Practice Educator Facilitator

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Practice Education Facilitator to enhance the skills of healthcare support workers. This role emphasizes the importance of supporting new staff and fostering a collaborative learning environment. The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader, capable of working independently while positively impacting clinical education. With opportunities for career development and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this position offers a rewarding chance to contribute to a vital healthcare community. Join a team dedicated to excellence in patient care and educational support.

Qualifications

• Registered professional or equivalent experience in clinical fields.
• Evidence of continuing educational development at degree level.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical input into staff development focusing on healthcare support workers.
• Build relationships with stakeholders in practice education.

Skills

Clinical Teaching

Communication Skills

Clinical Skills

Team Collaboration

Educational Development

Education

Degree Level Education

Registered Professional

Job description

Main area Divisional B Management Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (12 months fixed term contract or secondment) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 188-NM040325

Site DIVB Education Town Southampton Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum - Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/03/2025 23:59

Job overview

The education team has an exciting and new opportunity to join us as a Practice Education Facilitator. This role will have a specific focus on supporting Health care support workers working across the division.

Their focus will be on supporting new healthcare support workers, developing current staff and implementing evidence based practice.

The successful candidate will be an excellent role model and provide clinical support to staff.

They will need to be able to work autonomously and proactively to positively influence the quality of the clinical learning environment.

Working collaboratively with both the clinical team, education team and HCSW hub will be imperative to the success of this role.

The education team offers opportunities to develop your career in both your clinical and educational portfolio. You will be supported to develop the required skills needed to support others both clinically and in a classroom.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide a visible clinical profile, having an advisory and clinical input into the development of staff focusing on health care support workers working within the division.
• Build and promote positive relationships with all stakeholders involved in practice education, including but not limited to education centre teams, clinical leads, subject specialists, simulated patients and external partners.
• Communicate effectively with staff at all levels in the organisation in non-clinical, clinical and clinical roles including senior leadership teams and medical roles.
• Prepare and present practice based education and development to a mixed audience with differing levels of knowledge, presenting ideas in ways that promote understanding, through a variety of media and communication aids.
• Work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams to support the development of staff including students, practice educators, preceptors, trainees, and members of the wider multi-professional team.
• Contribute to the quality process, by identifying and acting appropriately regarding incidents of poor practice through clinical incident reporting, audit and research.

Person specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

• Registered professional OR relevant equivalent experience relating to clinical fields working at Band 4 or above.
• Evidence of continuing educational development at degree level or relevant equivalent experience.
• Some experience of clinical teaching within the health care setting.
• Proven employment history and experience in clinical setting.
• Competent in clinical skills.
• Experience working within a busy general ward or educational setting.
• Knowledge of undergraduate education.
• Knowledge of current healthcare support worker/nursing/nursing associate education.
• Knowledge of apprenticeship education.
• Knowledge of the wider healthcare agenda.

Trust Values

• Patients First
• Working Together
• Always Improving

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

Our commitment to equality

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.