Skills Coach | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7348528/349-COR-7348528-RL4 |
Summary
The post holder will support the implementation and delivery of Apprenticeship education, Functional Skills, training, and development of the Business Administrator Standard / Team Leader Standard.
The main role of the Skills Coach is to teach, coach and mentor a range of learners who are studying towards achieving their Apprenticeship and having a successful End Point Assessment. The post holder will also work with Employers and managers to ensure learners are being appropriately supported to successfully achieve their qualifications providing advice and guidance where required.
Act as specialist in the teaching and delivery of the relevant Apprenticeship framework / Standards & possesses the relevant knowledge, theory & understanding to support learners throughout the programme of study.
Provide regular support to learners and ensure reviews are accurately recorded and documented in the correct format that satisfies both Ofsted and ESFA requirements at the agreed intervals within programme.
Support initial skills assessment and support the induction of new starters onto programme.
Contribute to the successful and timely completions of learners, escalating any concerns or gaps in knowledge, skills and behaviours as appropriate.
Proactively manages learners that are non-compliant
Contribute to the development of the Apprenticeship curriculum for the specific Standards.
Deploy effective communication strategies to ensure that information and knowledge is imparted sensitively according to needs of learners.
Monitor learners progress, including contributing to the assessment and verification, identifying and raising concerns with the relevant managers in order to ensure learners complete timely, with action plans where required.
Effectively manage a caseload through keeping records and preparing reports for regular work-based learning meetings to review progress of apprentices. .
Design and deliver bespoke sessions to learners of varied needs as and when required.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025
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