Job overview

We are excited to be recruiting a new Director of North West Skills Development Network following the imminent retirement of the current post holder. The network is hosted by WHH (soon to be North Cheshire and Merseyside Healthcare Partnership)

The North West Skills Development Network is an innovative learning and development infrastructure, enabling and supporting the continuing development of all finance, digital, procurement and associated staff in the NHS across the North West.

We work across the North West to ensure that colleagues in the relevant professions have the skills they need to support the continued delivery of high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

As Director of the Network, you’ll guide the team of nine to ensure that they are well placed to work with people and organisations to develop the necessary skills and competencies.

You will work with directors and other leaders across all three professions in North West NHS organisations to shape the Network’s strategy. Working with the Network team you will then deliver on that strategy, reporting progress to the North West Skills Development Board on a quarterly basis.

You will deliver regular updates to region-wide director groups on the Network’s progress.

You will play a key role in shaping the development of Skills Development Networks across the country as part of the national SDN Managers group and by liaising with colleagues in other relevant professional and trade bodies.

You will be a key part of a supportive network of professionals, helping them to be the best that they can be to support patient care across the North West.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.