Lead Practice Tutor
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust
Hemel hempstead,
England,
United Kingdom
Education
Health and Care
Skilled Worker
Salary
48778
Job posted on December 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Lead Practice Tutor Band 6 Main area
Lead Practice Tutor Grade
Band 6 Contract
Permanent Hours
37.5 hours per week Job ref
367-ACMS-9907 Site
New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College, St Pauls, Slippers Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP5 2XY Town
Hemel Hempstead Salary
£40,617 - £48,778 per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS) Salary period
Yearly Closing
15/12/2025 23:59 Interview date
07/01/2026 Values Based Screener At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form. http://hpft.recruitforvalues.co Job overview Are you a qualified mental health professional with teaching experience? Would you like to be part of a team providing educational recovery-focused courses that help people take better control of their mental health and wellbeing? If YES, then New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing college would like to invite you to apply for the role of Lead Practice Tutor. New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College are part of Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. We offer a range of free educational courses and development opportunities to help people take better control of their mental health and wellbeing. We offer students the chance to learn some practical skills and provide an opportunity for reflection. We recognise that people are experts in their own wellbeing and recovery. Students of the college are offered the opportunity to be part of the co-production process, helping to create the College courses. Our programmes help to increase knowledge and skills and promote self-management. New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College is based at St Paul's in Hemel Hempstead. The post holder would also be required to work at other sites across Hertfordshire. The courses we offer are delivered online and in-person.** Candidates will be asked to deliver a short presentation on the day as part of the interview process. Main duties of the job Please see the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification for full details. The Lead Practice Tutor plays a vital part in our core team and supports the smooth running of the college. Central to this role is working closely with the practice and lived experience tutors to co-produce and co-deliver a range of recovery-focused courses. They will play an important role in developing and planning the delivery of the academic timetable. Alongside teaching courses from the college timetable, the post holder will support the Development Manager in the smooth running of the college and ensure the quality of the learning provision. They will use their own professional experience and qualifications to deliver courses alongside lived and practice-experienced tutors. They will be involved in the co-production, co-delivery, and evaluation of educational activities and support the Development Manager in creating an academic timetable. The post holder will manage and supervise the tutors within the college and provide reflective support sessions, and supervision to the bank of tutors that deliver courses for us. They will ensure that all tutor recruitment checks and mandatory training is completed and up to date. The post holder will promote HPFT's objectives and values, represent the Trust externally, and engage with professional bodies and regulators as required. Working for our organisation Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full and detailed list of the duties and responsibilities, below is an overview of the job description please refer to the full job description and person specification when completing your application form. Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility The post holder will manage and supervise the tutors within the College and is the lead for a bank of tutors. They will ensure all recruitment checks are carried out, appropriate documentation is signed, mandatory training is completed, and policies are adhered to. Financial Responsibility
Service Development and Improvement As part of the College team, the post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to the college's development and improvement. They will participate in audits, evaluations, and projects, ensuring the College remains evidence-based in its delivery of education. Communication
Analytical and Judgmental Skills
Planning and Organisational Skills
Physical Working Conditions and Environment
Information Resources
Learning and Development
Health and Safety
The post holder has a duty of care to themselves and to others with whom they come into contact during their work as laid down in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any subsequent amendment or legislation. Infection Control
All Trust staff will:
Act as a role model and champion for the highest standard in all aspects of infection prevention and control and the implementation of all Infection Prevention and Control Trust policies and guidelines. Equality and Diversity
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing an environment where all staff, service users and carers enjoy equality of access, provision, opportunity and outcomes. The Trust works to eliminate all forms of discrimination and recognise that this requires, not only a commitment to remove discrimination, but also action through positive policies to redress inequalities. Providing equality of opportunity means understanding and appreciating the diversity of our staff, service users & carers and ensuring a supportive environment free from harassment. As a result, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust actively encourages its staff to challenge discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for all. Confidentiality
Employees must maintain the confidentiality of staff, patients and Trust business and have a responsibility to comply with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018 and be aware of the Caldicott principles. Standards of Business Conduct and Conflicts of Interest
The Trust has adopted a Standards of Conduct Policy reflecting NHS Management Executive Guidelines. All staff must ensure that they act as a role model by upholding the principle of a leading mental Trust. Staff should inform their line manager if they work for any other organisation to ensure that this Trust complies with the Working Time Regulations. Information and Records Management
