Associate Director of Education

As the Associate Director of Education the post-holder will provide strategic direction and leadership of education and training and additionally lead and manage the education department. They will create a culture of lifelong learning within the organisation and help us realise our ambition of shaping the workforce of the future by supporting all colleagues to develop and grow and inspiring our students and learners throughout their training. They will also provide a crucial role in providing expertise and strategic leadership to our external stakeholders., Engaging and networking with external stakeholders ensuring parity, resource, and support for the cancer care agenda regarding workforce, skills, training and education.

Developing relationships with Universities across the North West of England in a mutually beneficial way ensuring a successful flow of the multi-professional workforce into practice to support the national workforce strategies.

Front facing Trust ambassador to National Health Service England (NHSE) and Integrated Care Board, ensuring close partnership working, maximising on opportunities to generate investment

Working collaboratively with the Workforce & OD function to provide a multitude of opportunities to engage, inspire and recruit students, apprentices, and other learners

Creating and maintain a number of initiatives for students, apprentices and learners that support and maximize wellbeing and retention

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.