Practice Education Facilitator

NHS Tayside; Dundee (OH); On-site; USD 47,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Tayside is seeking an innovative registered nurse or midwife to join the Professional and Practice Development Team as Practice Education Facilitator. The role focuses on developing high-quality learning environments and supporting nursing and midwifery students across Tayside.

The post requires effective interpersonal skills, ability to influence at all levels, and willingness to travel across Tayside to support practice assessors, supervisors and higher education institutes, in line with

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or midwife with effective interpersonal skills.
• Experience in supporting and assessing learning in healthcare settings.
• Ability to travel across Tayside to support practice learning environments.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality practice learning environments through Practice Supervisor/Assessor roles.
• Identify and support development of new Practice Learning Environments for nursing/midwifery students.
• Lead programmes such as Flying Start.
• Contribute to supportive initiatives including restorative clinical supervision and regulatory standards.
• Encourage feedback culture to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Registered Nurse or Midwife

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We are looking for an innovative registered nurse or midwife, with highly effective interpersonal skills to join the Professional and Practice Development Team in the role of Practice Education Facilitator. We are looking for a registrant with a well-developed skill set who can influence and negotiate effectively at all levels and use own initiative.
This Post Provides The Opportunity To Work Collaboratively With Others To Support And Enhance Learning In Healthcare Environments For The Benefit Of All Across NHS Tayside By

• Working in partnership with practice teams to develop and maintain high-quality practice learning environments through the development of Practice Supervisor/ and Assessor roles
• Identifying and supporting the development of new Practice Learning Environments to effectively support nursing and midwifery students
• Leading the delivery of programmes of work such as Flying Start
• Contributing to the provision of a wide variety of supportive initiatives including Restorative Clinical Supervision and educational activities that meet both quality assurance standards and regulatory body requirements.
• Encouraging a culture that supports and embeds the use of feedback and learning for the Practice Learning Environment to ensure continuous improvement.
  

This exciting role is continually evolving in response to local and national needs, providing you with the scope to demonstrate and adopt new approaches to building high-quality teams and improving service delivery in line with person-centred values. At interview you will be able to share your commitment to continuing professional development
As part of the Practice and Professional Development Team, you will work closely with our Care Home Education Facilitator, Practice Education Facilitators and Practice Development Team members. You will have significant experience of supporting and assessing learning in a healthcare setting. You will also develop effective working relationships with practice assessors/ supervisors, service leaders and Higher Education Institutes to ensure support is provided across Tayside. You must have excellent organisational skills and be able to meet tight deadlines. The ability to travel across all parts of Tayside is a requirement of this role.
Informal enquiries are welcomed, please contact: Nancy Galloway, PEF Team Leader, on 01382 660111 ext 33629 or Robert Weir on 01382 660111 ext 45912