The post holder must be competent in using IT and have the relevant skills to carry out the activities required for the post. To comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Department of Health Code of Confidentiality in line with Trust procedures. To adhere to the Trust's policies on records management including creation, use, storing and retention and disposal of records. Safeguarding Adults and Children
The Trust is committed to ensuring adults and children are protected and come to no harm from abuse. All employees have a responsibility to be aware of national and local policies, their individual responsibilities with regards to the protection and safeguarding of both adults and children and must adhere to them at all times. Organisational Change As services develop and change, the post holder may be required to undertake other responsibilities within the Trust. Flexible Working The Trust believes that its staff members are its most valuable asset and is committed to attracting and retaining the very best, and utilising all the talent and experience available. The Trust recognises the importance of helping its employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements that enable them to balance their working life with other priorities, including parental and other caring responsibilities, life-long learning, charity work, leisure activities and other interests. Health and Safety Health and Safety at Work In accordance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended) and other relevant Health and Safety legislation. Review: This job description is an outline, which reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of duties and responsibilities. As these duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder. Person specification QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE Essential criteria
COMMUNICATION SKILLS Essential criteria
ANALYTICAL SKILLS Essential criteria
About us Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional
so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers. If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you. Additional Information HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services. The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements. Infection Control All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles AI Usage Guidance While Artificial Intelligence (AI) can aid you in completing your application, these tools cannot fully grasp the context of requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge and experience. Please ensure you have tailored your application before submitting it. For further information, please refer to the Trust's guidance on AI usage document which can be found below. Visa and Immigration Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Lead Practice Tutor Grade
Band 6 Contract
Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref
367-ACMS-9907 Site
New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College, St Pauls, Slippers Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP5 2XY Town
Hemel Hempstead Salary
£40,617 - £48,778 per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS) Salary period
Yearly Closing
15/12/2025 23:59 Interview date
07/01/2026 Values Based Screener At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form. http://hpft.recruitforvalues.co Job overview Are you a qualified mental health professional with teaching experience? Would you like to be part of a team providing educational recovery-focused courses that help people take better control of their mental health and wellbeing? If YES, then New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing college would like to invite you to apply for the role of Lead Practice Tutor. New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College are part of Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. We offer a range of free educational courses and development opportunities to help people take better control of their mental health and wellbeing. We offer students the chance to learn some practical skills and provide an opportunity for reflection. We recognise that people are experts in their own wellbeing and recovery. Students of the college are offered the opportunity to be part of the co-production process, helping to create the College courses. Our programmes help to increase knowledge and skills and promote self-management. New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College is based at St Paul's in Hemel Hempstead. The post holder would also be required to work at other sites across Hertfordshire. The courses we offer are delivered online and in-person.** Candidates will be asked to deliver a short presentation on the day as part of the interview process. Main duties of the job Please see the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification for full details. The Lead Practice Tutor plays a vital part in our core team and supports the smooth running of the college. Central to this role is working closely with the practice and lived experience tutors to co-produce and co-deliver a range of recovery-focused courses. They will play an important role in developing and planning the delivery of the academic timetable. Alongside teaching courses from the college timetable, the post holder will support the Development Manager in the smooth running of the college and ensure the quality of the learning provision. They will use their own professional experience and qualifications to deliver courses alongside lived and practice-experienced tutors. They will be involved in the co-production, co-delivery, and evaluation of educational activities and support the Development Manager in creating an academic timetable. The post holder will manage and supervise the tutors within the college and provide reflective support sessions, and supervision to the bank of tutors that deliver courses for us. They will ensure that all tutor recruitment checks and mandatory training is completed and up to date. The post holder will promote HPFT's objectives and values, represent the Trust externally, and engage with professional bodies and regulators as required. Working for our organisation Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full and detailed list of the duties and responsibilities, below is an overview of the job description please refer to the full job description and person specification when completing your application form. Duties and Responsibilities:
- To co-facilitate the delivery of timetabled courses, workshops and programmes.
