Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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.