Learning Environment Co-ordinator

The Learning Environment Team is responsible for coordinating learner placements, supporting the quality and safety of practice learning environments, and enhancing the learner experience. The team works collaboratively with education partners and clinical services to develop the healthcare workforce and ensure high standards of practice learning across the organisation.

About the Trusts

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust provides integrated health services to around 142,000 residents, offering the opportunity to work in a supportive community healthcare system.

The Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts on the south coast, providing services to around 675,000 residents and recognised nationally for research and education.

This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

Base: Queen Alexandra Hospital

The main duties of the Learning Environment Coordinator are to coordinate learner placements, support the quality of learning environments, and provide administrative and practical support to learners, educators, and placement teams.

Learner placement co-ordination

- Coordinate day-to-day learner placement activity.
- Maintain accurate information on placement capacity, allocations, utilisation and quality checks.
- Liaise with universities, colleges, training providers and internal departments regarding placements.
- Monitor placement arrangements and escalate issues or exceptions as required.

Learning environment quality and assurance

- Support audits, evaluations and quality improvement activities.
- Maintain action plans and trackers arising from placement reviews.
- Monitor learner feedback and identify themes for improvement.
- Support implementation of the Safe Learning Environment Charter and other educational quality standards.
- Escalate concerns relating to learner safety, placement quality or learning environments.

Learner and educator support

- Act as a first point of contact for routine learner placement enquiries.
- Provide information, guidance and signposting to learners, Practice Supervisors, Practice Assessors and Practice Educators.
- Organise and support learner inductions, workshops, education sessions and awareness events.
- Promote a positive, inclusive and supportive learning culture.

Information management and reporting

- Maintain accurate placement records, databases and reporting systems.
- Produce reports, presentations, summaries, briefings and management information.
- Monitor data quality and ensure compliance with information governance requirements.
- Collect, check and summarise learner feedback and other educational data.

Partnership and stakeholder working

- Build effective relationships with learners, clinical teams, managers and education partners.
- Work collaboratively with higher education institutions, further education providers and training organisations.
- Attend meetings, provide updates and record actions.

Service improvement and projects

- Support Trust-wide education, workforce and quality improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to audits, surveys and evaluations.
- Identify opportunities to improve placement processes and learner experience.
- Share examples of good practice and support educational projects.

For additional information, please see attached Job description

Experience

Requirements

Level 4 or Level 5 qualification in Business Administration, Education, Learning and Development, or a related subject.; Evidence of ongoing record of learning; Experience of working within a professional, educational, healthcare or administrative environment.; Experience of supporting the delivery of training, presentations or educational activities within a workplace setting.; Experience of maintaining datasets, records and producing routine reports or presentations.; Experience of supporting others through guidance, demonstrations, presentations or educational activities.; Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.; Knowledge of data management, reporting processes and record keeping.; Good numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.; Strong organisational, planning and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines.; Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.; Understanding of confidentiality, information governance, equality, diversity and inclusion requirements.

Nice to have

Experience of using learner placement, workforce, training or education management systems.; Experience of working with Higher Education Institutions, Further Education providers or training organisations.; Experience of working within the NHS, healthcare, education or wider public sector.; Experience of supporting learners, students or apprentices.; Experience of contributing to quality improvement, service development or project-based activities; Knowledge of higher and further education programmes and learner pathways.; Understanding of learner placement processes, quality assurance requirements and learning environments.; Knowledge of NHS education, workforce development or learner support processes.; Knowledge and understanding of the Safe Learning Environment Charter.