Job summary
- Main area
- Integrated Education
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Job share - 22.5 hours per week (Three days per week - 09.00-17.00)
- Job ref
- 374-SMc038
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne District Hospital
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Head Non Medical Undergrad Education, Apprenticeships & WP
NHS AfC: Band 8a
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Recently the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic person to join the Integrated Education team here at East Sussex Healthcare Trust. The role is for a part time Deputy Head of Non- Medical Undergraduate Education, Apprenticeships & Widening Participation.
Essentially, we are looking for a leader who encourages and motivates, who is inclusive and creative, able to meet the exacting standards of Undergraduate non-medical education, Apprenticeships and Widening Participation.
The role is supportive of someone who can focus on the here and now, whilst having vision for the future, supporting transformation and the ever-changing needs required to deliver the best possible services and outcomes for our service uses and the communities we serve. If that is you then maybe this is the role for you.
You will lead the development of our Health Care Support Worker programme, including but not exclusive to, HCSW induction and Care Certificate, you will also be the operational lead for Trainee Nursing Associate, BSc Nursing students and Apprenticeships, and associated programme placements.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Head of Undergraduate Non-Medical Education, Apprenticeships and Widening Participation will be responsible for developing and influencing a strategic approach for the expansion of Undergraduate non-medical education to include widening participation to roles in the NHS such as Health Care Support Workers/ non- clinical roles, Work Experience and Apprenticeships, working in partnership with all internal and external stakeholders. The post holder will promote the Trust to be an employer of choice.
They will represent the Trust at Career Fairs, Visits to Schools, Partnership working with local colleges and HEI’s. The postholder will maximise the uptake of apprenticeships across the Trust that will support the workforce challenges in the Trust. The post holder will be proactive in identifying new opportunities for apprenticeships, making a persuasive case for the use of the apprentices in a range of new and leading complex change strategies within Divisions.
The post holder will work within the Integrated Education Team and wider organisation to lead, develop and co-ordinate the provision of Undergraduate Education to support health care support staff, non-clinical staff and undergraduate (non-medical) students progressing on their respective programmes.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration with professional body, NMC, HCPC
- Master’s Degree or Equivalent
- Postgraduate study in teaching and assessing or equivalent experience.
- Leadership Qualification – Postgraduat
- Demonstration of commitment to CPD
Desirable criteria
- Budget Management/Business Case management
- Project Management qualification, degree. Apprenticeship Level 6/7
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 2 years working in education role and experience across a range of registered healthcare roles roles and exposure to range of professional and clinical issues
- Appreciation and understanding of the corporate agenda
- Experience of people/team management
- Experience of working at a senior clinician level
- Experience of policy development, role/workforce development, change/project management.
- Significant experience in the education field
Desirable criteria
- Proven Knowledge of apprenticeships and Widening Participation agenda
- Proven expert knowledge and experience of managing Educational Commissioning
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary working, decision making and conflict resolution
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Jukes
- Job title
- Head of Integrated Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07500606298
- Additional information
This role is currently a role share, the two services Apprenticeship and WP team and the Undergraduate non-medical education team were recently re-aligned to form one service.
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