Specialist Practitioner, Widening Participation

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Tynemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in England is seeking a Specialist Practitioner for Widening Participation to coordinate and develop career opportunities. You will inspire the workforce by implementing projects that raise aspirations in the Health and Social Care sector. The role includes providing support for people development strategies and engaging with a diverse group of stakeholders. With world-class facilities and a commitment to staff experience, this role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing career and vocational opportunities.
• Ability to engage and empower others through inclusive leadership.
• Strong project management and delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and develop Widening Participation projects.
• Provide information and guidance related to People Development needs.
• Contribute to HR and people development strategies.

Skills

Compassionate leadership

Coaching techniques

Collaboration

Project management

Job description

This role as Specialist Practitioner for Widening Participation is to coordinate and develop career and vocational opportunities to attract and retain our current and future workforce. They will be expected to create and implement a range of Widening Participation projects supporting education providers across Northumberland and North Tyneside and raising aspirations of the communities we serve.

The post holder will be responsible for the development of efficient and effective programmes, activities and projects to support our organisational Widening Participation strategy and aspirations within our Community Promise and Corporate Social Responsibility agenda.

It is essential that the post holder role models compassionate and inclusive leadership by engaging, enabling, and empowering others; using coaching techniques to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement; and facilitating team working and collaboration across organisational boundaries.

The Main Duties Of This Role Is To

• To provide and support the best development for our people.
• To contribute to the formulation, agreement and delivery of HR and people development strategies by providing a high quality service for the organisation.
• To ensure appropriate people development systems and processes are in place to support the organisation, regulatory requirements and development plans.
• To deliver projects and strategies in order to provide a high-quality service and ensure the organisation meets a range of key performance indicators.
• To contribute to the design and delivery of specialist projects and programmes linked to people development strategies and action plans
• To support quality assurance and improvement by ensuring all data collected is accurate and supported on appropriate systems.
• To provide information, advice and guidance to service users linked to People Development needs.

The successful candidate will inspire our current and future workforce, working in collaboration with wider stakeholders to continuously build on our success in promoting and supporting employability and career progression opportunities across the Health and Social Care sector. With support and guidance from the Senior Practitioner for Widening Participation, they will have trust and psychological safety to try new ideas and new ways of working in accordance with local and national guidance.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rochelle Gonsalves Job title: Senior Practitioner, Widening Participation Email address: [e-mail]