Main area Learning and Development Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
* Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week (5 days per week including 3 days onsite in Kao Park/PAHT main site) Job ref 292-6359269-CORP
Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Kao Park 2 Town Harlow Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum plus £2,011 high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 17/12/2024 23:59
Head of Digital Learning Infrastructure
NHS AfC: Band 8a
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
At Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, the Learning & Development department is going through an exciting period of change.
As an acute hospital trust and a leading community employer, we are committed to providing our employees with an advanced digital learning experience to support them in attaining the skills, knowledge and qualifications to be high performing individuals and teams.
We are seeking an experienced senior digital learning professional to lead the design of a sustainable and innovative digital learning strategy, to help augment our learning and performance culture.
You will consolidate and integrate current systems with novel approaches to digital learning, keeping abreast of market leading materials and technologies.
In previous roles, you will have played a prominent role in developing a high-level digital strategy and learning platforms for a diverse group of functional groups and are now seeking the next step in your managerial and leadership career.
If you are as passionate about digital learning as we are, if you’d like to join a progressive organisation to match your ambitions and you’re motivated to lead us on our digital learning journey, then we would like to hear from you.
Please note that we are seeking to interview shortlisted candidates on the 12th of December 2024.
Main duties of the job
* You will report directly to the Associate Director of EDI, OD & Learning and will be a key member of the senior leadership team which also includes Head of Learning & OD and Head of EDI.
* You will develop and manage key relationships with senior leaders across the Trust including, Divisional Leadership Teams, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and trainers, across clinical and non-clinical areas, as well as Heads of Profession. You will work closely with the professional educational/training leads.
* As secretariat to the Statutory and Mandatory Governance Group (SMGG), deputising as Chair when needed, you will be expected to regularly report (and present if required) to Trust boards and committees.
* Across Herts and West Essex Integrated Care System, you will work closely with your counterparts in the other two other Acute Provider Trusts seeking out ways for greater collaboration in line with the People team strategy.
* You will support relationships with key external stakeholders (such as CQC, NHS England) as well as the contract management and relationships with our external learning providers.
* You will need to build and develop excellent working relationships across the system with NHS England and other Trusts.
* You will be expected to maintain your professional network supporting your continuous professional development to support horizon scanning and innovation in this area.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart– Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.
Person specification
Experience and knowledge
* Educated to relevant masters level qualification or equivalent experience in learning and organisational development or digital environments.
* Member or fellow of a relevant professional body with evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
* Proven ability to manage complex projects within an NHS or equivalent setting.
* Experience of designing and implementing innovative learning techniques in a large organisation.
* Experience in audit/inspections, or compliance frameworks and/or working within framework of externally imposed standards.
* Specialist knowledge and management of learning platforms in large complex organisations including experience of procurement and system implementation of a LMS (or similar).
* Experience of leading and managing a team.
* Experience at leading Statutory and Mandatory Training agenda in a large complex organisation.
Skills and knowledge
* Up-to-date knowledge of learning infrastructure (both current and emerging) and creating plans to maximise functionality and user experience.
* Excellent communication and relationship skills (written and interpersonal) including the ability to explain, motivate, engage, influence, persuade and challenge at all levels and from staff representative groups to external stakeholders.
* Attention to detail and accuracy incl. advanced analytical skills with ability to draw insights from a wide range of data sources and present complex information in a way that is easily understood.
What we can offer you:
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation.
* Free car parking for our staff.
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary.
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff).
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee.
* Access to NHS Pension scheme.
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy.
* Onsite creche facilities.
* Annual appraisals with career pathways.
* In-house training courses.
* Discounted hospital restaurant.
* Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision.
* Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability.
* All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months.
* The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks.
* Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn.
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