Learning and Development Officer: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Job summary

The Learning and Development Officer will line manage the Learning and Development Trainers.

Act as a specialist in learning and development, a source of specialist advice and guidance on opportunities at both an individual, team and organisational level.

Hold a lead specialism of Digital Systems learning including clinical systems with working knowledge of Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

  • Line management support to the Learning and Development Trainers, undertaking one to one meetings, appraisals and performance management.
  • Design and develop the delivery method of Learning and development activities for specialist areas of responsibility.
  • Day to day support to the Learning and Development Trainers in dealing with enquiries, providing guidance to learners with regards to learning.
  • Develop the assessment approach in recording the competence of employees as part of the learning and development activities.
  • Implement the agreed evaluation methods to monitor the effectiveness of Learning and Development training programmes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oNational Qualifications Framework Level 2, or equivalent, in English and Maths (e.g. GCSC Grade A – C) oFoundation Degree/ HND qualification or demonstrable experience in a relevant subject e.g. Health and Social care, Education and Training. oManagement qualification

Desirable

  • oCoaching / mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oPrevious line management experience. oWorking in a health and social care setting delivering direct care and support. oDemonstrable experience in designing and delivering training to meet needs of a diverse group of learners. oSolutions focussed, able to work in a proactive way to overcome barriers and challenges. oReceiving and interpreting highly complex information. oAble to communicate at all levels of Stakeholders including Patients and Carers. oExperience of regularly providing timely statistical data from Electronic Staff Record (ESR)/ Oracle systems to senior stakeholders. oWorking in a customer facing role. oAble to work to deadlines and handle multiple priorities. oExperience of working with various IT systems including Microsoft applications. oExperience of teaching adults. oFacilitating group events. oProject / teamwork.

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge of current national trends, issues and training and development requirements relating to the NHS. oKnowledge of best practice within training and development oThorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, inc. Outlook, Word, Excel

Skills

Essential

  • oAbility to assess individual and team development needs. oAble to provide advice and guidance in a sensitive manner oFlexible work approach oExcellent organisational skills and able to prioritise workload oAble to effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders oExcellent presentation skills oAble to use specialist knowledge, judgement and initiative to make sound decisions, provide information and support oWork effectively and professionally as part of a team oAble to travel to alternative sites

Desirable

  • oManipulate and report data using IT systems oFamiliar with Electronic Staff Record & Oracle Learning Management Systems

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) oApplicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 23 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.