Regional Trainer

Shaw Healthcare are recruiting a Regional Trainer to join our team based in the East Midlands.

Your role will be to deliver our extensive program of courses to our colleagues, these could be clinical and non-clinical.

**Location**: East Midlands, however travel might be required to other regions

**Salary**: £33,534 plus monthly car allowance of £425

**Benefits**:
Employee Ownership Trust - Due to the Employee Ownership Trust staff have received up to £1650 tax free bonus so far

20 days annual leave (increasing by 1 day per year to a maximum of 25 days) plus bank holidays

Individualised professional development programmes

Refer a Friend Scheme of up to £1,000

Retail/Leisure/Holiday and travel discounts

Shaw Healthcare is one of the UK’s leading Health and Social care providers who deliver a wide spectrum of care in a variety of purpose-built care environments; care homes for the elderly, specialist dementia units, mental health units and low secure psychiatric hospitals.

We highly value the wonderful contribution of our employees and it is our ethos to put people first by involving our people in key decision-making. We are the largest employee ownership trust within the healthcare sector.

This means that Shaw is 76% owned by its staff

**Objectives**

To ensure learning and development activities are aligned with and delivered aligned to Shaw’s vision, values and a broad range of policies.

To promote an inclusive and positive learning culture within Shaw healthcare.

To assist in the development of Service, Regional and Organisational training plans

**General Management**

To appropriately follow the Training protocols for organising and communicating training events to ensure events are booked and accessed effectively

To maintain records accurately and as requested, on a weekly basis, in order to provide intelligence with regards to the usage of and effectiveness of training

To report, in a timely way, any concerns arising from training that cannot be adequately and appropriately addressed on the day

To report, in a timely way, concerns which require escalation (and to seek support if there is any doubt in this matter)

To liaise with the Head of Workforce Development where there is a need, or potential need, for developing new training or for sourcing/using external provision

To ensure, through liaison with Service Managers, that the region has sufficient Moving and Handling Trainers and to coordinate the training, reflective learning and support of these Trainers, including sampling the paperwork generated by them and monitoring their activity and effectiveness

**Practice Expectations**

To create opportunities for knowledge, skills and expertise to be shared within and across the organisation

To develop a Training Plan and schedule to meet the needs of the employees, Services and any new business which may require the skills and support of the Trainer

To design and deliver, to the agreed standards and lesson plans, the required training as identified by the Learning and Development Policy and specific training nee

In collaboration with the Learning & Development Department, to strive for excellence with respect to the development of learning materials and experiences

To deliver learning opportunities and experiences which have a positive impact on the learners and result in excellent quality of service provision

To be a proactive communicator with key stakeholders within the business to allow the objectives of the role to be delivered.

To support the organisation and execution of start-up training for new business projects.

To be a positive role model with regards to the expected behaviours, attitudes and attributes of a Shaw employee

**Essential Criteria**

Relevant Healthcare Qualification (e.g. NVQ/QCF in Management; NVQ 4 in Care; Registered Manager’s Award; QCF Level 5 in Leadership for Health and Social Care; RMN etc)

Management experience gained in relevant health/social care setting

Experience of delivering training in a health and social care setting

IT literate, including the use of basic range of software packages

Valid driving license and use of own car for work purposes

Willingness to travel and to stay away from home overnight occasionally

**Desirable Criteria**

Experience gained in a range of health and social care settings

Additional teaching/training qualification

Evidence of ongoing CPD to demonstrate knowledge of latest research and good practice guidance