Job summary Senior Trainer/ Assessor for Healthcare Apprenticeships Clinical experience essential for this role Please note: the role involves hybrid working, and cross-site working. The purpose of the role is to design, develop and coordinate formal/informal coaching and teaching sessions within programmes and events. Conduct and evaluate teaching, assessment and examinations, in line with Awarding Body requirements and Health Care Apprenticeship standards, and provide structured feedback to relevant parties. Carry out Quality Assurance in line with Awarding Body, EPAO requirements and the apprenticeship provider Quality Assurance strategy. To support the identified development needs of Trust staff, in-line with the Trust's training strategies, policies and governing bodies. The post holder will also design, plan, organise, implement, deliver and evaluate training programmes for learners undertaking Health Care Apprenticeships. Main duties of the job 1. Learning, Assessment and Teaching Activities: Design, develop and coordinate curriculum teaching programmes to meet apprentices' learning needs, including Functional skills English and Maths up to Level 2 Create tasks to facilitate the apprentices' learning and development, ensuring they meet the apprenticeship standard and curriculum requirements Develop training materials to support teaching delivery. Set up equipment to facilitate the delivery of teaching. Deliver teaching and learning using a variety of teaching methods to meet the learning styles of the apprenticeship group profile. Plan assessment activities with the apprentice using appropriate assessment methods Deliver teaching in accordance with framework and standard guidelines and functional skills. Provide verbal and documented feedback regarding learners' individual SMART targets and behaviours. Monitor; record and respond to all apprentice, and employer, feedback and evaluation and update Sector Lead. Following evaluation, restructure teaching programmes, if appropriate. Coordinate functional skills training and monitor apprentices' progress ensuring their learning needs are met. 2. Quality Assurance Quality assure the assessment process in accordance with Awarding Body requirements and the Centre's Quality Assurance strategy. About us Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality. Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opened thisyear and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH. If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities. We have three strategic objectives: Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives Date posted 18 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 381-CO-6780187-A Job locations SWB NHS Trust Sandwell Health Campus West Bromwich B71 4HJ Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the Senior Trainer/ Assessor role, for detailed information. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the Senior Trainer/ Assessor role, for detailed information. Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of managing a caseload of learners to gain timely achievement rates Working knowledge of QCF qualifications and standards Experience of developing learning activities that engage learners and support their development The ability to motivate learners to meet achievement targets Current Occupational Competence Desirable Knowledge of using e-portfolio (OneFile) Qualifications Essential Maths and English at Level 2 or equivalent e.g. GCSE English, Maths, A-C Appropriate teaching qualification such as CET Level 4 or 7307 or equivalent oAssessor Award - D32/33 or A1 oInternal Quality Assurer Award- D34/V1 Assessor Award - D32/33 or A1 Internal Quality Assurer Award- D34/V1 Desirable Knowledge of Career, Education Information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) Award or equivalent Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of managing a caseload of learners to gain timely achievement rates Working knowledge of QCF qualifications and standards Experience of developing learning activities that engage learners and support their development The ability to motivate learners to meet achievement targets Current Occupational Competence Desirable Knowledge of using e-portfolio (OneFile) Qualifications Essential Maths and English at Level 2 or equivalent e.g. GCSE English, Maths, A-C Appropriate teaching qualification such as CET Level 4 or 7307 or equivalent oAssessor Award - D32/33 or A1 oInternal Quality Assurer Award- D34/V1 Assessor Award - D32/33 or A1 Internal Quality Assurer Award- D34/V1 Desirable Knowledge of Career, Education Information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) Award or equivalent 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 Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Address SWB NHS Trust Sandwell Health Campus West Bromwich B71 4HJ Employer's website https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)