Practice Teacher/Clinical Educator School Nursing

Nhs-1; Ashfield; Sur place; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a motivated Practice Teacher/Clinical Educator (School Nursing) to join our Integrated Healthy Families Team across Nottinghamshire County, with a negotiable base and support to wider districts as part of the Practice Teacher team.

You will assess, teach and evaluate learning, develop education programmes, and collaborate with HEIs to develop expert community clinicians in a leadership capacity to meet changing population needs.

Qualifications

• 1st level Registration with current NMC registration.
• Specialist qualification in Community Public Health School Nursing.
• PG/Cert IPPE/NMC recorded qualified teacher or Practice Teacher module 7 or equivalent to masters level.
• NMC registered Nurse Prescriber V100 or V150.
• Evidence of further professional development.

Responsabilités

• Manage base discipline-specific team to meet resident needs, promote self-care and health/wellbeing.
• Supervise, develop and support other professionals and staff.
• Assess and monitor competency to maintain quality services.
• Teach qualified and unqualified staff.
• Collaborate with managers to develop services addressing changing population needs.
• Support HEIs in practical development of nurses undertaking postgraduate education and ensure learning is evidence-based.

Connaissances

NMC registration

Leadership

Education & training

Communication

Formation

PG/Cert IPPE/NMC qualified teacher

Masters level or equivalent

Description du poste

Main area Practice Teacher/Clinical Educator - School Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 186-951-26-MH

Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Ashfield Health Village and various bases Town Ashfield Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

Practice Teacher/Clinical Educator School Nursing

Band 7

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic Practice Teacher/ Clinical Educator (School Nursing) to join our Integrated Healthy Families Team based within Nottinghamshire County, negotiable base, but also supporting the wider districts as part of the Practice Teacher team

You will work as part of the team as a community-based practitioner working both within practice setting and within the HEI; assessing, teaching, and evaluating learning, developing programmes of education, and working with others to develop specialist nursing clinicians for the future. The post holder with be part of the leadership team, working in partnership with managers in the development of services to meet the changing needs of the resident population, including the response to professional issues as they arise

Main duties of the job

• Provide and facilitate a higher level of development /education for staff to maintain a workforce of specialist community clinicians (NMC standards)
• Work with managers and HEIs in the development and delivery of education, promoting best practice and addressing practice issues relating to competency and service development.
• Supervise, teach, develop and support other professional colleagues and staff (qualified and unqualified) assessing and monitoring competency in order to maintain quality services
• Support models of preceptorship and mentorship
• Provide evidence-based learning opportunities
• Provide safeguarding and clinical supervision to HFT members.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, innovative, creative applicant with excellent communication skills. You will enjoy working as part of an integrated team but will also demonstrate the ability to work using your own initiative. We offer a friendly and supportive working environment with excellent development opportunities.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Healthy Family Teams are part of the Healthy Families Programme, delivering an integrated 0-19 public health nursing service for children, young people and their families. Advice, care, and interventions are provided by the Specialist Public Health Practitioners (Health Visitors and School Nurses) and their multidisciplinary skill mixed teams offering a joined-up service to all families in Nottinghamshire.

There are 20 locally based Healthy Family Teams across the County who deliver the programme. The service is provided to any family living in Nottinghamshire with a child between 0-19 years old, expectant mums and for young people attending Nottinghamshire schools up to the age of 19 years. The service works 8.30am – 5pm Monday to Friday but can also work out of hours if required.

Each team of practitioners and support staff have a responsibility for a geographical area and work across the whole 0-19 years age range making sure the care provided is delivered by the right team member at the right time for the child, young person and their family.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Manage their discipline specific team at base, working to meet the needs of the resident population including clients with continuing healthcare needs, the promotion of self‑care and health and wellbeing or work in a capacity to have clinical input.
• To supervise, develop and support other professional colleagues and staff
• To assess and monitor competency in order to maintain quality services
• To teach qualified and unqualified staff
• To work with managers in the development of services to meet the changing needs of the resident population, including the response to professional issues as they arise
• To work with the Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) and the organisation in the practical development of nurses undertaking Post Graduate education, assessing and facilitating learning in order to attain professional competence through experience in practice.
• Provide learning opportunities that are underpinned by evidence-based practice and linked to those of the HEI, other educational providers and the employing organisations.
• To promote practice development in order to raise professional standards in line with Government policy and the changing needs of the NHS

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Elizabeth Henson on 07769 367161

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person specification

Qualifications

• 1st level Registration with current NMC registration
• Specialist qualification in specialist field; BSc Hons Community Specialist Public Health School Nursing
• PG/Cert IPPE/NMC recorded qualified teacher or Practice Teacher module 7 or equivalent to masters level
• NMC recorded Nurse Prescriber V100 or V150
• Evidence of further professional development

Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrates sound clinical, professional and practical knowledge and evidence based practice
• Ability to work in partnership with other services to support children & families
• Ability to facilitate and deliver the training of pre-registration nursing students, new employees and post-graduate nurses
• Ability to develop, deliver and evaluate effective training and educational packages for individuals and groups, facilitating inter-professional learning
• Demonstrate ability to lead change and transformation across services.
• Proven communications skills – written, oral & IT
• Interpersonal skills: Problem solving, Listening, Negotiation, Self-awareness, Flexibility, Respectful Challenge
• Proven Organisation skills: Time & Self-management, Record keeping, Caseload management, Ability to prioritise own workload as well as others in the team.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of national and local priorities
• Proven team leadership and caseload management
• Have knowledge of research and audit

Experience

• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of managing a team

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork

Contractual requirements

• A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.
• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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.

Contact Information

Name: Elizabeth Henson
Job title: Interim Service Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07769367161

Additional Contact

Tracey Walker Practice Teacher School Nurse

07971726899

Email: [e-mail]