Job vacancy: Trainer, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester

Job summary

Main area: H00012 EDUCATION & EVENTS MANAGER
Grade: Band 7
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 413-98133-SoO-SD

Employer: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Education Events - H00012
Town: Manchester
Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/09/2025 23:59

Trainer

Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Take responsibility for the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of a range of training events and services to meet leadership and management training needs of The Trust and other Maguire client groups internally and externally.
2. Deliver training in a variety of settings, including face to face and on-line, using specialist facilitation and group development skills adapting learning to groups needs and requirements .
3. Deliver specialist knowledge to a range of colleagues which support the strategic development of high-quality leadership and management skills – informed by national policy, Trust cultural reviews and contemporary research in both management and leadership practice and educational delivery.
4. Provide expert support to workforce colleagues, to proactively identify development pathways, and specialist training needs and opportunities for all Christie staff.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria

Degree in relevant field
Post graduate academic qualification degree or professional equivalent.in a relevant leadership & management, OD, CIPD, communication, or psychosocial area
Post-graduate teaching qualification.

Desirable criteria

Membership of CIPD or BPS
OD qualification
Coaching / mentoring qualification

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

Extensive experience in designing, facilitating and interactive teaching sessions courses across leadership and management l levels Facilitating using experiential teaching methods.
Delivering innovative training to professional learners using in both classroom and virtual environments
Working with single and multiprofessional groups
Leading organisation wide training initiatives, tailoring programmes to identified need and working across multiple departments and different cultures
Experience of being creative, challenging mindsets and habits, working to create a psychologically safe environment for staff to flourish
Using coaching approaches to develop people

Desirable criteria

Experience of leadership and management facilitation in health care
Experience of delivering leadership and management frameworks
Commissioning external groups to deliver educational programmes of work
Supporting others to Train as trainers in the field.
Experience of working in a health or social care setting
Conducting training needs analysis
Giving and receiving feedback to others for development of practice

SKILLS

Essential criteria

Highly developed written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Proven ability to deliver training sessions using a range non-didactic experiential and interactive methods involving group interaction
Ability to give sensitive or challenging feedback to senior colleagues in training situations.
Can manage complex and challenging group dynamics in training situations. This can include highly emotive and distressing subjects and reactions.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Sound judgement, decision making and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and maintain high standards.
Ability to push boundaries and have resilience being able to bounce back and to adapt in the face of challenging circumstances.
Planning and organising – ability to manage conflicting priorities and consistently meet deadlines.
Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships to gain co-operation (influencing/ persuasive/motivational).

Desirable criteria

Research and/or evaluation skills in communication skills training field
Proficiency in Microsoft packages and learning platforms e.g. Zoom / teams
Experience of creating e-learning resources
Skills in technological equipment to enhance teaching techniques

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Extensive knowledge of leadership and management theory and practice
Knowledge of approaches to embedding cultural inclusivity into leadership and management training and roles
Significant knowledge of • Behaviour change models • Communication models & strategies • Experiential teaching strategies • Theory of managing group dynamics • Coaching & mentoring
A practical understanding of the principles and application of andragogy (adult learning).

VALUES

Essential criteria

Ability to demonstrate inclusive, people focused, supportive, transformational values.

OTHER

Essential criteria

Working hours can be regular, with a degree of flexibility to meet the needs of the service

Desirable criteria

Willing to undertake occasional travel with overnight stays for face to face activities

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Some roles will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note if you are successfully appointed to a post with this Trust, you will be required to pay for your own DBS Disclosure.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply for this position and who would require immigration sponsorship, may wish to self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post on the UKVI website.

You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.