Core Skills Trainer

Job Introduction
We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled
Core Skills Trainer
to join our Non-Clinical Training team.

You will play a vital role in supporting the design, development, and delivery of non-clinical learning and development programmes across the organisation, its partners, and customers.

The Core Skills Trainer will deliver a diverse range of core skills training to ensure all non-clinical staff have access to high-quality, relevant, and accessible learning.

This role will enhance professional development, strengthen workforce capability, and contribute to achieving organisational objectives.

Base: Regional Office, hybrid working with regular national and regional travel as required.

Application Process
There will be a first stage virtual interview conducted via an AI platform called Willo.

Applicants progressing to the second stage will be invited to meet via Microsoft Teams and facilitate a microlearning session.

Next, select candidates will be invited to meet in person in the weeks beginning 15th and 22nd September 2025 in either London, Coventry or Runcorn

Main Responsibility

• Design, develop, and deliver non-clinical learning programmes using best practice, adult learning principles, and varied delivery methods.
• Deliver core skills and professional development training in response to organisational needs.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of trends, standards, and best practice in workforce training.
• Use digital learning tools effectively to enhance delivery and accessibility.
• Ensure training is inclusive, accessible, and responsive to a diverse workforce.
• Contribute to KPI achievement, reporting, quality assurance, and improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for service enhancement and support business case development.
• Coordinate training schedules to meet organisational and customer requirements.
• Commit to ongoing professional development and service improvement.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.
The Ideal Candidate
Essential

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent qualification or experience) in Education, Human Resources, Organisational Development or a related field
• Professional Teaching / Training Qualification
• Leadership / Manaement Qualification (or willingness to work towards)
• Demonstrable understanding of adult learning theory, training needs analysis and evaluation frameworks
• Proficiency in using Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Proven track record of developing and delivering high-quality learning programmes that support workforce capability
• Experience of team / collaborative working
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion principles in learning design and delivery
• Ability to work independently / manage own time efficiently
• Advanced IT skills and proficiency including experience and confidence in using IT systems and applications incliding Microsoft Office suite and Excel.

Desirable

• Project Management Qualification
• Coaching Qualification
• Project management skills, with the ability to lead multiple workstreams concurrently
• Experience of developing business cases and improvement plans
• Experience of data analysis and using data analytics tools
• Previous experience and a detailed knowledge of the health and social care workforce and professional training, education and development route

Please see the attached job description for a full person specification list.
Package Description
As a
Core Skills Trainer
, you'll be part of our valued Non-Clinical Training Team.

You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Salary of £36,000 - £40,000 dependent on experience
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location

About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you'll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we'll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

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