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Band 7 Induction & Fundamental Training Lead

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham, B13 8QY £49,387 – £56,515 a year Permanent Posted 24 August 2026 Apply by 16 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation NHS Trust, Birmingham

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Role description

Job summary

The purpose of this role is to lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Trust's Corporate Induction and Fundamental Training programmes, while ensuring the effective management and optimisation of Learning and Development systems.

The postholder will be responsible for monitoring, reporting and providing assurance on training compliance across the organisation, including statutory, mandatory and role-recommended learning requirements.

The role will also provide high-quality administrative and technical system support for Trust-wide learning processes, including appraisal and 1-to-1 systems, ensuring effective functionality, user support and accurate data. The postholder will work closely with managers, subject matter experts and key stakeholders to support organisational compliance, workforce development and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will:

Manage and provide leadership to the administrative team, ensuring the effective delivery of Learning and Development administrative and system support services.
Lead key workstreams relating to Fundamental Training and Corporate Induction, supporting effective delivery, monitoring, compliance and continuous improvement across the Trust.
Analyse, interpret and report training and compliance data for a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, providing accurate information to support assurance, governance and decision-making.
Coordinate the management and provision of technical system support for the Trust's appraisal and 1-to-1 processes, including supporting users and ensuring effective system administration.
Provide specialist advice and technical support relating to ESR and other IT and Learning and Development systems, supporting effective system utilisation, data quality and reporting.
Work collaboratively with managers, subject matter experts and other key stakeholders to ensure Learning and Development systems and processes effectively support organisational compliance and workforce development.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Date posted

24 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

436-8221672

Job locations

Uffculme Centre

52 Queensbridge Rd

Birmingham

B13 8QY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

ESR Knowledge

Essential

Extensive experience of working within a Learning and Development function
Extensive knowledge and practical experience of ESR Learning Management
Significant experience of extracting, analysing and reporting Learning and Development and training compliance data
Experience of managing or supervising staff and working effectively with a range of stakeholders
Experience of leading or coordinating key Learning and Development workstreams, such as statutory and mandatory/Fundamental Training, Corporate Induction, competency mapping and compliance reporting.

Desirable

Experience of using Microsoft Power BI
Experience of developing or configuring ESR BI dashboards
Experience of project management or leading service improvement/change projects

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

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