NHS Veteran Aware Training and Education Project
The Veteran Aware trainers will drive the development of a skilled, educated, and inclusive NHS workforce to support providers in meeting the evolving needs of the Armed Forces community. Working across primary, secondary, tertiary and specialist healthcare, the training team will educate and support staff in reducing health inequalities and disadvantages for the Armed Forces community. Strategically, they will deliver education and training for ICBs and ICSs, to ensure the Armed Forces community are an identified population for consideration and assessment.
Job Purpose
This is an exciting new project within the VCHA programme and an opportunity to research, develop, and deliver a comprehensive training package for the NHS in England. Using your knowledge and skills to deliver high quality training will help to ensure that every member of the Armed Forces community who enters the NHS, as either a patient or member of staff, are understood.
Working with the VCHA team, you will be responsible for the delivery and implementation of all training materials within the programme.
You will be responsible for a region.
- Training and education for Integrated Care Systems (ICS), Integrated Care Partnerships and Boards (ICP/B), and NHS Trusts’ so they are better able to understand, support and advise the Armed Forces community.
- Deliver training within an allocated region.
- Deliver a standardised Armed Forces awareness training product portfolio. This will include modules to support at executive and operational levels including for Armed Forces champions and healthcare staff. Products will be created to meet the unique needs of each organisation.
- Support ICB/Ss to develop and implement training strategies in order to improve awareness of the specific needs of the Armed Forces community and to improve outcomes and experience. The mission is to remove disadvantage and unwarranted variation in delivering healthcare and employment in the NHS for the Armed Forces community.
- Deliver a “Train the Trainer” package including a refresher training cycle for all organisations operating within the NHS in England.
RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest Orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lt Col Retd Guy Benson Job title: VCHA National Programme Director/Team Leader Email address: guy.benson@nhs.net Telephone number: 07423 772667
Applicants are encouraged to reach out to the VCHA National Programme Director/Team Leader for an informal chat prior to applying for the role.
