The post holder must have an understanding of educational planning, delivery and evaluation and associated challenges. It is essential that they have knowledge and understanding of the NHS Constitution and NHS Improvement goals and policies, the NHS modernisation agenda, the wider health economy and Insight into the hierarchy of the NHS structure, national and local targets. The postholder will be expected to understand the transformation objective of the national genomics programme and the key importance of education in delivering this agenda. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Lead the delivery of education and training across the Pathology CSU Chair the Pathology Training and Development. Contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation work as a member of the Pathology operations, and Trust wide Healthcare Scientist Education Group. Utilisation of their education and training knowledge and experiences to formalise education and training strategies in retention and recruitment of staff. Undertake a training needs assessment (TNA), in collaboration with local education partners of staff across the CSU, working with NPP and WYATT partners, including formal educational profiling of individuals, focus groups and surveys Plan, develop, implement and monitor education strategies to address the requirements of the TNA for Pathology at LTHT Work with the clinical director and Head of Profession of the Pathology CSU to establish and maintain a database of educational development and needs of staff to facilitate accurate targeting of educational opportunities and research fellowships Co-ordinate local access and appropriate allocation of places across the CSU and working collaboratively with WYATT Partners to secure HEE education and other resources and applications to nationally delivered workshops and programmes Co-ordinate the development, implementation, evaluation and reporting of education materials for patients and the public around pathological sciences Co-ordinate patient and public access to HEE education resources Organise, co-ordinate and deliver local partnership training with NPP partners Develop and support nursing, medical and laboratory staff to deliver local partnership concerning pathological sciences Working with Organisation Development in the production and support of training programmes relevant to the Pathology CSU staff Organise and disseminate the utilisation of HEE educational resources, including targeted educational resources. Co-ordinate and organise access to individuals or areas of national expertise for staff. Share best practice and expertise across the WYAAT and NPP network and across the HEE education and training network Work with the HEE Education Programme team on the transformation evaluation projects and establish local systems to measure the impact of interventions Work with local and national education teams to develop, deliver and evaluate educational programmes and workshops for managers and commissioners of services. Work with the HEE Education Programme team to develop resources, and provide support and expertise for their planning, commissioning and implementation across the education and training system Oversight and leadership of the on-going implementation ProfilerLive training system across the CSU, supported from a technical standpoint by Pathology IT. All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system. The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment. The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc. The Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. All staff have a responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to service improvements based on patient feedback. The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role. The jobholder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.