Experience

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Apprenticeships Contracts and Recruitment Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  • Lead and manage the commissioning and procurement of Apprenticeships from external training providers for a trust of 18,000 staff and a Levy Spend of £3.5Million• Ensuring all processes are brought together to enable career pathways through apprenticeship training for all relevant staff groups• Implement and manage recording mechanisms for the reporting of apprenticeships through external provision, Monitoring and assuring quality and providing assurances to meet Ofsted and ESFA requirements• Presenting project information and issues, explaining complexities to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders• Establishing a centralised recruitment process for apprenticeships deliver through in-house provision• Act as a point of contact for MFT professional leads to provide advice on commissioning of apprenticeships through external provision and provide relevant support• Management of a risk and issues tracking mechanism and its proactive resolution and escalation processes

• Apprenticeships and Talent for Care Project Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Strategise, plan, communicate and deliver workforce transformation and Early Talent initiatives including The Care Certificate and Apprenticeships across GM and UHSM. • Built and led a team to lead the Trust on Apprenticeships, specialising in the Levy, strategy and SFA funding rules, complying with Public Sector Procurement Guidelines.• Design and ratify processes around these new initiatives using risk management tools, through Board level, Risk Assessments, Business Cases and informal communications. • Develop processes for robust recruitment of Apprentices, managing pre-employment processes and procedures, Induction facilitation, On-Boarding procedures, eLearning and mandatory training and Values Based Interviewing. • Drive change by effective and determined management of the resources of time, staff and money across a range of teams including Recruitment, Finance, Payroll, Workforce Planning, L&OD and HR. • Use my Corporate coaching skills and qualification to coaching, supporting and motivating staff. Recognised by HPMA as ‘Highly Commended’ in the category 'HR Team of the Year' 2017Recognised by UHSM, awarded 'Rising Star' Award for 2017.



Learning and Development, University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust

• Manchester, United Kingdom

• Learning and Organisational Development Facilitator

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Using Learning Theory to plan, design and deliver learning opportunities across the Trust. • Introducing and embedding UHSM’s 5 Leadership Behaviours • Supporting the Trust’s strategies to transform the culture of leadership across the Trust, through identification and development of talent. • Raising the standard of training across the Trust through collaboration with Subject Matter Experts • Managing the project to successfully accredit UHSM’s Learning and Development as an ILM Approved Centre. Recognised as 'Finalists' at PENNAs National Awards Ceremony in March 2016.



Bingley Grammar School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher of English

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2014

  • Researching, designing and delivering a wide range of lessons to a very varied cohort of learners, all the while ensuring that the learning, resources, content and pace met their learning needs. • As Head of Key Stage 3, I managed a team of staff within a large, complex organisation, monitoring and supporting their day to day practice • Supported my team’s development and evaluated their professional practice through regular moderation activities, marking scrutinies, appraisals and observations. • As Primary Literacy Liaison Co-Ordinator, I designed, project managed and delivered a programme of networking, publicity and events to develop links between the secondary school I worked for and the range of 'feeder' Primary schools within the catchment area.