Education Lead

Job summary

We are looking for an Education Lead to be based in St Leonards, Dorset. To enable [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] staff to deliver high quality pre-hospital patient care by providing innovative, efficient and effective in-service training and education. This may include delivery in the classroom setting and/or in the workplace to individuals and groups of staff. Provide proactive and dynamic leadership, acting as an educational figurehead, promoting high quality patient care, examination and assessment, values and appropriate care pathways.

Main duties of the job

To carry out a comprehensive variety of training duties, as required by the Head of Education and L&D management team. The focus of the Education Lead will be on delivering high quality classroom and work-based learning and assessment as appropriate, considering previous learning and recognising learner progress so as to manage accordingly and to meet individual learning needs.

About us

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] ([Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]) we have a culture where everyone is valued for being themselves. Our aim is to work together to promote the most inclusive environment possible, which attracts people from the widest range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work that we do together, for the benefit of all of our employees, our patients and the communities we serve. We offer flexible working opportunities, inclusive policies and a range of feedback mechanisms to support individuals and to enable a positive, welcoming environment where our people and their careers can thrive in. We employ over 5,000 employees mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers which include community first responders and fire co-responders. We take all the steps needed to provide the most compassionate patient care possible whilst also providing an enjoyable and safe place to work. We actively promote a positive set of behaviours as being key to our performance both individually and collectively. Our recruitment, selection and screening processes are designed to uphold these standards and we invite all our candidates to actively share with us through these processes how they will bring these behaviours to life.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Relevant BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent (Essential)
• Cert Ed or PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification (Essential)
• Registered Clinician (Essential)
• Significant post-registration experience as a Registered Health Care Professional (Essential)
• ALS Instructor (Desirable)
• AMLS Instructor (Desirable)
• PHTLS Instructor (Desirable)
• Level 6 or higher Clinical Supervision qualification (Desirable)
• Level 6 or higher Mentorship qualification (Desirable)
• Management or Clinical Leadership qualification (Desirable)
• Working towards post-graduate level qualification such as MSc (Desirable)

Additional Information

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Address: Dorset, 241 Ringwood Road, St Leonards, BH24 2RR

Employer's website: https://www.swast.nhs.uk

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Education Manager Steve Knowles - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]