Practice Experience Facilitator

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health care provider in the UK seeks a Practice Experience Facilitator to promote education and maintain high standards within clinical practice. Responsibilities include supporting learners, designing educational programs, and collaborating with universities. Applicants should have a recognized teaching qualification and experience in delivering training. The role offers flexibility and requires a problem-solving approach.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering training for pre-registration and apprenticeships.
• Flexibility in working arrangements and commitment to professional development.
• Experience in maintaining high standards of clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Promote proactive education and learning in clinical practice.
• Evaluate and deliver programmes of learning for clinical practice.
• Collaborate with educational institutions to support placement capacity.

Skills

Problem-solving approach

Ability to deal with sensitive situations

Capability to work to tight timescales

Education

Recognised teaching qualification

Job description

Overview

The Practice Experience Facilitator will promote a proactive approach to education, learning and maintaining the highest standards of practice education and clinical practice within North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The purpose of this role is to provide expert level advice and support for all learners in practice, and those who support those learners.

Responsibilities

• Ensure placement capacity and increase where possible to provide a valuable learning experience in practice for all learners.
• Develop new ways of learning and placement models to provide a positive learning experience.
• Through contemporary healthcare education practice, promote development which will maintain excellent standards of clinical practice, multi-disciplinary team working, effective communication, optimal patient safety and robust infection control practices.
• Be highly flexible in terms of working arrangements, with set working days not guaranteed.
• Work collaboratively to provide support for all Team activities by gaining an understanding of the roles of other Team members.
• Provide expert level of support and guidance to staff supporting learners in practice.
• Provide quality assurance and capacity of practice learning environments and support systems in place for learners in practice.
• Evaluate, review, co‑ordinate and deliver programmes of learning for new and existing learners in diverse areas of clinical practice.
• Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment ensuring an integrated Trust approach to patient pathways, patient safety and workforce development.
• Liaise with Universities and Further Education Colleges/Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) and act as the link between the Trust and the HEIs for communication.
• Develop and improve professional knowledge and competence of self and others using evidence based practice.
• Utilise expert knowledge to support Trust‑wide adherence to corporate patient safety strategies, critically appraising new and changing models and policies.
• Ensure that all programmes and teaching promote and maintain the highest standards of patient care, effective communication, optimal patient safety and robust infection prevention and control.
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Nursing Team, setting clear standards of competency and practice guidelines to be achieved and ensuring relevant documentation is designed to support this.
• Plan, design and deliver teaching within the clinical areas.
• Maintain own professional development and clinical skills through practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Please be aware: once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early.

Qualifications

• Recognised teaching qualification is essential.
• Experience delivering training covering all aspects of pre‑registration, apprenticeships and preceptorship.
• Problem‑solving approach and ability to deal with sensitive and complex situations with urgency and discretion.
• Capability to work to tight timescales with a small but very effective team.

Working Hours

If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full‑time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)

It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust and require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month’s pay on commencement with the Trust. The DBS check will be undertaken during the pre‑employment check screening.

Employment References

As part of our pre‑employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history including any gaps. Applicants are requested to ensure e‑mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.

Visa Sponsorship

We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility.

Trust Information

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well‑being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”, Armed Forces Covenant. As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly. We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.

Additional Information

Further Important Information.