Lead Practice Educator (Allied Health Professions)

Job summary

Are you a motivated healthcare professional interested in developing the allied health professions (AHP) future workforce? This exciting role will work with the AHP Faculty and clinical educator networks to expand and sustain our AHP clinical placement offer across CFT. You will create opportunities to develop our future and existing workforce.You should have current clinical experience and extensive experience of supporting learners in practice. We really look forward to your application and learning more about you.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for ensuring the provision of high quality multi-professional learning environments within CFT for all pre-registration learners. The primary purpose of the role is to co-ordinate and lead on the support, education and training given to all allied health pre-registration learners across CFT through better utilisation of technology, including Technology Enabled Care Services. In doing this the role aims to maximise capacity for placements in order to deliver workforce for future recruitmentpotential.In collaboration with profession specific educators this includes providing specialist advice and guidance, quality assurance and development of practice placements, the development and monitoring of professional mentorship in keeping with the standards and requirements of professional regulatory bodies, the delivery of clinical skills and risk training in clinical areas across the organisation.The role will be based within the Education and Training Department, working closely alongside an existing team responsible for service and staff development. A close working relationship with all partnerHigher Education Institutes and regional Educational/Regulatory bodies is also a key requirement of the role.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.