- To manage tutors, including timetable allocations, development, teaching, recruitment, learning and wellbeing.
- To positively support, influence, and improve the quality and performance of the College.
- To support the development of new courses and educational materials.
- To co-produce, co-deliver and co-evaluate course materials for the College.
- To offer regular group support to tutors and facilitate tutor meetings.
- To work closely with the College team and provide any required information or support, including course timetabling, prospectus, bookings, etc.
- To work closely with the College Curriculum Board to evaluate and approve courses and teaching material.
- Carry out any required administrative duties to ensure the College's smooth and effective running.
- To promote and model the ethos and principles of recovery, co-production and co-delivery in all aspects of the work.
- Understand and value lived experience expertise in line with co-production principles.
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility The post holder will manage and supervise the tutors within the College and is the lead for a bank of tutors. They will ensure all recruitment checks are carried out, appropriate documentation is signed, mandatory training is completed, and policies are adhered to. Financial Responsibility
- Work within a delegated financial envelope and manage any delegated funds appropriately.
- The post holder must treat Trust property and resources carefully and respectfully, ensuring that public funds are used as efficiently as possible.
Service Development and Improvement As part of the College team, the post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to the college's development and improvement. They will participate in audits, evaluations, and projects, ensuring the College remains evidence-based in its delivery of education. Communication
- To communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and across public and voluntary sectors.
- To be skilled at delivering educational content as well as role modelling the College and Trust's values.
- To co-plan, deliver and evaluate educational activities related to groups of learners with potentially multiple, complex and diverse needs, including people with mental health challenges, carers and supporters, professionals, and other members of the public.
- To work with people who access the College, carers and peers to inform course development and delivery style.
- To support the Trust at conferences, training events and other activities to promote the College, recovery and co-production.
- To Support the programme evaluation process, provide comprehensive written data analysis reports and recommendations for improvement and further development.
Analytical and Judgmental Skills
- To have a sound understanding of personal recovery, the value of and critiques of personal recovery and be able to communicate this to others.
- To understand clearly how the educational process supports mental health recovery.
- To ensure that all learning activities meet a range of learning styles and are always underpinned by the principles of co-production and recovery-focused.
- To develop and oversee the observation process for teaching staff.
- To have a knowledge of and practical experience of teaching and training.
- To ensure that all tutors in the College understand and carry out their responsibilities.
- To be the initial point of contact for concerns about safeguarding students.
Planning and Organisational Skills
- To manage and organise own time and work efficiently, and adhere to deadlines to enable the smooth running of the college.
- To manage the teaching observation process and to create termly reports.
- To use IT skills to develop and maintain all course and learning materials and to collate reports on data collected by the Recovery College.
- To support the College team, as and when required, to develop course materials and course packs.
- To understand, contribute and co-deliver the Student Development Programme and other College provision.
Physical Working Conditions and Environment
- Regular and continuous use of VDU equipment
- The post holder will need to spend long periods within an office environment, sitting in a restricted position at VDU and keyboard computer.
- Delivering courses via online platforms as well as in-person at different venues across Hertfordshire.
- Ability to travel around Hertfordshire.
Information Resources
- To assist managers in research and development activities such as audits.
- To contribute to developing guidelines, policies and competencies for practice within the College and to share this learning to shape delivery within the College.
- To support the sourcing and retention of learning venues across the Trust and Hertfordshire.
Learning and Development
- To Participate in mandatory training development opportunities.
- To take part in management supervision.
