Interprofessional Apprenticeship Placement Facilitator

Job summary

Do you enjoy supporting learners of your profession and others? Would you enjoy the opportunity to contribute to the quality of the practice learning experiences of our future workforce?

An exciting opportunity for a secondment of 12 months, has come up within the Practice Learning Support (PLSU) team. This application is open to HCPC registrants and NMC Registered Nurses or Nursing Associates with at least 1 year's clinical experience and have completed their preceptorship.

Here at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on the high quality of our practice placements and inter-professional learning opportunities. To sustain and further drive up the quality of our placement experiences, and to continue to strengthen and provide support to learners by implementing the educational standards and ensuring governance of our emerging workforce, the Practice Learning Support Unit seeks an Interprofessional Apprenticeship Placement Facilitator.

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

Main duties of the job

The role is about being clinically visible, whilst planning and ensuring processes are followed as per standards for education

The role will require the facilitator to work across all 5 sites collaborating with the PLSU team and Lead and the wider team of learning and education.This role is a great role to step into education and work with our partner placement providers.

There is an expectation that the successful candidate will work multi-professionally, across all divisions and all five sites to support activity when called to do so on a rota system.

It is desired that the candidate will need to have some knowledge and understanding of the educational standards and must hold a Mentor/ Educator/ SSSA qualification.

The candidate will gain experience with planning and a strategic overview of educational standards and the objectives set by NHS England and the wider ICB within the Derbyshire network.

The successful candidate will be working extensively with digital technology and data collection is part of the role.Training will be given for the use of systems.

Closing date for applications: 6 March 2025

Interview Date: 20 March 2025

You will be required to prepare a 5 minute presentation of what this role is and how you see it progressing, as apprenticeships are at the forefront of workforce development.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.

• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.

• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

UHDB Cross Site

Derby/ Burton

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

UHDB Cross Site

Derby/ Burton

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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