Job summary Unlock the Future of Healthcare: Become an Epic EPR Principal Trainer. Are you a dynamic educator with a passion for technology and healthcare? We're on the hunt for exceptional Principal Trainers to join our Epic Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme Implementation team starting January 2025 Why This Role is Your Next Big Opportunity: As a Principal Trainer, you'll play a pivotal role in transforming patient care by: Designing and Building: Dive into the intricacies of Epic EPR applications, contributing to their design, build, and testing. Creating Impactful Training: Develop comprehensive training packages and materials that empower end users with the knowledge they need. Delivering Excellence: Lead engaging training sessions and support the End-User Training team to ensure successful adoption of Epic EPR. What You'll Bring: Expert Training Skills: Proven experience in delivering training to large groups in a digital environment. Learning Design Mastery: Expertise in learning theories, techniques, and needs assessment to create top-notch training resources. Organisational Savvy: Outstanding organisational and communication skills, coupled with proficiency in Microsoft Office. Main duties of the job The Principal Trainer will work with Application Coordinators and Senior Application Coordinators to assist in the design and build of the assigned modules, thus becoming competent to design and deliver high quality training packages for those modules. You will work within the Cardiology (Cupid) application as part of the One Devon Implementation team using your expert knowledge of cardiology pathways and processes to ensure the Epic EPR system is configured in a way that will deliver clinically safe patient care. As part of the Implementation team you will be expected to work with colleagues from across the Programme Team and the wider One Devon organisations to ensure a truly collaborative and aligned implementation. What We Offer: Career Advancement: Available as a secondment or fixed-term contract until September 2026, with the potential for extension or permanent roles. About us Why Work With Us By applying for this vacancies you are agreeing for your application and personal information to be shared between the Royal Devon University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust as necessary to complete the recruitment process. Date posted 24 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 18 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 388-6528115-EPR-A Job locations Exeter / Plymouth / Torquay Lowes Bridge Exeter / Plymouth / Torquay TQ2 7AA Job description Job responsibilities Communication and Working Relationships Works closely with the assigned application configuration teams in defining, planning, implementing and evaluating the training required Communicates highly complex application training principles and associated workflow to assigned Credential Trainers as part of implementation and go live Presenting complex curriculum work (Epic software) in an easy to understand format to individuals and/or groups of Programme and/or Trust staff, including at senior and director level Deliver specialist application training to Credential Trainers/Super users/groups of staff Analytical Judgement Ensure that the Epic system is configured, and/or associated training materials produced, to meet new best practice ways of working, in order to achieve cost-saving benefits and improved workflow processes, whilst working to relevant legal and regulatory frameworks and seeking assistance from the Senior Application Co-ordinator/Analyst or Configuration Manager when required Analyse and document simple to complex clinical and administrative workflows (user requirements), information, data collection and/or reporting requirements and use this information to configure the designated Epic module, and/or to produce the training curriculum and related training materials, to meet these requirements Planning and Organisation Plan the design and development of specialist application training materials Be responsible for own area of work, planning and organising workload to meet multiple and often conflicting deadlines Meet regularly with the Configuration Manager and/or Training Manager to negotiate with, review and prioritise the scope of the applications/infrastructure/training curriculum in accordance with Trust plans Physical Skills Advanced keyboard skills Ability to carry and move audio visual and training materials. Patient and Client Care Contact with patients is incidental, although there may be work required in clinical areas to understand as is and to be processes effectively Policy and Service Development Produce local training protocols/SOPs and other materials for assigned application which impact across the Trust Review training protocols/SOPs and suggest changes/improvements where appropriate Finance, Equipment and other Resources Responsible for the safe use of IT equipment issued by the Trust i.e. Trust Laptop and related hardware Responsible for the care of Trust end user devices whilst delivering training People Management and Training Teach deliver specialist training to Credential Trainers and Trust staff Operational supervision of Credential Trainers. This may include work allocation, supporting, checking and mentoring as appropriate Ensure efficient and timely delivery of learning opportunities and achievements of set targets for Epic applications across the Trust Work in partnership with staff to plan and deliver agreed training interventions Information Technology and Administrative To gather and manipulate data and/or run statistical reports (using formulae) or other documentation on training activity as required for the My Care Programme Implementation team Maintain necessary and relevant records to assist with compliance with professional, Epic accreditation and legislative governance requirements Research and development Work with the assigned Application Configuration teams to develop training scripts against patient scenarios across patient pathways To undertake training (in the UK and/or overseas) and, within five months of start date, become qualified in at least one Epic application Self-teach from supplier manuals to solve problems in build/reporting/testing Freedom to Act Work in a complex and unstructured multi-disciplinary environment and be able to act autonomously using own initiative to plan and organise workload, referring to the Training Manager/Configuration Manager when necessary for advice and support Be an expert in the application area Delivers specialist training and demonstrations to staff Job description Job responsibilities Communication and Working