Job vacancy: Learning Designer, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester

Job summary

Main area: D00040
Grade: Band 5
Contract: 12 months (12 months fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 413-92111-SoO-SD

Employer: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: D00040
Town: Manchester
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/04/2025 23:59

Learning Designer

Band 5

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Online learning design and implementation

To design and develop appropriate learning activities, using innovative solutions to create engaging and highly bespoke learning experiences
With support from the Education Developer, work closely with SMEs, guiding development of their content to ensure that it is educationally sound as well as meeting objectives that are underpinned by a sound evidence base
Support in developing appropriate assessment opportunities that allow learners to test their understanding, and that provide appropriate and meaningful feedback
To support on a range of projects and manage individual project from inception to delivery, with the support of the Education Developer
To utilise and further develop materials to assist the team in project planning and learning development, e.g. creative brief and storyboard documents
To engage in a robust internal review system which supports continued improvement

Virtual Learning Environment responsibility

Alongside peers, manage, administrate and maintain the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). This will include the legal and technical upkeep as well as the upkeep of online courses and course areas to support the PET-CT Academy’s educational offerings
To contribute to the administration of assessment processes with the VLE, ensuring appropriate feedback and reporting processes
To implement all upgrades to system(s), ensuring compliance with all security and data management issues
To provide first line technical support and maintenance for the VLE, including the provision of systems administration, support for enrolments, tracking and assessment and site/course configuration
To design, edit and maintain the content on the VLE ensuring that high standards are met, and sustained at all times
To manage access rights to the VLE for all users to ensure a high-quality experience, and effective reporting in relation to assessment and tracking

Quality and Governance

To maintain compliance with copyright and data laws with respect to all created materials
In conjunction with senior team members, stakeholders and subject matter experts, contribute to the review of content so that it responds to any changes in practice
To report on a range of KPIs as requested
To maintain robust data collection, management and reporting mechanisms, in accordance with GDPR

Other

To keep up to date with relevant professional and technical developments
Deal with difficult situations in a calm and pleasant manner, taking responsibility to find solutions to complex problems
Demonstrate the Christie Principles and Behaviours at all times, in line with the Trust Code of Conduct
Undertake other relevant duties as directed by the Education Developer and/or Programme Manager

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Relevant degree level qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

Relevant professional qualification (e.g. Technology-enhanced learning foundations)

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of designing and developing online learning resources
Use of the suite of tools in a VLE
Maintenance/administration of VLEs, e.g. LearnDash

Desirable criteria

Experience of evaluating learning resources in a digital environment
Experience

Skills

Essential criteria

Expertise in using Articulate Storyline 360 or other authoring tool
Creative design skills
Expertise in Adobe suite of software or other equivalent
Strong troubleshooting skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to plan and prioritise projects and meet deadlines

Desirable criteria

Skills in HTML and/or JavaScript development
Skills and experience relevant to video media production

Knowledge

Essential criteria

An understanding of how to develop quality learning for a range of audiences

Other

Essential criteria

Ability to be adaptable and flexible, think creatively and learn new skills quickly

Values

Essential criteria

Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Some roles will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note if you are successfully appointed to a post with this Trust, you will be required to pay for your own DBS Disclosure.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply for this position and who would require immigration sponsorship, may wish to self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post on the UKVI website.

You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.