Job summary
Discover an exciting and pivotal opportunity to shape the future of Community Nursing!
We are offering you a fantastic development opportunity as a Band 6 to progress to a Band 7 Community Nurse Educator.
This is a unique opportunity to be supported by our experienced and dedicated senior professionals in developing your skills and competencies to become a passionate, competent and driven Band 7 Community Nurse Educator within an agreed timeframe. As a pivotal member of our community nursing team, you will play a key role in instilling a culture of continuous learning. Collaborating closely with our leadership team and fellow nurse educators, you will be instrumental in maximising learning and development opportunities throughout our diverse portfolio.
The successful candidate will not only share clinical knowledge and expertise but will also provide group supervision to both pre and post-registration nurses within the community nursing team.
Your impact extends beyond our team to collaboration with the clinical training unit. Ensure our workforce stays ahead of the curve by liaising with the training team, ensuring they possess the necessary knowledge and skills to meet evolving demands and embrace new technologies and procedures.
Are you up for the challenge? We're looking for individuals who are highly motivated and enthusiastic, equipped with outstanding communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills within a multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
As part of this exciting role you will be responsible for
- Embedding a learning culture across the community nursing service, working closely with the leadership team and other nurse educators to ensure opportunities for learning and development are maximised across the community nursing portfolios.
- Being a senior member of the community nursing team they will share clinical knowledge, expertise and advice and provide group supervision to pre and post-registration nurses in the community nursing team using case studies to learn from incidents; complaints; investigations; new evidence etc.
- Working within the community nursing team ensuring robust business continuity plans are in place and will contribute to service delivery to ensure business continuity.
- Working closely with other MPFT services and external partners to support the development and delivery of effective care pathways. Liaising with the clinical training team to ensure that the workforce has the appropriate knowledge and skills and access to training to meet changing demands and emerging technology/new procedures.
- Works closely with the leadership team and clinical training team to co-ordinate access to formal training programmes, acting as a named mentor for specialist practice students and providing group supervision to cohorts on degree pathways i.e. enhanced clinical practice; specialist practice to ensure clear links are established between taught courses and clinical practice.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helpingyour communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that the job description and Job Spec attached is for the Band 7 post and you will be required to meet the skills and competencies outlined in this to achieve the uplift to a Band 7.
For full details of the role please see attached the job description and person specification. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that the job description and Job Spec attached is for the Band 7 post and you will be required to meet the skills and competencies outlined in this to achieve the uplift to a Band 7.
For full details of the role please see attached the job description and person specification. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
A & I
Essential
- Bachelor's degree (Masters Level)
- Current NMC registration
- Post graduate qualification in nursing related subject and evidence of further education, training and development in role
- Physical Health Assessment Qualification (Masters Level)
- V300 Independent Nurse Prescribing (Masters Level or working towards)
- Specialist Practice Qualification
- Registered Mentor/Assessor
- Experience of assessment and management of people with long term conditions & complex physical health needs
- Experience of developing and delivering training using a variety of methods.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Providing an effective contribution to workforce planning
- Quality improvement experience
A & I
Essential
- Bachelor's degree (Masters Level)
- Current NMC registration
- Post graduate qualification in nursing related subject and evidence of further education, training and development in role
- Physical Health Assessment Qualification (Masters Level)
- V300 Independent Nurse Prescribing (Masters Level or working towards)
- Specialist Practice Qualification
- Registered Mentor/Assessor
- Experience of developing and delivering training using a variety of methods.
- Experience of assessment and management of people with long term conditions & complex physical health needs
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Quality improvement experience
- Providing an effective contribution to workforce planning
Person Specification
A & I
Essential
- Bachelor's degree (Masters Level)
- Current NMC registration
- Post graduate qualification in nursing related subject and evidence of further education, training and development in role
- Physical Health Assessment Qualification (Masters Level)
- V300 Independent Nurse Prescribing (Masters Level or working towards)
- Specialist Practice Qualification
- Registered Mentor/Assessor
- Experience of assessment and management of people with long term conditions & complex physical health needs
- Experience of developing and delivering training using a variety of methods.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Providing an effective contribution to workforce planning
- Quality improvement experience
A & I
Essential
- Bachelor's degree (Masters Level)
- Current NMC registration
- Post graduate qualification in nursing related subject and evidence of further education, training and development in role
- Physical Health Assessment Qualification (Masters Level)
- V300 Independent Nurse Prescribing (Masters Level or working towards)
- Specialist Practice Qualification
- Registered Mentor/Assessor
- Experience of developing and delivering training using a variety of methods.
- Experience of assessment and management of people with long term conditions & complex physical health needs
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Quality improvement experience
- Providing an effective contribution to workforce planning
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).
