Professional and Technical Development Manager

The Professional and Technical Development Manager will be responsible for managing and expanding the Technical Training program and Personal Development program for Clinical Engineering; directorship, leadership and development of the Clinical Engineering apprenticeship program and the development of facilities to deliver expert training and opportunities to generate departmental income. In addition, the post holder will support workstreams for the Trust Equipment Group (TEG) and management of the medical devices capital equipment replacement program.

The post holder will be required to provide day to day management of the recently implemented in house Technical Training Needs Analysis program (Tech TNA) working together with all individuals in Clinical Engineering to manage personal and professional development, training programs, improvement plans and competency assessments. The post holder will also be required to manage recruit and select for Clinical Engineering apprenticeship and trainee posts and lead on Departmental initiatives to expand these training schemes. They will provide mentorship and leadership with all aspects of apprenticeship and trainee oversight including the development/coordination of relevant training programs. In addition, responsibilities will include input in to the 5 year medical device capital replacement program, Trust equipment group and all associated workstreams.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as“Good”by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Please see attached job description and person specification for full list of duties and responsibilities