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About the role
*Previous applicants need not apply*
* Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship *
The Facilities Training Service is excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Training Facilitator to join our dedicated and highly motivated team.
Our Facilities Teams play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our hospital sites and creating a positive experience for staff, patients, and visitors alike. This role will directly support the growth and development of employees within the Division of Infrastructure, helping to maintain the highest standards of service.
We’re looking for someone with a genuine passion for training and a commitment to delivering excellence. If you are highly motivated, experienced in designing and delivering engaging training programmes, and ready to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Hours: MondayFriday, 09:0017:00 (with occasional weekend work as required)
Location: Pinderfields Hospital - with travel to our other sites essential
This is a great opportunity to use your skills to inspire others, enhance operational effectiveness, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our services.
*Please note that this advert may close early*
Working closely with the Facilities Training Manager, you will be responsible for:
Onboarding new starters welcoming and integrating new employees into the teams. This includes conducting first-day inductions and covering essential information about the organisation, policies, and procedures.
Delivering functional and mandatory training providing engaging and effective training for specific roles within the Facilities Department, including housekeepers, domestics, porters, and catering assistants. Training will cover the core skills, knowledge, and standards required for each role.
Collaborating on Training Delivery working in partnership with the Facilities Training Manager to ensure the effective and consistent delivery of all training programmes.
Previous knowledge of facilities roles is not essential but would be advantageous.
Key responsibilities include:
* In the absence of the Facilities Manger the post holder will monitor the Facilities training inbox and respond and act upon any training requirements in a timely manner.
* Frequently deliver first day induction and functional training day two and three for new employees, frequent requirement to demonstrate using physical demonstrations including lifting, pushing and pulling of wheelchairs, beds, trollies, scrubbing machines, regen trollies and any other equipment in line with the moving and handling guidelines. At times the Facilities Trainer will work on wards mentoring new staff and staff with further training needs.
* Design, develop and deliver refresher training including stop the job and toolbox talks, daily cleaning/portering tasks on wards facilitating staff across all three sites.
* Deliver new training programmes in accordance with Trust guidelines including the national standards of cleanliness and infection, prevention and control.
* Provide mortuary training for Porters which can be distressing when placing a patient in the mortuary fridge.
* Provide support to colleagues being trained in circumstances that can rise from emotional or distressing situations.
* Deliver customer care training in line with the Trust core values. Staff may come across patients they are moving for diagnostic procedures when they have been given upsetting news.
* To provide support and guidance to the other staff trainers including coaching and guiding newly trained trainers.
To be considered for the role, candidates will ideally have the qualifications listed below, or be willing to achieve them within the first 3 months of employment.
* Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF)
* Food Safety Level 3
Previous experience in delivering training or education would be advantageous, along with the ability to demonstrate initiative, drive, and the ability to work positively in a team.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full requirements for the role.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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