Legacy Mentor

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join use as we launch our Legacy Mentor role. The role should appeal to experienced health care professionals and may also suit someone looking to retire/return, leaving a legacy in your field of practice.

You will need to demonstrate empathy and patience, be passionate about your profession and be able to provide pastoral support to others. We can all reflect on the importance of mentors and role models in our own careers, and this is an opportunity to have that kind of influence on the incoming generation as they set out on a career in health and care.

You will be supporting a team that is the right fit for you in line with your relevant experience and where you feel most comfortable to do so. You must hold a current professional registration.

You will be able to work flexibly to provide mentorship and coaching for colleagues. We will provide access to training and successful candidates will be invited by NHSE to join the national Community of Practice meetings that have been newly initiated to support the introduction of the role.

Northumbria celebrates flexible working opportunities - therefore applications are welcome from applicants wanting full or part time hours, with hours available to suit individual needs 'Your shifts Your way'. Posts will be available either as a secondment opportunity or as a fixed term contract for 1 year (due to national funding arrangements).

Main duties of the job

The main focus of this role is to help newly qualified nurses, and those in other clinical roles by imparting your knowledge, skills and experience through coaching and supporting them in the early stages of their career.

To help facilitate a positive working environment for people in their early career and provide support where possible through coaching and mentoring.

Coach newly qualified clinical professionals and/or students on placement to enhance their knowledge and skills. Provide clinical expertise on a range of projects, supporting best practice and enhancing the learning environment for all.

Liaise and work with other practice area support staff to ensure consistency across the setting and blended learning approaches to support the transfer of learning/skill attainment.

Raise the profile of the role of legacy mentors and share good practice with others, enhancing the profile of the organisation and providing support to managers.

Work as an integral member of the section to develop appropriate strategies and support for relevant staff in early career, and support retention.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read applicant guidance notes before submitting your application.

Date posted

28 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5433485BL

Job locations

Varied

North Tyneside

North Shields

NE298NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will hold a current professional registration. In addition, have either have an accredited teaching qualification or experience in supporting learners in practice.

This role will be key in supporting newly qualified colleagues to stay and stay well. You will need to be confident in building relationships and collaborating with others. You will be providing coaching and mentoring, and we are happy to providing training for someone with the right skills and attitude needed for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will hold a current professional registration. In addition, have either have an accredited teaching qualification or experience in supporting learners in practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Health professional with significant experience
Educated to degree level, plus post graduate diploma or equivalent in a specific field, experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).

Desirable

Coaching experience and/or Mental Health first aid training

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Health professional with significant experience
Educated to degree level, plus post graduate diploma or equivalent in a specific field, experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).

Desirable

Coaching experience and/or Mental Health first aid training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).