Job summary
The
role will play a key part in the ensuring the continued delivery of excellent
care out in the community, ensuring every HCSW, Nursing Associate, Trainee
Practice nurse is confident and competent in their ability to work in a person
centred, compassionate way.
Main duties of the job
Working on a sessional basis, the Nurse Trainer will be available to support our primary care workforce to gain competence to deliver the Long-Term Condition clinics and management, cytology and immunisation programmes across general practice according to their role.
As an experienced trainer the role will be responsible for evaluating the needs and current practices and creating and delivering a training development plan complete with materials, tutorials, instructions, and learning resources and guides as needed.
About us
This is an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse who wants to support new individuals into primary care nursing through the nursing POD in Manchester. In particular we are keen to hear from any nurses who may be considering retirement but are keen to share their skills with the next generation of nursing professionals or those who have a keen interest in mentoring.
The focus will be on providing support and supervision to a number of key roles in Primary Care Nursing.The post holder will mentor HCSWs, Nursing Associate, Trainee Practice nurse be confident and competent in their ability to work in a person centred, compassionate way.
Working on a sessional basis, the postholder will mentor all parts of the nursing team to ensure all primary care workforce receive high quality and coordinated training and preceptorship.
The post holder must be a competent practice nurse already, with a passion for general practice, who has a wealth of knowledge they want to share to expand the knowledge of new recruits in to General Practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Roles & Responsibilities:Nurse Trainer & Cytology QI Nurse
- To observe and to ensure candidates have been trained and assessed as competent and to sign off competency framework for staff in relation to various clinic roles.
- To ensure relevant documentation and administrative procedures are in place to support recording and reporting of data to the organisation and wider as needed
- Provide clinical supervision as required to other members of the team
- To create training plans and procedures to ensure delivery of training to the primary care workforce supporting programme across Salford is implemented.
- Developing Training content complete with materials, tutorials, instructions, and learning resources and guides as needed.
- Participate in clinical and other audits as required
- Attendance at relevant meetings.
- Support new and existing sample takers
to ensure quality in cervical cytology sample taking.
- Receive and review
monthly rejected sample data from GMSIT.
- Utilise the rejected sample data to
look for the root cause of the problem and design and implement interventions
to address these causes.
- Disseminate the Greater Manchester
rejected sample escalation policy.
- Progress the escalation policy
guidance and support sample takers through the process.
- Provide support to cervical screening sample takers
to undertake requirements for meaningful reflection and CPD, support and
advocate for any changes required in practice
- Maintain clear communication channels
with relevant quality colleagues within the locality.
- Participate in clinical and other audits as required, submitting reports
as requested.
- Attend
monthly training pod nurse meetings, with a standing agenda item for rejected
cervical screening samples and associated QI training sessions
- Promote and share good practice to all registered cervical
sample takers in Primary Care within G.M.
This list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs of the service
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Roles & Responsibilities:Nurse Trainer & Cytology QI Nurse
- To observe and to ensure candidates have been trained and assessed as competent and to sign off competency framework for staff in relation to various clinic roles.
- To ensure relevant documentation and administrative procedures are in place to support recording and reporting of data to the organisation and wider as needed
- Provide clinical supervision as required to other members of the team
- To create training plans and procedures to ensure delivery of training to the primary care workforce supporting programme across Salford is implemented.
- Developing Training content complete with materials, tutorials, instructions, and learning resources and guides as needed.
- Participate in clinical and other audits as required
- Attendance at relevant meetings.
- Support new and existing sample takers
to ensure quality in cervical cytology sample taking.
- Receive and review
monthly rejected sample data from GMSIT.
- Utilise the rejected sample data to
look for the root cause of the problem and design and implement interventions
to address these causes.
- Disseminate the Greater Manchester
rejected sample escalation policy.
- Progress the escalation policy
guidance and support sample takers through the process.
- Provide support to cervical screening sample takers
to undertake requirements for meaningful reflection and CPD, support and
advocate for any changes required in practice
- Maintain clear communication channels
with relevant quality colleagues within the locality.
- Participate in clinical and other audits as required, submitting reports
as requested.
- Attend
monthly training pod nurse meetings, with a standing agenda item for rejected
cervical screening samples and associated QI training sessions
- Promote and share good practice to all registered cervical
sample takers in Primary Care within G.M.
This list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs of the service
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Commitment to primary prevention & health/social care improvement
- Commitment to addressing health inequalities
- Commitment to enabling patient empowerment
- Ability to travel across geographical location
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of post registration training.
- Clinical Skills Immunisation/Phlebotomy, Vaccination and cervical cytology
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescriber (V300)
- Recognised Teaching Qualification
Experience
Essential
- 5 years post registration experience
- Experience of working in general practice
- Evidence of delivering training to student nurses, HCAs and other professions and experience of assessing and supporting reflective practice
- Knowledge of Long-Term conditions.
- Evidence of Teaching, Training and Clinical Supervision of staff including registered and non-registered
- Willingness to teach learners and promote evidence based practice
- Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- Knowledge of clinical audits
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work with independently
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to handle a busy and varied primary care workload
- Ability to offer support within a clinical team
- Understanding of and commitment to upholding the Nolan Principles of Public Life
Desirable
- Experience of working with general practice.
- Evidence of further study in LTC management
- PGCE, ENB 998 or MSLAP.
- Clinical Supervision training
- An awareness of current developments and initiatives in primary care.
- Understanding of the pressures faced by practices and healthcare teams
- Knowledge of the pathways and protocols in existence
- Knowledge of public health priorities within local area
Skills
Essential
- Ability to act as a positive role model promoting team working, respect, innovation & excellence
- Proficient IT skills including ability to use Vision/EMIS/System One clinical system
- Counselling & feedback skills
- Ability to work flexibly and in a changing environment
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding & adherence to confidentiality rules & concepts
Desirable
- Evidence of communication skills training
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Commitment to primary prevention & health/social care improvement
- Commitment to addressing health inequalities
- Commitment to enabling patient empowerment
- Ability to travel across geographical location
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of post registration training.
- Clinical Skills Immunisation/Phlebotomy, Vaccination and cervical cytology
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescriber (V300)
- Recognised Teaching Qualification
Experience
Essential
- 5 years post registration experience
- Experience of working in general practice
- Evidence of delivering training to student nurses, HCAs and other professions and experience of assessing and supporting reflective practice
- Knowledge of Long-Term conditions.
- Evidence of Teaching, Training and Clinical Supervision of staff including registered and non-registered
- Willingness to teach learners and promote evidence based practice
- Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- Knowledge of clinical audits
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work with independently
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to handle a busy and varied primary care workload
- Ability to offer support within a clinical team
- Understanding of and commitment to upholding the Nolan Principles of Public Life
Desirable
- Experience of working with general practice.
- Evidence of further study in LTC management
- PGCE, ENB 998 or MSLAP.
- Clinical Supervision training
- An awareness of current developments and initiatives in primary care.
- Understanding of the pressures faced by practices and healthcare teams
- Knowledge of the pathways and protocols in existence
- Knowledge of public health priorities within local area
Skills
Essential
- Ability to act as a positive role model promoting team working, respect, innovation & excellence
- Proficient IT skills including ability to use Vision/EMIS/System One clinical system
- Counselling & feedback skills
- Ability to work flexibly and in a changing environment
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding & adherence to confidentiality rules & concepts
Desirable
- Evidence of communication skills training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
