Practice Facilitator

Gloucestershire Health and Care; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Apprenticeships up to Level 7

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucestershire is seeking an experienced Community Nurse (adult/general) to join our mobile, county-wide team. You will supervise practice, organise the learning environment, deliver education and clinical facilitation, and uphold professional practice standards.

You will be competent in extended skills and able to work autonomously in diverse settings, with a strong focus on reflective practice, governance and ongoing professional

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (adult or general).
• NMC Registration is mandatory.
• Facilitated Learning in Practice or equivalent teaching qualification required.
• Certificate-level management/leadership course is desirable.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• A healthcare-related degree is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervision in practice and organisation of the learning environment.
• Delivery of education and clinical facilitation.
• Oversight of professional practice standards within the service.
• Respond to unplanned events to support back-to-practice and reduce risk.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Mentor/teaching

Reflective practice

Clinical governance

Education

Degree in a healthcare related subject

NMC Registration

Facilitated Learning in Practice or equivalent teaching qualification

Job description

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

This post can be a fixed term for 12 months or as a 12 month secondment from your existing role.

*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*

Managed by and reporting to the Practice Development Leads for Community Nursing this role supports colleagues to work effectively, develop their skills and competency and embed into community nursing roles.

The role is suited to an experienced community nurse who has a passion for learning and facilitation of others who is willing to work alongside colleagues to develop their potential and support them in the challenging but diverse and rewarding role of being a community nurse.

Your skills will reflect the diversity of the role and your confidence in your community nursing skills will ensure you flourish in this new role. You must be competent in all community nursing clinical interventions including extended skills such as IV therapy, central lines, compression and Doppler assessment and gastrostomies. In addition your communication skills should be exemplary and you will be able to work in challenging and unpredictable situations autonomously.

Main duties of the job

We are a mobile working enabled service with electronic rostering and clinical recording well established.

Working across the county, but affiliated to an identified locality, the role involves supervision in practice, organisation of the learning environment, delivery of education and clinical facilitation and oversighting the professional practice standards within the service. In addition to the planned work you’ll be engaged with, we recognise sometimes colleagues need support following unplanned events such as incidents and you will work to respond swiftly, to enable people back to practice, reduce risk and prevent recurrence. You will become a pivotal colleague in enabling a future workforce equipped with the skills to care.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse (adult or general)
• NMC Registration
• Facilitated Learning in Practice or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification
• To have undertaken a management/leadership course at certificate level
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• A Degree in a healthcare related subject

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Significant experience in a community nursing role in a variety of environments / settings
• Demonstrates good working knowledge of Community Nursing and Integrated Community Teams
• Mentor of pre-registration student nurses
• Experience of taking charge of and leading patient care
• Demonstrates a model of reflective practice and evidence based working
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner showing adaptability, reliability and flexibility
• Demonstrates a solid comprehension of clinical governance and application to practice

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Good luck with your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.