excellent internal staff networks.

Our values

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

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.