Job summary
- Main area
- Project Management, AHP, Workforce Development, Education, Higher Development Award
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 327-24-626
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Training Hub, Invista
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 Per Annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 31/07/2024
Employer heading
One Gloucestershire AHP Support Workforce Development Project Officer
Band 4
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
The One Gloucestershire AHP Support Workforce Development Project Support Officer will be supporting the early stages of the project planning which will entail, internal scoping for appetite and feasibility with support staff, managers and services, collaboration with training providers, data collection, internal and external stakeholder engagement, use of reporting tools and production of reports and updates.
The post holder will be employed in Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. This role will take a system wide approach across One Gloucestershire. They will receive guidance from the AHP Workforce Education Project Manager capturing project related updates on the One Gloucestershire Project management portal, informing Project Reports which will be prepared and delivered by the Project Manager.
The ability to work flexibly at the One Gloucestershire sites, remotely engage and support colleagues who are working across One Gloucestershire and track progress against the project plan will be essential.
Main duties of the job
· Work autonomously to provide efficient and confidential administrative and project support to the One Gloucestershire AHP Support Workforce Development Project
· Deliver a comprehensive, high quality secretarial and administrative service that will enable project colleagues to perform their role effectively and maximise their time efficiently
· Liaise with the One Gloucestershire AHP Workforce Education Project Manager maintaining the AHP Support Workforce Development Project document portal, supporting the preparation of reports for AHP faculty meetings and NHSE Project Progress returns
· Liaise with the AHP Workforce Education Project Manager to ensure full responsibility is taken for any pre-meeting administration and monitoring of actions resulting from meetings
· Liaise with One Gloucestershire stakeholders including Apprenticeship and Widening Participation Lead (GHC), Apprenticeship and Careers Lead (GHT), Primary Care Training Hub and One Gloucestershire AHP Support Workforce Development Project task and finish group members
· Access, maintain and update project related databases and when required the interface for enrolling staff to local providers or Regional Further Education Institutions
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Project Management qualification or relevant experience
Desirable criteria
- Further Education certification to Level 4/5 Apprenticeship or Diploma or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of administrative work with good all round knowledge of office procedures
- Experience or understanding of project management principles
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS / Public Services structure and provision
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- An understanding of health provision including the NHS and Health and Social Care services across One Gloucestershire
- Knowledge of careers and roles in the NHS and the range of professions which have support workers potentially eligible to access the HDA programme
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in an AHP role or understanding of the AHP profession
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachael Bish
- Job title
- Apprenticeship and Widening Participation Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 421 8216
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