Pathology Network Education Trainer

2 weeks ago

Torquay, Torbay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This is a brand-new post, supporting the commitment by Health Education England and NHS England to developing a sustainable pathology workforce across the Southwest Region.

Pathology Network workforce lead and Regional Pathology Workforce Education Leads.

This will include managing the competency records, departmental training documents and demonstrating and promoting the increased training offer within your laboratory and across the Network.

The role will involve working with the Trust Pathology training lead as well as other Network

Education Trainers and Regional Pathology Workforce Education Leads supporting both registration and specialist portfolios.


This post is predominantly training-focused, but the post holder will be expected to ensure they maintain their own laboratory competencies and personal CPD.


The duties and responsibilities listed below should be undertaken in accordance with the levels of competence as defined in theMicrosoft Word - BMS & CSW )outline for Biomedical Science Advanced post (In addition, all staff are expected to act in accordance with the values and behaviours of the Trusts and Pathology Network.


Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated organisation providing acute health care services from Torbay Hospital, community health services and adult social care healthcare services for a residential population of 375,000 (and a further visitors in the holiday season).

The Trust runs Torbay Hospital and nine community hospitals in Devon. The Clinical Biochemistry Department provides a comprehensive service for the Trust and associated NHS organisations. The annual workload for Clinical Biochemistry is currently requests, 60% originating from GPs.

Laboratory Medicine is comprised of Clinical Biochemistry (including POCT) Haematology/BT, Histology and Microbiology.

The laboratory information system is Clinisys Winpath 5.32.

Order comms across both Primary and Secondary care sectors is via Clinisys Cyberlab, though this is to be replaced by ICE.

Communication and working relationships

  • Liaise with the Trust/Organisation Learning & Development and Apprenticeship Leads, Pathology Department and Network Training leads, F/HEIs to ensure that all Pathology students are aware of their training competency requirements
  • Provide regular updates on progress of students to Regional Pathology Workforce Action Group (PWAG)
  • Liaise with local Further/Higher Education Institutions, Heath Education England, NHS England, and other education providers to identify and/or provide appropriate learning opportunities
  • Demonstrate a clear increase in number of student placements, apprenticeships, HCPC Registration portfolios and IBMS Specialist Portfolios offered and completed during time in post. Recorded on PQAD returns as percentage of staff in training
  • Liaise with Regional Pathology Practice Educator and Apprenticeship Leads, HCPC, IBMS and other appropriate professional bodies to remain up to date with training and competency requirements
  • Evidence of attendance and engagement with Regional colleagues and national regulatory and advisory bodies through personal CPD record
  • Motivate leaders, staff, and students regarding training
  • Evidence of training programmes completed and mentoring and support for students provided and recorded on electronic record/database
Planning and organisation

  • Liaise with BMS Specialty leads and Senior BMS colleagues to support and facilitate training opportunities for students to complete programme of study within expected time frame
  • Training needs identified monthly and organised with appropriate specialty or department either locally or within the Pathology Network to ensure completion and recorded on student's record
  • Develop and standardise the necessary documentation for training and share across Pathology Network, Regionally and wider if requested
  • Either individually or in collaboration with Pathology Education Trainers across Pathology Network produce a portfolio of training materials that could be used and shared more widely upload to NHS Futures collaboration website
  • Contribute to local and network workforce planning
  • Support Pathology Network workforce lead in development and refresh of Network Workforce Plans
Analytical and judgement

  • Organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
  • Produce required reports and feedback in a timely manner
Responsibility and accountability

  • Member of the Pathology Network Pathology Education Trainer group to facilitate sharing of knowledge and opportunities and ensuring all students across the network have equal opportunities to be trained and supported
  • To be responsible for monitoring the Mandatory Training for all students
  • Record completion of mandatory training as part of the electronic record/database of students
  • Support the local and Network CPD offer to meet the 5 IBMS core CPD areas:
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