Job summary
Employer heading
Learning Technologist
Band 6
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Digital Learning Team working on a variety of exciting project developments, which includes developing learning content creation and competency frameworks and providing support to our new Learning Management System.
Working closely with the Digital Learning team and HEIW colleagues, you will identify with key stakeholders their learning requirements and subsequently help them develop an appropriate plan to deliver engaging E Learning which could take many forms such as interactive learning content, competency frameworks, video and static content and webinars.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 21 months to meet the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Main duties of the job
This will involve scoping projects, recommending appropriate solutions, working closely with key stakeholders, manging project deliverables to a successful conclusion, coaching and training stakeholders, and providing Learning Management System support to HEIW colleagues and learners.
Utilise your strong E learning background to help us deliver engaging content for our diverse workforce.
· Utilise your instructional design skills to provide engaging content achieving learning outcomes.
· You will demonstrate experience of working with a variety of content authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline/360.
· Good understanding of Learning Management Systems
· Experience of supporting virtual learning webinar events
· Knowledge of developing competency frameworks desirable
Regular opportunities to advance skills via training and attending courses.
To apply please complete the application form on NHS Jobs which must include evidence to support the required behaviours set out in the person specification.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW’s is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as “One HEIW Team”. Do you want to join that team?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent professional experience
- Strong knowledge of Pedagogical practices and how to implement them into an online learning resource
- Sound knowledge of developing resources within successful projects
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Project Management Qualification
- ITIL version 4 certificate Hold a PGCE or equivalent training qualification
- Competency Framework Development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Strong working knowledge of Virtual Learning Environments and delivering distanced learning.
- Experience and understanding of change and information management within a healthcare environment.
- Working knowledge of SCORM packages and publishing learning content
- Proven experience of managing eLearning development projects and an appreciation of instructional design with eLearning methodologies
- Experience of using well-known third-party software to rapidly develop learning resources (e.g. Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline 360 or equivalent)
- Experience of training, particularly in an adult education setting e.g. LMS platforms
- Strong working knowledge of LMS course & content development
- Experience of LMS administration and reporting
- Experience of user enrolment
- Experience of user support/service desk environments
Desirable criteria
- Previously worked within an NHS setting with knowledge of NHS processes and structures
- Strong working knowledge of delivering blended learning
- Experience of delivering online webinars to large audiences (Using systems such as Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, Teams, Zoom, Adobe Acrobat Connect or similar)
- Experience of developing competency frameworks linking to associated learning programmes
- Graphic design experience and video creation
Values
Essential criteria
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Problem solving
- Creative flair
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to set own work priorities
- Ability to work effectively with others in the Digital. Learning team, Digital and HEIW colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel across sites within Wales.
- A flexible approach to work
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tim Nicholls
- Job title
- eLearning Content & Delivery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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