Clinical Practice Facilitator

Job description

Job responsibilities

Oversee and coordinate the delivery of a clinical education and training work plan that will support St Leonards Hospice to develop and deliver quality patient centred services now and, in the future and position us as a centre of excellence for specialist palliative care.

Work closely with clinical leads to ensure that the Hospice has a workforce who are appropriately skilled, engaged and supervised to safely and effectively undertake patient facing roles.

Main duties and responsibilities

Professional

1. Work alongside the IPU and Community teams to build an understanding of the clinical workforce education and development requirements for the organisation for now and the future.

2. Actively engage in external professional networks to understand changes to legislation, policy & practice and their impact on the clinical education/development requirements to broaden our offering to meet the education and development needs of our staff and support the aims of the Hospice.

3. Lead the development of a proactive education and development plan that can flex to accommodate staff working patterns, maintains clinical competency, builds resilience and specialism into our offering, and meets our regulatory and legal compliance obligations. Ensure it is accessible, leverages digital technology, adheres to theories of adult learning, is scalable, cost effective and delivers impact.

4. Lead on standard setting for the delivery of education and training within the Hospice, coaching and supporting clinical leads and clinical champions to execute the education and development plan, maintain their competence and confidence to deliver training as SMEs, provide feedback to staff and complete the appropriate competence checks and OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations).

5. Directly deliver and assist with the provision of clinical education and training as required across the organisation and facilitate dedicated education sessions for clinical staff.

6. Provide oversight on training compliance and contribute to audits and recording of data on the Learning Management System to demonstrate the Hospice is operating in accordance with regulatory requirements.

7. Promote collaboration with other organisations (health, social care, charitable sector and education) to share best practices and reduce inefficiencies, inequity and duplication in the education and development of clinical teams.

8. Work closely with the wider Workforce, Education, Learning and Development (WELD) team to ensure that clinical education and development has a demonstrable return on investment, effectively leverages learning technologies, is delivered in line with Hospice values and continuously evolves in line with the changing landscape and best practices in adult learning.

9. Chair the Clinical Education, Training and Development group and attend relevant forums related to governance and quality to support the development of the education and development plan (e.g. Learning for Safety, Medicines Operational Governance).

10. Maintain a training matrix to inform reporting, determine which employees need which training, identify and escalate risks and governance issues, and prioritise training needs.

11. Support the development of new starters (new employees, returners, student placements, preceptees), liaising with the line manager and other teams (HR, university or training body)

12. Identify opportunities for the Hospice to increase reach and generate income by contributing to training of staff and students from external organisations in palliative and end of life care.

13. Maintain personal knowledge, competence and practice in clinical procedures and pedagogy. Be available and flexible to work clinically across services to support education and clinical needs and to maintain clinical competence.

Person Specification

IT

Essential

• Good IT Skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications (word, excel, power point, outlook, teams)

Desirable

• Experience of working with learning management systems
• Experience of using OneDrive and SharePoint

Other requirements

Essential

• Be prepared to assist with Hospice fundraising activities
• Ability to work in an ambassadorial manner externally to the Hospice
• Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Relevant mentoring in practice qualification

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Post graduate degree

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of caring for people at the end of life in a healthcare setting
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of contributing to and working with strategy
• Excellent clinical assessment & care skills
• Able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
• Good organisational skills
• Attention to detail & commitment to producing high quality work

Desirable

• Experience in specialist palliative care services
• Able to work effectively in and with the community services

Personal

Essential

• Work confidentially and with discretion
• Creative in approach to education & teaching
• Ability to cope with pressure/challenging environment
• Flexible to the changing needs of the post often at short notice
• Ability to accept support and feedback from other team members
• Committed to own/others continuing professional development

Communication

Essential

• Proven interpersonal skills.
• Ability to be sensitive and empathetic
• Ability to communicate at all levels within the Hospice
• Networking skills

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.

Employer details

Employer name

St Leonard's Hospice

Address

St Leonard's Hospice

185 Tadcaster Road

York

North Yorkshire

YO24 1GL

Employer's website

https://www.stleonardshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)