Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join an established team as an Assessor/coach who are NMC or AHP registered within our Faculty of Education, working across all sites. Apprenticeships are increasingly important to the Trust, and you will work as part of the Apprenticeship Delivery Team to run this service to meet the Trust's 5-year business plan.

TheAssessor/Coach is a key specialist role focussing on planning and delivery ofour clinical Apprenticeships training programmes, mainly at level 2 and level 3.

You will work with a diverse range of internal colleagues in clinical areas to create apprenticeship opportunities that enable staff to develop and progress, regardless of where they work in the Trust or the job they do.

Interview s for this role will be on 22 October 2026

Main duties of the job

To work closely with the Lead Technical Trainer to devise individual programmes in line with the needs of the Apprentice and their working area

Coordinate the 'on programme' element of the Apprenticeship and support collation of portfolio of evidence that showcases the Apprentice's knowledge, skills and abilities to their best standard

To ensure any mandatory training or internal training is mapped across in to the Apprenticeship to maximise and capture naturally occurring knowledge, skills and behaviours

Coordinate the delivery of group based teaching sessions as and when required

To manage the learner journey and ensure that mandatory timelines are met such as candidate registration, completion of mandatory qualifications, gateway and EPA requirements

To meet regularly with the line managers to review progress and set targets in line with the programme delivery

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

01 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR859-26

Job locations

Colchester /Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached role descriptor and job description.

Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached role descriptor and job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of education inc GSCE Grade C or above in English and Maths (or equivalent)
• Minimum of level 3 vocational qualification relevant to the job role
• Assessor qualification: A1, TAQA, CAVA or a willingness to achieve within first 6 months of employment
• NMC or AHP registered

Desirable

• A relevant teaching qualification at a minimum of level 3 or a willingness to complete within 2 years
• IQA qualification

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of assessing in the workplace both knowledge and competencies
• Experience of working with Apprenticeship standards
• Working with and supporting a dedicated caseload of Apprentices
• Experience specifically related to the standards being delivered

Desirable

• IQA responsibilities
• Experience of leading standardisation
• Sign up processes and eligibility criteria
• Experience of delivering maths and English Functional Skills
• Recent experience in a Healthcare or Social Care environment

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Good standard of education inc GSCE Grade C or above in English and Maths (or equivalent) Minimum of level 3 vocational qualification relevant to the job role Assessor qualification: A1, TAQA, CAVA or a willingness to achieve within first 6 months of employment NMC or AHP registered Desirable A relevant teaching qualification at a minimum of level 3 or a willingness to complete within 2 years IQA qualification Experience Essential Recent experience of assessing in the workplace both knowledge and competencies Experience of working with Apprenticeship standards Working with and supporting a dedicated caseload of Apprentices Experience specifically related to the standards being delivered Desirable IQA responsibilities Experience of leading standardisation Sign up processes and eligibility criteria Experience of delivering maths and English Functional Skills Recent experience in a Healthcare or Social Care environment

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester /Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester /Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)