Education Developer

at  The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

GatewayC is an online platform which delivers high quality education to support GPs and other primary care professionals in the early diagnosis of cancer. We are looking for an ambitious Education Coordinator to support the GatewayC programme, with a focus on education development. This is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
The post holder will be responsible for creating effective and pedagogically robust resources to support primary care professionals in their continued professional development. You’ll be working as part of a friendly, ambitious, and dedicated team.
To be successful in this role you will be an organised, skilled team member and able to deliver a comprehensive education service to all members of the GatewayC team across a number of projects.
The successful candidate will be a methodical individual with the skills to ensure that duties and tasks are followed through. Alongside this, we require initiative and willingness to work in a team in a rapidly developing work environment.
This is an important role in a professional, creative, and forward-thinking team. You will therefore need to have outstanding administrative and technical skills and educational knowledge. You will also need to have exceptional communication skills as you work as part of our education team to support developing and maintaining our resources.
We are looking for a motivated individual with a ‘can-do’ approach and an ability to deliver to tight deadlines. We will need you to be flexible in your approach and have outstanding attention to detail.
The post requires a combination of good technical skills, experience in creating educational resources and an understanding of pedagogy and the importance of good quality education.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone keen to take their next step up and gain some management experience. You’ll be responsible for managing an Education Coordinator and will be given full support and direction.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
Learning and module development
Provide pedagogic support regarding the design and construction of courses
Work with subject matter experts and internal and external developers to deliver education briefs for the development of courses
Provide support to subject matter experts in the research of appropriate content and resources to embed within courses
Support the Education Manager in liaising with national charities to ensure content aligns with national strategies and in the review of educational content
Forge and maintain complex communications with a variety of stakeholders and negotiating outcomes
Collaborate closely with the design team to create content that allows learners to test and apply their understanding, provide appropriate feedback and encourage critical thinking skills and self-directed learning
Translate national, regional and local requirements and design learning experiences that utilise a range of e-learning approaches
Work with colleagues to determine the most effective online course design ensuring high quality and pedagogically sound approaches to course design are followed
Work with Patient User Representatives either face-to-face or electronically in an empathetic, sensitive manner at various stages of course development. Manage the emotional impact of both direct and indirect contact with sensitive information, shared by the patients in face-to-face interviews and through collaboration with clinical colleagues about potentially distressing medical scenarios
Develop and deliver face-to-face facilitated learning events with primary care practitioners, taking advantage of latest pedagogical approaches, and lead on the development of supporting learning materials
Liaise with the GatewayC marketing team regarding key joint tasks in course development and promotion and implement change to development plans and policy to dovetail accordingly
Lead the change process in the review and refresh of existent courses; including checking clinical accuracy with internal SMEs and external charitable stakeholders, evaluate user experience and functionality of the platform and lead changes with the design team and implement latest educational pedagogy
Manage own workload and report on course development to Education Manager at timely intervals and at a monthly development meeting, highlighting potential risks and issues and adapting plans accordingly
Support the Education Manager in assisting with the filming of actor-led consultations and when interviewing specialists
Spot inefficiencies, then develop and instigate change to ensure course development workflows are as streamlined as possible
Lead the review process of existing courses with the Education Coordinator and the wider GatewayC team
Work with the Education Manager to extract both quantitative and qualitative data and analyse the impact of the education
Contribute to the evaluation of existing courses to ensure that they are current, accurate and employ latest interactive and engaging learner techniques
Educational development
Work closely with other team members to ensure courses are designed according to the agreed specifications and quality standards
Produce comprehensive education briefs to enable the developers to build courses to various stages of completion
Keep abreast of developments and research in learning design and educational technologies generally and cascade on knowledge to other team members
Hands on support to colleagues who are experimenting with innovative teaching, learning and assessment methods
Quality and governance
Maintaining high quality assurance standards in online course materials and course delivery, ensuring copyright, licensing and accessibility standards are maintained
Report progress on behalf of the development work stream to the Education Manager and the wider development team using established reporting methods.
Assist with the accreditation process for all materials developed
Management and Leadership
Line management of GatewayC Education Coordinator, providing support and opportunities for development where appropriate
Represent GatewayC and the School of Oncology in a professional and positive manner
Contributing to the development of the GatewayC team, developing and sharing knowledge, experience, skills and best practice
Following prescribed GatewayC policies and procedures in all relevant aspects of management
Work in partnership with other members of the School of Oncology, GM Cancer, CRUK, HEE and HEIW to support the overall vision and objectives of the programme
Ensuring that projects are delivered within the available resources and agreed timescales, providing regular reports and raising significant problems/issues in a timely manner
Planning the effective use of finances with Programme Manager and/or Education Manager to support all projects efficiently
Personal and Professional Development
Managing and prioritising own portfolio of work and project-based responsibilities to meet required deadlines and objectives
Taking every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve self-development including professional knowledge and competence
Participating in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan
Further personal development and training will be supported where it is consistent with the jointly agreed outcomes and objectives of personal development plans and/ or the changing strategic and operational requirements of the project
General
The post holder must be able to work under pressure, within tight time frames and with minimal supervision against defined project plans, contributing to the development of plans.
Participates at relevant meetings to update on the progress of the project or on its deliverables as required
Processes and stores data appropriately, in line with GDPR regulation

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