Careers Programme Coordinator Newport, Newport, Wales
Job description
We are recruiting for a Careers Programme Coordinator who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “great people, great place”.
You will play a lead role in supporting both Community and Mental Health Divisions in the coordination and development of programmes like the NHS Careers for Young People programme, which underpins the divisional workforce strategy of ‘growing our future workforce’.
You will liaise very closely with representatives from education providers like HTP and the training and education team and will be the first point of contact in the divisions for our learners on placement.
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with the divisions and other Trust representatives to facilitate the NHS Careers for Young People Programme and develop future apprenticeship pathways.
Please note, this vacancy is for 35 hours per week.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values areCompassion,Accountable,Respect andEveryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
The post holder will be responsible for actively organising, planning and facilitating the rotational placements for apprentices across the divisions including those on the NHS Careers for Young People programme.
The postholder will establish rapport and maintain a close working relationship with HTP and other internal and external stakeholders to support programmes under the divisional ‘growing our future workforce’ strategy.
The postholder will be the first point of contact for the programme and will provide support and guidance to divisional managers and learners regarding the NHS Careers for Young People programme across the divisions.
The postholder will work closely with internal stakeholders to support the learners experience to grow our future workforce within the Trust.
For full job description, see attached documents.
