Associate Practice Education Facilitator

NHS; Whitehaven; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Practice Education Facilitator at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the development of practice education priorities. The role involves overseeing high-quality learning environments and requires a professional health care qualification, mentorship experience, and excellent communication skills. Join a dedicated team committed to educational excellence in a vibrant healthcare setting.

Benefits

Flexibility in working patterns

Access to NHS discounts

27-day holiday scheme

Qualifications

• Registered health care professional with professional education qualifications.
• Experience in supervising students and facilitating multi-professional learning.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality multi-professional learning environments.
• Support student experience across multiple Trust sites.
• Facilitate educational programs and provide leadership within the Practice Development Team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Change management skills

Education

Professional health care qualification, degree level

Mentorship qualification or equivalent

Willingness to undertake Masters level study

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Practice Education Facilitator

The closing date is 27 June 2025

Associate Practice Education Facilitator, 37.5 hours fixed term maternity cover till July 2026, some cross site working is required.

Are you an enthusiastic AHP, Nurse or Midwife ready for a new challenge? Are you experience and confident in supervising students in practice?An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Practice Development Team to support the development and implementation of our practice education priorities at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be joining an award winning team comprising of Practice Development Leads for clinical skills, apprenticeships and preceptorship. Practice Education Facilitators, Clinical Education Coordinators, Clinical Educators, Practice Development Trainers and administrative staff. The Practice Development team support staff and learners in developing essential skills required in practice and support high quality clinical placements for pre-registration students and apprentices. We have a unique opportunity for an experienced and motivated registered health care professional who is passionate about pre-registration education to join the team as an Associate Practice Education Facilitator.

If you would be interested in joining a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic practice education team to deliver the Trust objectives and embed our values into all that we do please contact Kathryn Tweddle, Practice Education Facilitator at [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality multi-professional learning environments and will be required to work locally within services and organisations where inter-professional learning opportunities can be promoted. We expect you to have a clear commitment to the education of healthcare professionals and possess excellent leadership, communication, change management and organisational skills. You must also have the ability to inspire and enthuse a wide range of staff and students. You must be able to thrive in a fast paced environment and be willing to go that extra mile to enhance the learning culture for our staff. The post-holder will work office hours across multiple Trust sites working in collaboration with staff, learners and partner organisations. You will also be supported to access relevant professional development opportunities. The post holder will be required to support the breadth of the student experience, which may require cross boundary working. Key external partners include:o Health Education Englando HEI's o Locality based Service Providers - local Trusts and the Private, Voluntary and Independent Sector

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

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• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Unlock Tel: [phone], email [e-mail] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional health care qualification, to a minimum of degree level, with up to date professional registration
• Mentorship qualification or equivalent
• Willingness to undertake Masters level study relating to education in practice
• Masters Degree

Knowledge

• Broad range of clinical experience
• Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting
• Experience of having worked across professional and organizational boundaries
• Practical experience of facilitating change and improvement
• Experience of staff management/staff supervision
• Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
• Knowledge and experience of the private, voluntary and independent sector
• Experience of teaching in academic settings.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
• Ability to present to large groups of people
• Able to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
• Understanding of curriculum development including the generation of learning outcomes
• Understanding of a range of regulatory body requirements
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework
• Working knowledge of Interprofessional learning theory
• Microsoft office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
• Willingness to work across organization boundaries
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Ability to work without supervision and use own initiative
• Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
• Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work
• Ability to write evidence based reports
• Understanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement
• Ability to supervise staff on a day to day basis

Personal Circumstances

• Flexible approach to working patterns and locations
• Ability to travel throughout the county
• Commitment to personal and professional development

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

13 months

Working pattern

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working