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Job summary

Main area
Training and development
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (0.6 WTE)
Job ref
425-23-5664919
Employer
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Becton Centre for Young People
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59

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CAMHS Learning and Workforce Development Trainer

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Are you passionate about children's mental health? Inspiring? Creative?

We are offering a permanent post as Learning and Workforce Development Trainer to a registered professional 3 days per week, and if you have the above traits, we’d love for you to apply.

We are seeking applications from dynamic and committed individuals who have a passion for training and development. If you have a working knowledge of and highly developed skills within the specialty of CAMHS and a desire to cascade these to others, then this post is for you!

You will work closely with the Training and Workforce Development Co-ordinator, and a range of Care Group and Multi-Agency colleagues creating and delivering training sessions, which will enhance the quality of clinical practice and positively contribute to the future Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Multi-Agency workforce. With the growth of new roles within the workforce, you will play a key part in supporting the planning, implementation and delivery of various training projects.

22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

  1. Assisting the CAMHS T&WDC to support the management of training and workforce development in the division and amongst City Wide colleagues
  2. Contribute to reviewing and developing of training and education programmes
  3. Deliver training and education programmes
  4. Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive learning and development strategy ensuring it is designed to build capacity and capability.
  5. Work directly with divisional teams and individuals to ensure practice is of the highest standard

Working for our organisation

Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people."

  • Outstanding patient care
  • Brilliant place to work
  • Leader in children's health

Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full job description for the role of Band 6 Learning and Workforce Development Trainer including person specification, is attached as an additional document.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]

Trust Values

 The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

  • Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
  • Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
  • Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
  • Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care

 

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • • Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent experience
  • • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • • Teaching/Training qualification
  • • Have a professional qualification and hold current registration as a - Registered Mental Health Nurse / RN MH, Clinical Psychologist, Social Worker (CQSW/Dip SW, Occupational Therapist

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of delivering training
  • • Experience of working across agencies
  • • Experience of developing training packages
Desirable criteria
  • • Multi agency working
  • • Experience of working autonomously
  • • Implementing education and training strategies
  • • Experience post qualification/registration working in CAMHS

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Planning and organisational skills
  • • Well-developed communication skills
  • • Proficient all round IT Skills (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
  • • Proficient facilitation and training delivery skills
Desirable criteria
  • • A broad range of therapeutic approaches to treatment
  • • Negotiating/influencing skills
  • • Ability to teach and train a broad range of multi-agency colleagues

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Motivated and enthusiastic
  • • Problem solver
  • • Solution focused
Desirable criteria
  • • Empowering

Demonstrates Trust Values

Essential criteria
  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Armed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Zoe Beecher
Job title
Training and Workforce Development Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07787 143124
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