The Education Academy

As we respond to the challenges of rising demand, growing numbers of individuals with more complex health needs, an ageing population and new models of care, education and training has never been more important.

As Barts Health, one of the largest healthcare providers in Europe, we have a unique opportunity to influence the care of patients, our local population’s health and the skills of our staff by providing outstanding education and training.

The Education Academy currently provides clinical placements for 2,500 medical undergraduate students and trains 1,040 resident doctors, over 800 children, adult nursing and midwifery students and 275 AHPs. We provide resuscitation skills training, moving and handling, simulation and clinical skills training and a range of skills based short courses, as well as ensuring the trust achieves high levels of compliance for its statutory and mandatory training.

Our overall aim is to continuously develop, deliver and evaluate a portfolio of education and training which promotes a patient focussed learning and multi professional culture, anticipates and responds to the changing demands of the health economy, and helps to ensure an appropriately skilled workforce, equipped to deliver new models of care.

At the heart of our approach to learning is linking education and development to the systematic acquisition and deployment of skills needed to build a culture of learning and continuous improvement across Barts Health.

Our role is split into predominantly six key areas of activity:

• Professional qualifications for clinical staff – including Medical and dental undergraduate students, doctors in training covering over 60 specialties; nurses, midwives and AHPs, IEN’s, HCS and STPs
• CPD and accredited programmes – this includes learning and development; leadership and management skills training; short courses and functional skills training and apprenticeships
• Statutory and Mandatory Training – this covers all staff in the Trust and includes both online training and Face to face training e.g. Basic Life support and Moving & Handling
• Corporate Induction – this covers all staff in the Trust with specialised inductions held for Medical staff; doctors in training, IENs and newly qualified non-medical staff
• Clinical Skills/Upskilling – this includes Simulation and clinical skills training, Fit testing and PPE
• Library Services – with facilities across all 4 major sites

• We manage statutory and mandatory training for the Trust and annually we monitor over 411,237 stat man training modules, e assessments, study guides and stat man compliance.
• Last year we delivered over 20,000 face to face clinical training sessions, ranging from 12,738 attending clinical skills training run by the Simulation team; 72 IENs OSCE trained; 4,142 staff attended Resus skills training and 2,099 staff attended M and H training.
•  Over 1,400 staff attended Corporate Induction and 1,000 staff attended a short course
• 282 staff started on an apprenticeship
• Knowledge and Library Services provided over 6,000 book loans and over 14,000 journal articles to Barts Health staff and students in 2021-2022. Over 40,000 logons to electronic resources were recorded

As a major teaching Trust we annually train the following: –

• 1,073 Doctors and Dentists in training
• 35 Physician Associates
• 113 Nursing Associates
• 200 Internationally Educated Nurses
• 481 undergraduate AHPs
• 900 adult and child nursing, and midwifery undergraduate students
• 84 Health Care Science trainees
• 1,050 medical students
• 338 dental students
• 51 Pharmacy and Technician trainees
• 571 Apprentices

Quality is key to everything we do and we use the Health Education England (HEE) Quality Framework to ensure our programmes reflect the latest developments in educational thinking and respond to the emerging models of care and service transformation.

At the Trust, we are dedicated to supporting our staff in acquiring and enhancing their skills and knowledge, enabling them to perform their work in a safe and effective manner, and to realize their full potential through career and personal development. 

As an employee of Barts Health, you have access to a variety of learning and development opportunities offered by our Education Academy, some of which are tailored to specific professions or career stages, while others are available to all.

To promote accessibility and equality throughout the Trust, our educational opportunities encompass a broad range of formats, including classroom-based training, hands-on workshops, and e-learning modules. These learning opportunities vary in duration, ranging from a few hours to several days, weeks, or even months, and can lead to nationally recognized qualifications.

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