Multi-professional Clinical Facilitator (AHP/PLSU)

NHS; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in East Midlands seeks an exceptional HCPC registrant to join as a multi-professional facilitator. The role involves supporting pre-registration and apprentice learners while collaborating with educational organizations. Candidates should have a strong background in clinical practice and be capable of working independently across multiple sites to improve the quality of practice learning experiences.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance program

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Evidence of post-qualification experience/qualification to diploma or degree level.
• Experience in supporting and developing staff in clinical settings.
• Extensive clinical experience in an acute setting.

Responsibilities

• Support learners in achieving competencies set out by the HCPC/College.
• Collaborate with teaching staff and students across all sites.
• Ensure educational standards and governance are upheld.

Skills

HCPC registration

Leadership skills

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Education

First-level degree or working towards one

Job description

Overview

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 02 October 2025

An opportunity has come up for an exceptional HCPC registrant to join the Practice Learning Support Unit as a multi professional facilitator for the following post. Permanent; part time hours. Supporting and working with pre registration and Apprentice learners. Liaising with the wider workforce and collaborating with educational organisations across the country.

Do you enjoy supporting Learners of your profession and others? Would you enjoy the opportunity to contribute to the quality of the practice learning experiences of our future workforce?

Here at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on the high quality of our practice placements and inter-professional learning opportunities. To sustain and further drive up the quality of our placement experiences, and to continue to strengthen and provide support to learners by implementing the educational standards and ensuring governance of our emerging workforce, the Practice Learning Support Unit seeks a Registered Practice Placement Facilitator.

The role is about being clinically visible, whilst planning and ensuring processes are followed as per standards for Education and Safe Learning Charter(SLEC).

The role will require the facilitator to work across all 5 sites collaborating with the PLSU team and Lead and the wider team of learning and education. This role is a great role to step into education and work with our partner placement providers.

Main duties of the job

There is an expectation that the successful candidate will work multi-professionally, across all divisions and all five sites to support activity when called to do so.

It is desired that the candidate will need to have some knowledge and understanding of the educational standards and SLEC they must have valid up to date educational training qualification appropriate for HCPC registration.

Facilitators will be coaching and supporting learners to achieve the competencies set out by the HCPC/ College, whilst following UHDB ethos and values of

• Presence
• Respecting
• Development
• Education

It is preferable that applicants have evidence that they are capable of working at degree level or equivalent.

It is essential that the candidate has experience, in supporting students in clinical practice, whilst empowering students to lead and learn.

The candidate will gain an overview of educational standards and the objectives set by NHS England and the wider ICB across Derbyshire network

It is essential that the successful candidate can work independently and collaboratively, including the wider teams in Learning & Development, UHDB and educational leads.

The successful candidate will be working extensively with digital technology and data collection as part of the role, basic skill required but system training provided.

Interview date: 17 October 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Skills/Experience

• HCPC registration
• Evidence of Post Qualification experience/Qualification to diploma or degree level/post reg study
• Evidence of recent extensive clinical experience in an acute setting / Specific knowledge of the clinical area.
• Experience of supporting and developing staff.
• Displays effective leadership whilst assisting clinical staff with the assessment, mentoring and support to all students and staff in the division
• Has a first level degree or working towards one

Planning and organisational

• Uses own initiative within established procedures, taking responsibility for own actions.
• Manages own workload, prioritising as necessary.
• Evidence of understanding the role.

Skills

• Clinical skills
• Ability to communicate with learners at all levels
• Evidence on application of team working
• Understanding of needs of registrants new to the NMC register

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust