Job summary
22.5 hours per week.
We are seeking an experienced Practice Facilitator to help steer, drive, support and deliver service improvement within the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity (MHLDN) & Wellbeing Services directorate in Livewell Southwest.
Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
The Practice Facilitator role is linked directly to the development of
clinical and leadership
competencies for staff groups across, but not limited to the Community
Nursing teams.
The Practice Facilitator role be involved in design, implementation,
and delivery of training.
This will include classroom-based teaching, simulation and situational
learning.
This person will have all the clinical competencies in place to be able
to develop the skill and knowledge of the staff groups. The post holder provides support to
the clinical nursing staff to underpin the principles of evidence-based practice and quality
in professional practice development.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the practice facilitator and training team, you will
collaborate closely with the Practice Lead for Nursing and the Deputy Head of Training. Your
responsibilities will include delivering training sessions, ensuring staff competency, and
offering assistance when other team members are unavailable.
To work within the scope of the code of professional practice as per
your profession and Livewell Southwest policies
To maintain key working relationships with managers, service heads and
leads, and other staff with the purpose of maintaining credibility and visibility of the
role.
Establish and uphold proactive connections with various development and
training providers, including Livewell Southwest Network, NHS Trusts, Plymouth
City Council, as well as private/voluntary sector stakeholders, considering any
integration agreements.
The post holder may be required to work within their scope of practice
across the organisation should the need arise, for example, in a pandemic
situation.
As part of your role there will be occasional requirement to draw upon
appropriate shared skills to support holistic assessments.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social
enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across
Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of
Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports
centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and
collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while
empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in
shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right
time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead
healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training
pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care
Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship
programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all
sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental
health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the
application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Competencies and Training:
-
To be involved in the planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation
of clinical and essential training using relevant national and local guidelines and
frameworks.
-
Support in delivery of training programmes led by other clinical
educators.
-
Implement, participate, and facilitate in the development of Practice
Supervision as peer groups for all staff groups across the Community Nursing teams.
-
Facilitate the development of a peer learning groups for all staff
groups across theCommunity Nursing teams.
-
Develop opportunities to enhance development and sign off, of clinical
practicecompetencies.
-
Facilitate and support in the sign off, of clinical competencies,
supporting evidencebased, quality leadership.
-
Support with the delivery and implementation of essential clinical
training for thesestaff groups.
-
Provide expert clinical leadership and support to all staff groups
across thecommunity Nursing teams.
-
Student Nursing Associates and nurses acting as a role model in
provision of cleardirection for nursing and practice development.
-
The role includes a balance of clinical, educational and leadership
responsibilitieswhich may vary according to need and to be agreed by the Practice lead
for nursingto support service development.
Responsibility for financial and/or physical
resources
- Ensure training equipment and consumables are maintained. Monitor stock
levels and liaise with training team in regards ordering and restocking
- Maybe required to instigate ordering of new or updated equipment in
line with current guidelines and best practice.
- Responsible for the safe use of equipment other than equipment which
they personally use; And/or responsible for maintaining stock control and/or
security of stock.
Responsibility for Workforce and Operational
Issues:
- Works within the NMC Code of Practice.
- Ensure quality service delivery by developing and reviewing of
workforce competencies in collaboration with professional training and
development, practice lead for nursing and operational mangers.
- Support on strategies to support Professional training and development
and Practice lead in the development of suitably skilled staff by using
workforce planning developments to support the development of sill mix
competency and development within the staff groups identified.
- To actively participate in supporting new ways of working and
developing staff quality and competence within clinical practice.
- Develop opportunities to enhance development and sign off, of clinical
practice competencies
- Remain updated and competent and ensure that clinical practice is
evidence based.
- Have an up-to-date personal development plan and professional portfolio
- Participate in an annual appraisal of their work in line with the
Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) where the job description will be
reviewed, and objectives set.
- In line with the annual development plan the post holder will be
expected to undertake any training or development required to fulfil their
role.
Responsibility for people who use our
services
- Provide nursing knowledge and experience to any member of the
multi-disciplinary team in relation to patient care, ensuring a visible
presence is maintained within clinical areas.
- Set, agree and monitor standards for clinical practice and patient care
and ensure teams have the right skills to deliver a high-quality service.
- Ensure changes in clinical practice are reflected in training and
competency assessment, alerting the team manager and practice lead for nursing
where there is an unmet need.
- Work autonomously in the community setting, recognising the risks
associated with lone working, e.g., aggressive behaviour, and work proactively
to reduce those risks.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner, managing and prioritising own
workload according to local guidelines and identified need. Working in a
variety of community settings, exercising a high level of judgement, discretion
and decision making in clinical care.
- To facilitate and support effective clinical assessment and transfer
those skills to support quality of care and clinical competence for those
identified staff in line with clinical assessments listed below:
- To Support and perform a comprehensive holistic assessment and physical
examination for patients using clinical skills and knowledge to identify
problems or symptoms. To be able to determine if symptoms warrant further
investigation and/or treatment and initiate this as appropriate.
- To plan, implement and evaluate on an ongoing basis, care delivery
using evidence based best practice.
- To be able to identify and resolve complex clinical issues.
- Support staff in providing expert clinical care and health promotion
interventions that will help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and
periods of crisis. This will include the ordering and interpreting of
diagnostic tests and act on results, referrals to relevant clinicians using
clinical guidelines and policies to support clinical decision-making and the
prescribing of medicines via independent and supplementary prescribing
arrangements.
- To initiate and support medicines management incidents within our
community teams linking with professional lead to identify themes and support
with training.
- To support and facilitate effective Work with the multi-disciplinary
team across health and social care to co-ordinate the development,
implementation and evaluation of training.
Responsibility for implementation of policy
and/or service developments
- To be involved in the planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation
of clinical and essential training using relevant national and local guidelines
and frameworks.
- Responsible for the day-to-day support for ongoing development of
quality and evidence based clinical practice development across the Community
Nursing Service. Ensure changes in clinical practice are reflected in training
and competency assessment, alerting the team manager and Practice lead for
nursing where there is an unmet need.
- Ensure staff are competent to complete delegated duties.
- Develop and facilitate Peer support groups for the identified staff.
- Lead on the development and implementation of practice supervision for
the identified staff group.
- Support the Practice lead for nursing and Team managers to plan and
develop future trends in workforce development and develop workforce plans.
- Provide support for all staff groups across the community Nursing teams
to allow them to mentor and support within clinical practice.
- Responsible for the ensuring clinical support and training provided
within the role is in line with the implementation of relevant policies and
guidance.
- Support competency development for all grades of nursing and support
staff in line with national standards/care pathways.
- Participate in regular supervision, clinical and line management,
engage in reflective practice and be committed to continued development.
Other Responsibilities:
- Maintain own personal and professional development
- Maintain own clinical competence and clinical skills
- Adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct: standards for conduct, performance
and ethics, and other associated professional guidance.
- Identify own learning needs and seek opportunities to develop knowledge
and expertise.
- Maintain an individual professional portfolio as direct evidence of
clinical practice at an advanced level ensuring that this portfolio meets
revalidation criteria and keep abreast of current developments within field of
practice.
- Constantly seek to extend the boundaries of practice within the
speciality, stressing the nursing contribution and identifying areas where
clinical practice will lead to improvements in service users care.
COMMUNICATIONS AND
RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder will be required to have excellent, effective,
communication skills to
support staff development and enhance quality care.
Be able to use a range of teaching styles to meet the needs of learners
with consideration
to neuro diversity and reasonable adjustment to ensure equity and
accessibility for all.
Maintain and foster good relationships with professionals and
non-professional colleagues
concerned with the provision or development of healthcare services.
The post holder will be required to use a computer, being responsible
for timely recording
patient activities for IT data collection, dealing with e-mail queries,
action development
plans.
Lead and participate in team activities so as to develop and
consolidate a cohesive and
supportive team ensuring openness within the team.
You will be able to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious
information. This may
be because agreement or cooperation is required or because there are
barriers to
understanding. The Post Holder to be supplied with a mobile phone and
for work purposes
and be expected to abide by the organisation policy.
Develop and maintain effective and appropriate communication networks
with other
members of the Primary Health Care Team and other agencies.
Reporting and recording of all incidents and near misses as per policy.
Have good communication skills to facilitate effective communication
with staff, patients,
carers including sensitive and accurate information.
The post holder will require need to actively participate in effective
information sharing of
development areas within clinical competencies undertaken by staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
Competencies and Training:
-
To be involved in the planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation
of clinical and essential training using relevant national and local guidelines and
frameworks.
-
Support in delivery of training programmes led by other clinical
educators.
-
Implement, participate, and facilitate in the development of Practice
Supervision as peer groups for all staff groups across the Community Nursing teams.
-
Facilitate the development of a peer learning groups for all staff
groups across theCommunity Nursing teams.
-
Develop opportunities to enhance development and sign off, of clinical
practicecompetencies.
-
Facilitate and support in the sign off, of clinical competencies,
supporting evidencebased, quality leadership.
-
Support with the delivery and implementation of essential clinical
training for thesestaff groups.
-
Provide expert clinical leadership and support to all staff groups
across thecommunity Nursing teams.
-
Student Nursing Associates and nurses acting as a role model in
provision of cleardirection for nursing and practice development.
-
The role includes a balance of clinical, educational and leadership
responsibilitieswhich may vary according to need and to be agreed by the Practice lead
for nursingto support service development.
Responsibility for financial and/or physical
resources
- Ensure training equipment and consumables are maintained. Monitor stock
levels and liaise with training team in regards ordering and restocking
- Maybe required to instigate ordering of new or updated equipment in
line with current guidelines and best practice.
- Responsible for the safe use of equipment other than equipment which
they personally use; And/or responsible for maintaining stock control and/or
security of stock.
Responsibility for Workforce and Operational
Issues:
- Works within the NMC Code of Practice.
- Ensure quality service delivery by developing and reviewing of
workforce competencies in collaboration with professional training and
development, practice lead for nursing and operational mangers.
- Support on strategies to support Professional training and development
and Practice lead in the development of suitably skilled staff by using
workforce planning developments to support the development of sill mix
competency and development within the staff groups identified.
- To actively participate in supporting new ways of working and
developing staff quality and competence within clinical practice.
- Develop opportunities to enhance development and sign off, of clinical
practice competencies
- Remain updated and competent and ensure that clinical practice is
evidence based.
- Have an up-to-date personal development plan and professional portfolio
- Participate in an annual appraisal of their work in line with the
Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) where the job description will be
reviewed, and objectives set.
- In line with the annual development plan the post holder will be
expected to undertake any training or development required to fulfil their
role.
Responsibility for people who use our
services
- Provide nursing knowledge and experience to any member of the
multi-disciplinary team in relation to patient care, ensuring a visible
presence is maintained within clinical areas.
- Set, agree and monitor standards for clinical practice and patient care
and ensure teams have the right skills to deliver a high-quality service.
- Ensure changes in clinical practice are reflected in training and
competency assessment, alerting the team manager and practice lead for nursing
where there is an unmet need.
- Work autonomously in the community setting, recognising the risks
associated with lone working, e.g., aggressive behaviour, and work proactively
to reduce those risks.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner, managing and prioritising own
workload according to local guidelines and identified need. Working in a
variety of community settings, exercising a high level of judgement, discretion
and decision making in clinical care.
- To facilitate and support effective clinical assessment and transfer
those skills to support quality of care and clinical competence for those
identified staff in line with clinical assessments listed below:
- To Support and perform a comprehensive holistic assessment and physical
examination for patients using clinical skills and knowledge to identify
problems or symptoms. To be able to determine if symptoms warrant further
investigation and/or treatment and initiate this as appropriate.
- To plan, implement and evaluate on an ongoing basis, care delivery
using evidence based best practice.
- To be able to identify and resolve complex clinical issues.
- Support staff in providing expert clinical care and health promotion
interventions that will help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and
periods of crisis. This will include the ordering and interpreting of
diagnostic tests and act on results, referrals to relevant clinicians using
clinical guidelines and policies to support clinical decision-making and the
prescribing of medicines via independent and supplementary prescribing
arrangements.
- To initiate and support medicines management incidents within our
community teams linking with professional lead to identify themes and support
with training.
- To support and facilitate effective Work with the multi-disciplinary
team across health and social care to co-ordinate the development,
implementation and evaluation of training.
Responsibility for implementation of policy
and/or service developments
- To be involved in the planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation
of clinical and essential training using relevant national and local guidelines
and frameworks.
- Responsible for the day-to-day support for ongoing development of
quality and evidence based clinical practice development across the Community
Nursing Service. Ensure changes in clinical practice are reflected in training
and competency assessment, alerting the team manager and Practice lead for
nursing where there is an unmet need.
- Ensure staff are competent to complete delegated duties.
- Develop and facilitate Peer support groups for the identified staff.
- Lead on the development and implementation of practice supervision for
the identified staff group.
- Support the Practice lead for nursing and Team managers to plan and
develop future trends in workforce development and develop workforce plans.
- Provide support for all staff groups across the community Nursing teams
to allow them to mentor and support within clinical practice.
- Responsible for the ensuring clinical support and training provided
within the role is in line with the implementation of relevant policies and
guidance.
- Support competency development for all grades of nursing and support
staff in line with national standards/care pathways.
- Participate in regular supervision, clinical and line management,
engage in reflective practice and be committed to continued development.
Other Responsibilities:
- Maintain own personal and professional development
- Maintain own clinical competence and clinical skills
- Adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct: standards for conduct, performance
and ethics, and other associated professional guidance.
- Identify own learning needs and seek opportunities to develop knowledge
and expertise.
- Maintain an individual professional portfolio as direct evidence of
clinical practice at an advanced level ensuring that this portfolio meets
revalidation criteria and keep abreast of current developments within field of
practice.
- Constantly seek to extend the boundaries of practice within the
speciality, stressing the nursing contribution and identifying areas where
clinical practice will lead to improvements in service users care.
COMMUNICATIONS AND
RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder will be required to have excellent, effective,
communication skills to
support staff development and enhance quality care.
Be able to use a range of teaching styles to meet the needs of learners
with consideration
to neuro diversity and reasonable adjustment to ensure equity and
accessibility for all.
Maintain and foster good relationships with professionals and
non-professional colleagues
concerned with the provision or development of healthcare services.
The post holder will be required to use a computer, being responsible
for timely recording
patient activities for IT data collection, dealing with e-mail queries,
action development
plans.
Lead and participate in team activities so as to develop and
consolidate a cohesive and
supportive team ensuring openness within the team.
You will be able to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious
information. This may
be because agreement or cooperation is required or because there are
barriers to
understanding. The Post Holder to be supplied with a mobile phone and
for work purposes
and be expected to abide by the organisation policy.
Develop and maintain effective and appropriate communication networks
with other
members of the Primary Health Care Team and other agencies.
Reporting and recording of all incidents and near misses as per policy.
Have good communication skills to facilitate effective communication
with staff, patients,
carers including sensitive and accurate information.
The post holder will require need to actively participate in effective
information sharing of
development areas within clinical competencies undertaken by staff
Person Specification
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
