Job overview

Are you passionate about supporting employees and organisations to increase their human capital through continuous professional development? 

We’re seeking an experienced learning and development professional to join our Organisational Development & Learning department during an exciting period of change, as we cultivate more innovative and effective ways of developing the skills, competencies and qualifications of our workforce.

This is a key role within the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, where you’ll work with a diverse workforce to enhance our professional excellence through providing high-quality training through selected partners.

Main duties of the job

·  Provide strong, skilled, professional support and guidance on CPD opportunities to managers and staff.

· Manage the organisations training needs analysis (TNA) includes workforce management, collation and evaluation of completed TNA

·   Liaise with Trust professional leads to ensure CPD interventions align with strategic priorities and the findings of the TNA

·   Review and implement a robust, equitable allocation process

·   Ensure equality of access to CPD monies across the trust is measured and analysed

·   Increase awareness, and commitment to the use of CPD monies by all staff

·  Ensure compliance with NHS England funding requirements through effective use of the CPD portal and maintenance of all databases

·   Monitor planned and actual use of CPD funding and recommend alternative uses for underspent CPD funding to optimise spend within year.

·  Follow the trust scheme of delegation and procurement processes, rationalise suppliers and develop strategic supplier partnerships for any core CPD needs

·   Chair the CPD Governance Group, producing clear, impactful reports on compliance, identifying any trends or areas of focus for the CPD Governance Group; People Committee, and any other Trust Boards and committees as required

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.