Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date:
14/03/2025
Planned Interview
Date:
20/03/2025
Are
you passionate about supporting our growing workforce?
Do
you want to develop your teaching skills?
We
have a vacancy within the Workforce and Education CSU as a band 6 Education
Practitioner.
We
are looking for an experienced Nurse/Midwife/AHP to support the delivery and
implementation of education projects to support learners and the future
workforce of LTHT.
The
successful applicant will be responsible for supporting all learners across
LTHT, including, Student Nursing Associates, Transfer to Nursing students and
our unregistered workforce.
The
role will include supporting learners in clinical areas to achieve their
clinical educational competencies and to promote the application of
theoretical learning into practice. You will liaise with the wider education
team and clinical areas to promote an effective learning environment for
learners; providing support, education and reviews.
To
apply candidates must be a registered healthcare professional and hold a
recognised teaching/assessing qualification.
We
are looking for staff with significant post registration experience, which
includes the delivery of education and training within clinical areas.
If
you are interested in applying for this role please contact Alexandra Varley
(Alexandra.varley@nhs.net).
Main duties of the job
You
will play an essential role in supporting the corporate workforce and
education team and Clinical Service Units by facilitating education, training
and practice development to establish a high standard of education for all
registered and unregistered healthcare practitioners and learners.
You
will work in partnership with nursing, midwifery and allied health
professionals and clinical educators across inter professional disciplines to
plan and facilitate educational programmes. You will be responsible for the
organisation and delivery of practical and theoretical clinical training
programmes to support attainment of clinical competencies in the clinical
area.
The
Student Nursing Associate and Apprentice Nursing programmes are delivered in
partnership with the universities across the Leeds placement circuits. You
will be responsible for ensuring placements meet governance outcomes and use
leadership skills to liaise with the universities and placement areas,
including providing placements to external candidates.
The
job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and cross
organisational working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of
high quality, effective and efficient care leading and promoting audits,
presenting findings and making suggestions to service delivery.
The
job holder will be going into clinical areas and providing hands on clinical
supervision to registrants.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in
the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the
North. Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way
sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff
engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission. At
Leeds Teaching Hospitals, we aim to be a fair and supportive Trust with
positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values
are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a
strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff
and set out what they see as important to how we work.
Our
five values are: Patient-centred, Collaborative, Fair, Accountable and
Empowered.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will play an essential role supporting the corporate workforce
and education team, and Clinical Service Units by facilitating education,
training and practice development to establish a high standard of education
for all registered and unregistered healthcare practitioners and learners.
The
job holder will work in partnership with nursing, midwifery and allied health
professionals and clinical educators across inter professional disciplines to
plan and facilitate educational programmes. They will be responsible for the
organisation and delivery of practical and theoretical clinical training
programmes to support attainment of clinical competencies in the clinical
area.
The
job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and cross
organisational working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of
high quality, effective and efficient care, and leading and promoting audit,
presenting findings and making suggestions to service delivery.
The
post holder will, in the first instance, support the delivery of educational
programmes across Leeds Teaching Hospitals. This will include supporting
learners in their clinical areas to achieve a high level of clinical care
though the practice and attainment of clinical educational competencies, and
through the application of theory into practice.
This
will include the planning of programmes, teaching, implement service delivery
and improvements were needed to meet governing bodies and best practice
guidelines standards.
The
post holder will work with healthcare practitioners, which may include newly
qualified and experienced registered staff, and unregistered staff that may
be new to care, across LTHT.
There
will also be the opportunity to be involved in other workforce and education
projects within the team to shape the future of our workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will play an essential role supporting the corporate workforce
and education team, and Clinical Service Units by facilitating education,
training and practice development to establish a high standard of education
for all registered and unregistered healthcare practitioners and learners.
The
job holder will work in partnership with nursing, midwifery and allied health
professionals and clinical educators across inter professional disciplines to
plan and facilitate educational programmes. They will be responsible for the
organisation and delivery of practical and theoretical clinical training
programmes to support attainment of clinical competencies in the clinical
area.
The
job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and cross
organisational working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of
high quality, effective and efficient care, and leading and promoting audit,
presenting findings and making suggestions to service delivery.
The
post holder will, in the first instance, support the delivery of educational
programmes across Leeds Teaching Hospitals. This will include supporting
learners in their clinical areas to achieve a high level of clinical care
though the practice and attainment of clinical educational competencies, and
through the application of theory into practice.
This
will include the planning of programmes, teaching, implement service delivery
and improvements were needed to meet governing bodies and best practice
guidelines standards.
The
post holder will work with healthcare practitioners, which may include newly
qualified and experienced registered staff, and unregistered staff that may
be new to care, across LTHT.
There
will also be the opportunity to be involved in other workforce and education
projects within the team to shape the future of our workforce.
Person Specification
Other Criteria
Essential
- Presentation skills
- Facilitation skills
- Computer literacy skills
- Recruitment and selection experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered practitioner
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Diploma level education or above and relevant experience
- Delivery of education and training within clinical areas.
Desirable
- Degree level education
- PG certificate of clinical education
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Organisational and time management skills
- Use initiative to resolve issues
- People management skills
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Knowledge across the range of procedures and practices and specialist knowledge, underpinned by practical experience
- Current issues in healthcare
- Understand current approaches to teaching, learning and assessment
Person Specification
Other Criteria
Essential
- Presentation skills
- Facilitation skills
- Computer literacy skills
- Recruitment and selection experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered practitioner
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Diploma level education or above and relevant experience
- Delivery of education and training within clinical areas.
Desirable
- Degree level education
- PG certificate of clinical education
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Organisational and time management skills
- Use initiative to resolve issues
- People management skills
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Knowledge across the range of procedures and practices and specialist knowledge, underpinned by practical experience
- Current issues in healthcare
- Understand current approaches to teaching, learning and assessment
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).
