Clinical Apprenticeship Lead
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £43,742.00 to £50,056.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Brighton, BN2 3EW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9150-24-0455 |
Summary
Communication and working relationships To work collaboratively with relevant Trust service leads; Clinical Education and Development team and system partners to ensure effective delivery of the organisations apprenticeship programme. Establish effective communication and engagement channels to ensure and promote awareness of apprenticeships; priorities and progress. Represent the Trust in external meetings relating to apprenticeships. Lead; manage and escalate where required issues raised by apprentices and managers. Support recruitment of apprentices in line with Trust policies and procedures and selecting the most appropriate training provider. Work with training providers to ensure quality of programmes. Working together with the PEFs provide support to managers where learners may need support; ensuring effective communication and liaison in a timely manner. To act as a role model and be a visible leader. Main tasks Act as the Trust specialist clinical lead for all existing and future apprenticeship programmes. Initiate; oversee and support the Trusts clinical career pathway initiatives. Work with the Apprenticeship and Early Career Manager to establish a sustainable clinical workforce pipeline with a specific focus on T-levels and work experience placements. Working with the professional leads; lead the planning and implementation of all aspects of learning activity required by the apprentices. Develop and facilitate an apprenticeship network for learners. Effectively manage competing demands of the role Ensure effective governance of the management; development and uptake of clinical apprenticeships. Develop effective relationships with Higher Education colleagues and attend relevant university meetings Work collaboratively with system partners on the development and potential procurement of apprenticeship programmes. Work effectively with system partners ensuring that appropriate and timely placements are available. Ensure an effective cycle of learner evaluation is in place; completed and results acted on. Exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and critical judgement. Make professionally autonomous decisions utilising knowledge and skills. Work as an innovator capable of leading changes in clinical practice and pioneering new frameworks to support practice and to increase the skills and confidence of practitioners. Participate in service and trust wide development to support management of change. Practice in accordance with your level of competency. Maintain own professional registration in accordance with relevant regulatory body standards. Demonstrate on going professional development. Main responsibilities Develop a sustainable apprenticeship strategy in consultation with a wide range of internal stakeholders. Working collaboratively with apprenticeship providers be responsible for ensuring clinical apprenticeships are in line with professional standards. Be responsible for the oversight of learner progress and working with the PEFs support the development of any action plans; in addition identify themes and proactively manage them for future learners. Be responsible for robust and effective evaluation of clinical apprenticeship programmes to ensure quality and effectiveness. In line with the organisational workforce strategy be responsible for expanding high quality apprenticeships. Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the local and national apprenticeship agenda; acting as the Trust subject matter expert. Monitor the progress of all clinical apprentices ensuring managers and apprentices have up to date guidance on apprenticeship standards. Produce quarterly reports aligning levy spend; apprenticeship starts; apprenticeship completions; retention; apprenticeship workforce planning and progress. Maintain own clinical competency and awareness of professional issues. Monitor the characteristics of those undertaking apprenticeships, identifying opportunities to support EDI activities to widen participation from under-represented groups.