Relationships Works closely with the assigned application configuration teams in defining, planning, implementing and evaluating the training required Communicates highly complex application training principles and associated workflow to assigned Credential Trainers as part of implementation and go live Presenting complex curriculum work (Epic software) in an easy to understand format to individuals and/or groups of Programme and/or Trust staff, including at senior and director level Deliver specialist application training to Credential Trainers/Super users/groups of staff Analytical Judgement Ensure that the Epic system is configured, and/or associated training materials produced, to meet new best practice ways of working, in order to achieve cost-saving benefits and improved workflow processes, whilst working to relevant legal and regulatory frameworks and seeking assistance from the Senior Application Co-ordinator/Analyst or Configuration Manager when required Analyse and document simple to complex clinical and administrative workflows (user requirements), information, data collection and/or reporting requirements and use this information to configure the designated Epic module, and/or to produce the training curriculum and related training materials, to meet these requirements Planning and Organisation Plan the design and development of specialist application training materials Be responsible for own area of work, planning and organising workload to meet multiple and often conflicting deadlines Meet regularly with the Configuration Manager and/or Training Manager to negotiate with, review and prioritise the scope of the applications/infrastructure/training curriculum in accordance with Trust plans Physical Skills Advanced keyboard skills Ability to carry and move audio visual and training materials. Patient and Client Care Contact with patients is incidental, although there may be work required in clinical areas to understand as is and to be processes effectively Policy and Service Development Produce local training protocols/SOPs and other materials for assigned application which impact across the Trust Review training protocols/SOPs and suggest changes/improvements where appropriate Finance, Equipment and other Resources Responsible for the safe use of IT equipment issued by the Trust i.e. Trust Laptop and related hardware Responsible for the care of Trust end user devices whilst delivering training People Management and Training Teach deliver specialist training to Credential Trainers and Trust staff Operational supervision of Credential Trainers. This may include work allocation, supporting, checking and mentoring as appropriate Ensure efficient and timely delivery of learning opportunities and achievements of set targets for Epic applications across the Trust Work in partnership with staff to plan and deliver agreed training interventions Information Technology and Administrative To gather and manipulate data and/or run statistical reports (using formulae) or other documentation on training activity as required for the My Care Programme Implementation team Maintain necessary and relevant records to assist with compliance with professional, Epic accreditation and legislative governance requirements Research and development Work with the assigned Application Configuration teams to develop training scripts against patient scenarios across patient pathways To undertake training (in the UK and/or overseas) and, within five months of start date, become qualified in at least one Epic application Self-teach from supplier manuals to solve problems in build/reporting/testing Freedom to Act Work in a complex and unstructured multi-disciplinary environment and be able to act autonomously using own initiative to plan and organise workload, referring to the Training Manager/Configuration Manager when necessary for advice and support Be an expert in the application area Delivers specialist training and demonstrations to staff Person Specification Qualifications Essential Educated to degree level or equivalent experience and hold a professional qualification in a relevant field e.g. Learning & Development IT Certificate in one of the following: ECDL, CLAIT, BTEC, IBT, GCSE or A level or other recognized IT qualification Teaching Certificate in one of the following: Cert Ed (Diploma), Post Graduate Certificate Education, C&G 7407, C&G CTLLS 6304, C&G DTLLS 6305 or equivalent Desirable Epic Certification NB Epic certification will be required prior to working on Epic software/modules. Knowledge Essential Able to design learning materials with clear aims and objectives Formal or small group learning delivery or facilitation skills Expert user of Microsoft Office packages Expert User of IT equipment including laptops, projectors and tablets Previous NHS experience Experience of designing learning materials Proven experience in the ability to interact with personnel at all levels both clinical and non-clinical within healthcare Course/student assessment and evaluation Desirable Knowledge and experience of NHS systems Knowledge of clinical systems Knowledge of NHS operational processes and NHS policies and procedures Ability to evaluate courses at various levels Report writing skills Person Specification Qualifications Essential Educated to degree level or equivalent experience and hold a professional qualification in a relevant field e.g. Learning & Development IT Certificate in one of the following: ECDL, CLAIT, BTEC, IBT, GCSE or A level or other recognized IT qualification Teaching Certificate in one of the following: Cert Ed (Diploma), Post Graduate Certificate Education, C&G 7407, C&G CTLLS 6304, C&G DTLLS 6305 or equivalent Desirable Epic Certification NB Epic certification will be required prior to working on Epic software/modules. Knowledge Essential Able to design learning materials with clear aims and objectives Formal or small group learning delivery or facilitation skills Expert user of Microsoft Office packages Expert User of IT equipment including laptops, projectors and tablets Previous NHS experience Experience of designing learning materials Proven experience in the ability to interact with personnel at all levels both clinical and non-clinical within healthcare Course/student assessment and evaluation Desirable Knowledge and experience of NHS systems Knowledge of clinical systems Knowledge of NHS operational processes and NHS policies and procedures Ability to evaluate courses at various levels Report writing skills Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Address Exeter / Plymouth / Torquay Lowes Bridge Exeter / Plymouth / Torquay TQ2 7AA Employer's website https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)