Lead for Essential Clinical Training Review, Band 7

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Overview
The Lead for Essential Clinical Training Review is an exciting, fixed term role leading on a review of the clinical training needs of our non-medical, clinical staff and mapping of essential training programmes within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post-holder will be required to develop and maintain strong, productive working relationships across our Trust and with our education partners, being a visible and accessible presence.

Job Purpose

• To ensure the clinical, non-clinical & acute skills training of our non-medical, clinical staff equips our workforce to deliver our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone.
• To establish the specific clinical training needs for our clinical professions and to map essential educational programmes essential for staff to undertake their role.
• To ensure that at the point of recruitment, clinical staff training and upskilling needs are understood and systematic in enrolment.
• The post-holder will continue to build on the current review being undertaken for Trust Induction and the current provision of clinical skills training within Education & Development Services and the wider specialty specific core training.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Key Relationships & Communication

The Lead for Essential Clinical Training Review is required to:

• Review existing training programmes essential to role across a variety of clinical professions in the organisation and generate a report of key findings.
• Work with clinical trainers & professional education practitioners in Education & Development services to distinguish the current skills offering and map educational programmes to different learner groups, ensuring that all stakeholders are engaged in any implementation processes.
• Develop a programme of clinical skills and acute skills training, collaborating with stakeholders in Education, Learning & Development, workforce leads and Trust communications team
• Communicate complex messages and proposals effectively with a range of staff at all levels in the Trust up to Board and Non-Executive Director level as well as with our partnering organisations (i.e. Higher Education Institutes, Integrated Care System). This includes a wide range of methods to communicate including business cases/reports, formal presentations to large numbers of people and more intense one to one interaction.
• Build and sustain successful working relationships with colleagues in other Health Care agencies to foster a strong ethos of partnership working
• Provide, receive and interpret information to and from the following:

Key Deliverables

• Lead the implementation of the acute & clinical skills training needs analysis and review for the organisation, in line with the People and Organisational Development Strategy: Caring for those who care and supporting the enabling pillars.
• Work with The Head of Education, Learning and Development Service and Senior Team to lead on mapping skills and competency training needs within GHFT.
• Establish a robust reporting process/system for clinical skills competencies, reviewing existing records and risks associated with it.
• Establish a method of enrolment to specific training at the stage of appointment for staff in the organisation to ensure timely access to essential training for their role.
• Work with The Head of Education, Learning & Development and wider education teams and educators, and HEI to lead on the delivery of an Career Pathway for educators within our organisation.
• Audit, review and evaluate education activity that supports Trust Strategic objectives and aligns to the continuing transformation of GHFT and its specialty services
• Contribute to GHFT reporting and recording processes through Board/Committee papers and regular data returns.

• To ensure the clinical, non-clinical & acute skills training of our non-medical, clinical staff equips our workforce to deliver our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone.
• To establish the specific clinical training needs for our clinical professions and to map essential educational programmes essential for staff to undertake their role.
• To ensure that at the point of recruitment, clinical staff training and upskilling needs are understood and systematic in enrolment.
• The post-holder will continue to build on the current review being undertaken for Trust Induction and the current provision of clinical skills training within Education & Development Services and the wider specialty specific core training