• Job Description

  Req#: C9376-25-0452?language=en&page=20&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The L&D Senior Leadership Team.

  To be successful in the role you will need a strong background in leading apprenticeships and widening participation across a complex organisation and experience in creating innovative programmes in line with our workforce development priorities.

  You will need to be passionate about meeting new people, be creative, innovative and have influencing skills. You will need to show resilience and perseverance to encourage senior leaders to adopt new ways of working and realise the full potential and benefits of the widening participation agenda.

  This significant role within the learning and development team will provide support and guidance across the organisation acting as a specialist resource at a senior level.

  Main duties of the job

  1. SCOPE AND RANGE

  This critical role for RDaSH will provide direction, relationship and operational service delivery leadership and management of our widening participation, induction and apprenticeship programmes. The role will take a take a trust lead on the delivery of the strategic and operational objectives to embed and expand our apprenticeship offer, and to support career pathways and maximise the utilisation of the apprenticeship levy.

  The post holder will lead on the widening participation agenda by supporting community outreach work, developing meaningful route into careers within RDaSH by partnering with local schools, colleges, and job centres by attending carers fairs, and leading the expansion plans for work experience, T-levels and creating placements and internships to bridge the gap from work experience into employment

  The post holder will take a strategic lead in order to develop our trust wide 5 day Corporate Induction and support with workstreams to develop participation across the organisation in educational opportunities.

  About us

  Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

  We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

  We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

  https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

  To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

  https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

  We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

  https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

  The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

  https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

  Details

  Date posted

  03 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

  Reference number

  376-CP-0617

  Job locations

  Almond Tree Court

  Tickhill Road Hospital

  Doncaster

  DN4 8QN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Educated to a degree level (or equivalent).
  • Demonstratable specialist knowledge across work procedures, underpinned by theory and experience.
  • Highly specialist knowledge of apprenticeships, T-Levels, work experience and workforce development

  Experience

  Essential

  • Consolidated experience of working with Apprenticeships, work experience or widening participation team
  • Experience of developing, reviewing and evaluating systems, process and career pathways
  • Ability to analysis complex data sets and make judgements by comparing a range of options
  • Experience of working with the Apprenticeship Levy, utilising spend and managing processes and systems in accordance with national requirements and standards
  • Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills and relationship management
  • Ability to manage priorities, exceptional planning and ability to respond to immediate customer needs
  • Develop and maintain effective working Excellent written and oral communication skills with all groups of staff (internal and external)
  • Teaching and group facilitation skills

  Skills / Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of project/change management tools and techniques
  • Sound knowledge of the NHS Workforce agenda, NHS People Promises and national workforce employment agendas.
  • Excellent IT Skills and computer literacy a sound knowledge of all Microsoft office Products and data reporting
  • Previous event management
  • Experience of developing external partnerships
  • Experience of widening participation initiatives

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Educated to a degree level (or equivalent).
  • Demonstratable specialist knowledge across work procedures, underpinned by theory and experience.
  • Highly specialist knowledge of apprenticeships, T-Levels, work experience and workforce development

  Experience

  Essential

  • Consolidated experience of working with Apprenticeships, work experience or widening participation team
  • Experience of developing, reviewing and evaluating systems, process and career pathways
  • Ability to analysis complex data sets and make judgements by comparing a range of options
  • Experience of working with the Apprenticeship Levy, utilising spend and managing processes and systems in accordance with national requirements and standards
  • Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills and relationship management
  • Ability to manage priorities, exceptional planning and ability to respond to immediate customer needs
  • Develop and maintain effective working Excellent written and oral communication skills with all groups of staff (internal and external)
  • Teaching and group facilitation skills

  Skills / Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of project/change management tools and techniques
  • Sound knowledge of the NHS Workforce agenda, NHS People Promises and national workforce employment agendas.
  • Excellent IT Skills and computer literacy a sound knowledge of all Microsoft office Products and data reporting
  • Previous event management
  • Experience of developing external partnerships
  • Experience of widening participation initiatives

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

  Address

  Almond Tree Court

  Tickhill Road Hospital

  Doncaster

  DN4 8QN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

  Address

  Almond Tree Court

  Tickhill Road Hospital

  Doncaster

  DN4 8QN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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