Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative and Clerical
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 30 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7389421
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pinewood House,
- Town
- Stockport.
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/09/2025
Employer heading
T-Level Industry Placement Coordinator
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
|
Temporary post with external funding - subject to AFC This role will lead on the strategic development, coordination and quality assurance of T-Levels Industry Placements (IPs) across the Greater Manchester (GM) health and social care system and at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with NHS Greater Manchester. The post-holder will source and coordinate a sustainable, joined-up placement infrastructure for all clinical and non-clinical placements across the GM system. The post-holder will facilitate and enhance support for T-Level healthcare learners (clinical and non-clinical) in various settings by identifying appropriate practice placements which offer effective learning opportunities. The post-holder is operationally and strategically accountable to the Trust who will be accountable to the NHS Greater Manchester and the Department for Education for its performance management and monitoring responsibilities. |
Main duties of the job
- Lead the strategic expansion of T-Level capacity throughout the GM system, engaging with relevant stakeholders to source industry placements (IPs) for clinical and non-clinical placements.
- Strategically maintain and enhance the quality of existing practice placements through close collaboration with service providers and education providers adopting a combined approach to profiling, audit, and the development of a joint strategic plan.
- Build strong partnerships, engaging with both clinical and non-clinical stakeholders, including NHS trusts, HEIs, FE Providers, ICS Northwest Leads, Local Authorities, and voluntary and community organisations to sustain high quality industry placements. This will include extensive travel across the northwest and GM footprint.
- Ensure practice placements demonstrate equality of opportunity enabling each learner to participate in a rich variety of learning experiences and share learning with all professions in the placement area.
- Identify, support and develop under-utilised placement areas ensuring a positive learning environment that is conducive to all stakeholders, and supports sustainable placement provision collaborating with key colleagues and organisations across the GM system.
- Build and maintain a live record of the GM system’s capacity to support IPs and develop this into a long-term process that can integrate with GM wider workforce considerations.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Develop and implement policies and processes to effectively identify, place and support IPs across GM.
- Continuously evaluate the quality and suitability of practice learning environments, providing feedback to placement providers of poor evaluations and then support in improving quality.
- Initiate suspension or closure of placement areas when the level of quality falls below the set standard, or service developments mean it is not presently a viable placement option.
- Monitor the progression of IP students into recognised NHS roles.
- Establish and lead working groups within the Trust and across GM to address specific issues or challenges or to implement innovative ideas and action plans to maintain and develop the quality for practice placements.
- Explore and develop opportunities for shared learning that supports contemporary practice and multi-professional working.
- Manage own time and workload effectively to meet objectives.
- To act as a Trust representative at meetings at local, regional, and national level.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience/ qualifications.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Registered healthcare professional
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge & experience of vocational and/or technical education programmes and industry placements
- Experience of gathering, analysing and presenting data from a wide variety of sources
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience with industry placements for vocational/technical study programmes
- Extensive experience of working within the NHS or other healthcare provider setting
- Knowledge and understanding of wider social care (including voluntary) sectors
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching/coaching or project management
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe.
- Strong negotiating skills and ability to present to large groups.
- Develop relationships and communicate with a broad range of stakeholders. Ability to set own priorities and to work under own initiative.
- Advanced communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Ability to engage with individuals at all levels to promote benefits of programmes.
- Ability to receive and communicate information in a multi-disciplinary working environment and across organisations.
- Sound analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex information from a wide range of sources and produce high quality written reports in an appropriate format for the target audience.
- Ability to plan and organise complex activities developing clear systems and processes. Proficient/advanced IT Skills to include excellent word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint.
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to build relationships across multiple institutions.
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Flexibility in working to meet the needs of the service
- Demonstrable commitment to equality and diversity in vocational learning and development programmes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
.jpg "North West BAME")
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kaymo Jammeh
- Job title
- Industry Placement Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01614194607
List jobs with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in Administrative Services or all sectors