Health and Safety
The post holder has a duty of care to themselves and to others with whom they come into contact during their work as laid down in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any subsequent amendment or legislation. Infection Control
All Trust staff will:
Act as a role model and champion for the highest standard in all aspects of infection prevention and control and the implementation of all Infection Prevention and Control Trust policies and guidelines. Equality and Diversity
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing an environment where all staff, service users and carers enjoy equality of access, provision, opportunity and outcomes. The Trust works to eliminate all forms of discrimination and recognise that this requires, not only a commitment to remove discrimination, but also action through positive policies to redress inequalities. Providing equality of opportunity means understanding and appreciating the diversity of our staff, service users & carers and ensuring a supportive environment free from harassment. As a result, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust actively encourages its staff to challenge discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for all. Confidentiality
Employees must maintain the confidentiality of staff, patients and Trust business and have a responsibility to comply with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018 and be aware of the Caldicott principles. Standards of Business Conduct and Conflicts of Interest
The Trust has adopted a Standards of Conduct Policy reflecting NHS Management Executive Guidelines. All staff must ensure that they act as a role model by upholding the principle of a leading mental Trust. Staff should inform their line manager if they work for any other organisation to ensure that this Trust complies with the Working Time Regulations. Information and Records Management
The post holder must be competent in using IT and have the relevant skills to carry out the activities required for the post. To comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Department of Health Code of Confidentiality in line with Trust procedures. To adhere to the Trust's policies on records management including creation, use, storing and retention and disposal of records. Safeguarding Adults and Children
The Trust is committed to ensuring adults and children are protected and come to no harm from abuse. All employees have a responsibility to be aware of national and local policies, their individual responsibilities with regards to the protection and safeguarding of both adults and children and must adhere to them at all times. Organisational Change As services develop and change, the post holder may be required to undertake other responsibilities within the Trust. Flexible Working The Trust believes that its staff members are its most valuable asset and is committed to attracting and retaining the very best, and utilising all the talent and experience available. The Trust recognises the importance of helping its employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements that enable them to balance their working life with other priorities, including parental and other caring responsibilities, life-long learning, charity work, leisure activities and other interests. Health and Safety Health and Safety at Work In accordance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended) and other relevant Health and Safety legislation. Review: This job description is an outline, which reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of duties and responsibilities. As these duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder. Person specification QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Registered Health / Social Care Practitioner
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE Essential criteria
- Post-registration clinical experience or teaching experience or equivalent.
- Experience of a mental health and/or teaching environment.
- Experience of supporting people with lived experience of mental health challenges.
- Experience of supervising or managing staff
- Experience involving people with a lived experience in coproduction and co-delivery of educational sessions.
- An understanding of the principles of recovery
- Recent experience in delivering courses and presentations to a wide range of audiences.
- Confident support skills and willingness to develop leadership skills.
- Ability to motivate and inspire others and translate learning into effective and committed practice
- Excellent time management skills with an ability to manage competing priorities and demands
- Ability to communicate and work with people from all backgrounds in a strength-based way
- Experience and knowledge of the theoretical underpinning of coproduction and recovery and evidence of putting these into practice.
- Experience of working in a health or social care or related environment
- Experience of working with a range of people in different settings.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders
- Experience of working with monitoring/evaluation mechanisms and operational procedures
- Experience of overseeing the observation process for teaching staff
- Proven ability to challenge current working practices & introduce changes in light of evidence-based recommendations
- Experience of personal mental health challenges
- Experience of having personally accessed mental health services
- Experience of having personally accessed inpatient mental health services
- Experience of creating project and support programmes
- Experience of service development, research and development activities such as audit
COMMUNICATION SKILLS Essential criteria
- Excellent communication, negotiation and networking skills
- A commitment to eliminating inequalities for people with mental health or other health challenges and promoting inclusion of protected groups
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team writing skills, etc
- Experience of public speaking and delivering presentations.
- Excellent listening skills and communication skills (both written and verbal) with clear evidence of ability
- Experience of providing supervision both 1:1 and group to staff.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise activities to ensure efficient delivery of a programme of work
- Ability to analyse data to inform service improvements.
- Ability to identify problems and find solutions that deliver best outcomes
- Ability to develop evaluation and monitoring systems and to analyse data for performance reporting.
- Ability to devise and deliver a quality assurance programme for teaching within the college
- Problem solving, decision making and analytical skills.
- Make judgments, without direct supervision, as to the importance/urgency of workload issues.
About us Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional
so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers. If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you. Additional Information HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services. The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements. Infection Control All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles AI Usage Guidance While Artificial Intelligence (AI) can aid you in completing your application, these tools cannot fully grasp the context of requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge and experience. Please ensure you have tailored your application before submitting it. For further information, please refer to the Trust's guidance on AI usage document which can be found below. Visa and Immigration Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.