External Trainer Resource Plan
NHS National Programme for IT ( NPfIT)
Contact us for more information
Background
NHS Connecting for Health (CFH) is delivering the National Programme for IT to bring modern computer systems into the NHS which will improve patient care and services.
Over the next ten years, the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) will connect over 30,000 GPs in England to almost 300 hospitals and give patients access to their personal health and care information, transforming the way the NHS works.
As we move through the implementation stages of NPfIT, it is evident that the effectiveness of the systems will largely be dependant on the users. It is critical therefore that NHS Staff are equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to support their own use of new IT systems and services.
Benefits that will follow the successful implementation of NPfIT are significant, and include a patient electronic record providing important healthcare information to staff treating patients; it will also help deliver improved resource management, clinical governance and payment by results.
Our aim is to equip trainers with a high quality and credible NHS background combined with the necessary knowledge and skills to meet and exceed the CFH standards for trainers as set out in Trainer Standards, Prerequisites and Qualifications, ETD S 3.0.
Our target is to engage with trusts at a local level, providing a solution that will enhance the training and success of NPfIT.
Trainer Development Plan
We aim to develop a team of trainers that are fully skilled and qualified and have the prerequisite knowledge to successfully deliver NPfIT Training.
To build a team that meets NPfIT requirements Book a Trainer have identified two groups of individuals with desirable backgrounds and skill sets. They are:
For both groups the investment in training will be directly relevant to their existing knowledge and experience; with the subsequent trainer development addressing any identified shortfalls.
Book a Trainer, Health Systems Trainer Profile
Book a Trainer is committed to providing excellent trainers. By investing in the trainers' development we aim to ensure that all of our trainers are proficient in the following areas.
Knowledge
• An understanding of the clinical environment and the practicalities of care provision.
• An understanding of how information contributes to effective healthcare in different care settings.
• An understanding of the objectives of the project and business change implications
• Knowledge of system to be trained (gained through successful completion of the trainer development programme or other training appropriate for the type of end user training to be delivered)
• An understanding of the specific care setting and how health professionals work in the care setting for which training is being delivered
• An understanding of NPfIT, its related issues, main purpose and benefits
• An understanding of Education Training and Development theory, practice and methodologies
Skills
• Ability to motivate learners and deliver content in an engaging manner
• Successful completion of a ‘Train the trainer development' programme (or training appropriate for the type of end user training to be delivered) prior to end user training delivery.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to translate current processes into future ways of working
• Identification and completion of training needs analysis, in respect of localisation requirements and design and development of materials to meet these needs.
• Structuring, amendment and design of courses for systems training for end users
Experience
• Experience of working within the NHS environment and particularly within the specific care setting(s) for which the training is being delivered
• Comfortable with changing technologies.
• Team working
• Experience in translating identified training needs into Programmes including localisation of training materials
• Proven track record in the assessment and evaluation of participants and courses.
• Proven track record in the delivery of training
• Classroom based or one-to-one teaching experience
Qualifications
• Teaching/training qualifications e.g. (TAP, CIPD, TDLB, Cert.Ed, B.Ed) or equivalent experience
Attitude / Aptitude
• Aptitude for learning new applications and technologies
• Commitment to development
• Flexibility
• Customer focus
• Self motivated and directed
Trainers interested in becoming part of the pool, register with us on the www.bookatrainer.co.uk website
Book a Trainer Ltd.
Established in April 2000, the company achieved revenue in excess of £3.5 million in the last financial year, and forecasts a 30% growth over the next 12 months.
In September 2001 the only online booking and administration application specifically for trainers and training services was launched.
To date we have achieved over 420 client registrations to the service and over 4,500 trainers.
With Book a Trainer you can now resource the most effective hands-on Training solution to your site and customise it to your specific needs.
Whether you need a single course for a small group or a multi-course program for hundreds of staff, the Book a Trainer model offers the best and most cost-effective solution.
“Book a Trainer supplied excellent trainers who delivered the MOT training courses to the highest quality. Book a Trainer was able to respond to major changes at very short notice, their project management and administration was superb as this was a very large and complex project” - Siemens |
