Education Practitioner

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY

The post holder will play an essential role in supporting the corporate 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 post 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 post 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, such as New to Care preparation programme. This will include supporting health care support workers 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 where needed to meet governing bodies and best practice guidelines standards.

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.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Clinical

- Support trainee and apprentice health care support workers within 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.

- Work in partnership with CSU teams in the development of department/ward practice, reflecting LTHT and partnership strategic and Corporate Nursing education and workforce delivery plans.

- Responsible for the direct delivery of clinical education reflecting current best practice for unregistered staff.

- Continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks and other clinical governance frameworks.

- Promote evidence based practice, wherever possible

- Assist in the implementation of Trust-wide nursing, midwifery and AHP policy and practice guidelines

- Provide high quality care as an expert practitioner and act as a role model and resource for advice, support and guidance

- Work with CSUs to ensure the clinical governance processes at department level encompass measures to support the education of staff in training.

- Develop effective networks with other educators, for sharing information expertise, and good practice, both within and outside the Trust

- Acts in accordance with requirements of their professional registration body (e.g. The Code from the Nursing and Midwifery Council or HCPC)

- Fulfils the requirements as directed by the NMC or HCPC to maintain and revalidate registration

- Undertakes professional development opportunities in order to maintain professional registration

- Ensure and promote the maintenance of a safe, clean and secure working environment

- Supervise and maintain accurate records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and partner organisations documentation and electronic staff records (ESR)

- Undertake duties on other wards or departments as and when required by service demands or patient need.

Education and Training

- Promote an effective learning environment within the workplace

- Facilitate and deliver education programmes and in clinical areas and in clinical education environments

- Support staff in facilitating individual performance development plans and undertake appraisals

- Participate in own and others appraisals

- Undertake mandatory and priority training within the required time scales

- Liaise with outside agencies in the development of suitable education and training opportunities for staff

- Support staff to deliver evidence based practice and research activities to further enhance patient care

- Collaborate with Organisational Learning and Professional Development departments in the provision of training and education

- Support and guide Practice Assessors/Supervisors in the workplace ensuring continuity in assessment and addressing inconsistencies

- Contribute to the maintenance of detailed and accurate records regarding staff education, including monthly and quarterly reports

- Contribute to the development and evaluation of educational programmes and placements to ensure clinical areas are able to achieve and maintain an accredited educational learning environment for all students, registered and unregistered staff

Leadership

- Provide support to clinical teams and work with Senior Nurses, Clinical Educators and Nursing Directorate Team, Team Leaders, Senior Sisters, Charge Nurses to develop new roles/ways of working

- Provide effective leadership with regard to the development of staff at all levels

- Motivate staff in the delivery of quality patient care

- Lead to the recruitment and selection process for Cohort Recruitment

- Contribute to Corporate Nursing and Midwifery objectives, service improvements, and to be responsible for delivery of educational key performance indicators

- Actively promotes and uses the Leeds Improvement Method to improve the quality and safety of the service

- Line manage a team of learning facilitators

- Act as a role model for other educators and staff

- Mentor other educators and trainers

Key Result Areas

- The development and delivery of effective educational support for health care support workers

- The development of effective working relationships with education providers and stakeholders.

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

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values. Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

Commitment to delivering high quality evidence based care

Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team

Commitment to improving the knowledge and skills of staff

Commitment to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and creative working environment

Commitment to own personal and professional development and to the development of others within the team.

Commitment to maintaining a clean, safe and secure environment

Commitment to maintaining standards through education, training and development

WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

INFECTION CONTROL

The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment.

HEALTH AND SAFETY / RISK MANAGEMENT

All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed security and safer working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.

COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Senior Project Nurse/AHP Corporate Nursing

Clinical Educators/Education Practitioners/PLFs

Matron

Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses

Mentors and supervisors

All grades of clinical staff

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Teaching and assessment skills
• Communication skills
• Organisational and time management skills
• Ability to manage conflict
• Uses initiative to resolve issues within own control
• Computer literacy ability to use a range of Microsoft packages
• Ability to act professionally at all times

Desirable

• Research skills
• Risk management skills
• People management skills
• Change management skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Practitioner Relevant experience at a high level Delivery of education and training
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Delivery of high level educational programmes
• Audit and standard setting

Desirable

• Degree Level Education
• PG Cert Education
• Recruitment and Selection

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices and specialist knowledge in area worked, underpinned by practical experience
• Knowledge of New to Care and widening participation
• Being able to lead on recruitment and selection at high pace and volume
• Understanding of current approaches to teaching, learning and assessment
• Understanding of Workforce Development
• Understanding of approaches to teaching learning and assessment and standards of professional practice
• Awareness of Clinical and Quality Governance Frameworks and application
• Delivery of education and training, including innovative learning styles to enhance clinical audit and standard setting
• Understanding the unregistered workforce and their contribution to the Trust workforce
• Line management of a team

Desirable

• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Understanding of education, higher educational delivery and its impact on the delivery of core services
• Understanding of workforce legislation and guidance from the Department of Health, Nursing and Midwifery Council and HCPC for both the registered and unregistered workforce
• Awareness of LTHT and partner organisations guidelines, policies and structures

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).