Practice Education Facilitator

NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

To be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role.

To support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Senior Midwife with the assessment of training needs and subsequent development, delivery of training programmes including Nurse/Midwife induction, Care Certificate and on-going educational and clinical development programmes for nurses.

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Neonatal Nurse to join our Education Team.

As a Practice Education Facilitator, you would be accountable for:

1. Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice
2. Enhancing the patient's experience
3. Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives

Main duties of the job

To ensure safe and effective clinical/educational practice. To work within an educational environment. Supporting and reinforcing the values and standards of compassion and respect in care, demonstrating analysis and decision-making skills. Supporting in the delivery of educational sessions to qualified nurses/midwives, providing a clinically and educationally excellent, high-quality service which will influence and facilitate change within the organisation.

Ensure a high standard of care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health and Care Professions Council, national legislation, and local standards.

To promote learning within the clinical environment.

To work with other departments within the Trust to facilitate learning to support service developments and to support staff in practice who are subject to capability/competence processes.

Demonstrate a specialist level of knowledge, skill and understanding of clinical practice standards within the Trust acting as a resource and role model to colleagues.

Support staff with specialist advice in relation to practice education.

Work alongside clinical staff, promoting best practice, providing support and education, facilitating a learning environment and development of staff to meet local requirements.

When delivering training sessions and supporting staff clinically, promote that all staff are aware of and adhere to all relevant Trust policies and procedures as part of educational activity.

About Us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job Description

Responsibilities

For a full list of duties, roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Degree in Nursing
• Qualified in Speciality
• 6 months post QIS trained
• NMC Professional Registration
• Specialist knowledge of SSSA and education/professional development

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP

Employer's website: https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/