Job overview

The Training Lead will report to the Training Manager and is responsible for delivering the training strategy for Hive and connected applications. They will lead a team of trainers, managing resources, resolving issues, and coordinating the delivery of training materials within their areas of responsibility. They will lead for the programme on various cross workstream initiatives. The Training Lead will also represent and advocate for the Hive Programme and Training Workstream, working with clinical and operational stakeholders to ensure the ongoing training needs are met. 

Main duties of the job

Deliver the Organisations Digital Training Strategy and advise key stakeholders on methods for training delivery to enable successful and efficient training outcomes.   

Overall responsibility for delivery within own Digital Training team, including resource allocation, capacity management, issue resolution within defined remit, and stakeholder management.  

Ensure Team compliance to Hive and Connected Applications programme processes to support the effective delivery programme objectives.      

Conduct training needs assessments on Digital Projects/Work Packages to ensure that the programme of work can be delivered efficiently and successfully within the available resource.   

To ensure Digital Training delivery is accredited and/or linked to national standards wherever possible.   

Monitor performance measures, targets, and standards. Ensure that the Digital Training Team carries out regular reviews of quality and performance to improve metrics.   

Lead on various cross workstream and clinical application projects or initiatives as required.   

Support the Hive and Connected Applications Senior team by communicating areas of success, concern, issues, and incident within the training team.   

Develop individualized and group training programs that address specific business needs.  

Contribute to overall training delivery requirements where capacity allows (facilitation of face-to-face sessions, creation of training materials etc.). 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.