Workbased Learning Practitioner

Job description

Job summary

This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months due to secondment cover

Although this post has been advertised as a fixed term appointment, NHS staff will be offered the appointment as a secondment. If you wish to apply for a secondment, you must have the approval of your line manager.

Join our dynamic and supportive Screening Workforce Development Team as a Workbased Learning Practitioner and make a real difference in healthcare education. In this engaging role, you'll play a key part in delivering and assessing the Diploma in Health Screening and its specialist pathways across vital screening programmes along with the Diploma in Screening Pathway Administration. You'll be part of a passionate team dedicated to professional development, with opportunities to grow your own skills while helping others thrive in their careers. If you're committed to excellence in learning and want to be part of a collaborative environment that truly values your contributionthis is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Work with the Screening Workforce Development Team (SWDT) to deliver and assess accredited supporting learning pathways in Public Health Wales (PHW) screening programmes to improve services and the organisation.

• They will support the delivery of the Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) Clinical Induction, health screening diplomas, and support career development for HCSWs in all screening programmes.

• They will carry out administrative tasks to maintain and improve the quality of training and workforce development in the Screening Division.

About us

We are Public Health Wales - the national public health organisation in Wales. Our purpose is 'Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

Job description

Job responsibilities

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Job description
Job responsibilities

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Educated to level 4, preferably in a health and social care or education subject, or equivalent qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and skills (e.g., HNC, HND, Foundation Degree).

Desirable

• Vocational Achievement Assessment Qualification or Learning and Development or equivalent qualifications e.g. CAVA / Diploma in Learning and Development with evidence of current, recent practice.
• IT qualification or evidence of current, recent practice.
• Knowledge of vocational assessment process.
• Comprehensive knowledge of PHW Health Screening and its programmes.

Experience

Essential

• Managing and prioritising own workload.
• Undertaking administrative tasks.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Communicating complex or sensitive information to others.

Desirable

• Previous experience as an assessor or mentor.
• Previous experience of working in an NHS environment.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Using Microsoft Office suite of applications and managing or maintaining information systems.
• Effective communication abilities in both spoken and written formats.
• Effective relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by others.
• Ability to use initiative.

Desirable

• Welsh Language Skills are desirable at level 1 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner, occasionally in rural areas, to meet the needs of the service.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Educated to level 4, preferably in a health and social care or education subject, or equivalent qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and skills (e.g., HNC, HND, Foundation Degree).

Desirable

• Vocational Achievement Assessment Qualification or Learning and Development or equivalent qualifications e.g. CAVA / Diploma in Learning and Development with evidence of current, recent practice.
• IT qualification or evidence of current, recent practice.
• Knowledge of vocational assessment process.
• Comprehensive knowledge of PHW Health Screening and its programmes.

Experience

Essential

• Managing and prioritising own workload.
• Undertaking administrative tasks.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Communicating complex or sensitive information to others.

Desirable

• Previous experience as an assessor or mentor.
• Previous experience of working in an NHS environment.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Using Microsoft Office suite of applications and managing or maintaining information systems.
• Effective communication abilities in both spoken and written formats.
• Effective relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by others.
• Ability to use initiative.

Desirable

• Welsh Language Skills are desirable at level 1 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner, occasionally in rural areas, to meet the needs of the service.

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 .

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. .

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 .

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. .

Employer details

Employer name

Public Health Wales
Address

Bowel Screening Wales

Unit 6 Green Meadow

Llantrisant

CF72 8XT

United Kingdom

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