Senior Nurse - Practice Placement Facilitator

Job description

Job responsibilities

To lead and support the delivery of practice-based education for pre registration nursing programmes, Trainee Nursing Associate (TNA) programmes and Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeships (RNDA)

To deputise for the Head of Professional Nursing and Education in pre registration education forums as required.

To lead links with higher education (HE) providers of pre-registration education for the trust.

To lead on any pre-registration nursing initiatives in partnership with HE providers, the Trust and Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs).

To lead on the development of provision for professional requirements for new nursing registrants and nursing associates.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.

To promote at all times a positive image of the Directorate of Nursing and Governance and the wider Trust.

To co-ordinate the practice-based education placements for preregistration nurse education across the Trust and its links service providers in other agencies used for pre-registration learning.

To support assessors, supervisors, student nurses and trainee nursing associates in the clinical practice areas offering supervision and developmental advice in line with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct and the Higher Education pre registration curricula.

To work in partnership with the service managers, Higher Education Providers and the LETB Workforce Development Team to facilitate the continued development and maintenance of high-quality practice placements for pre- registration student nurses, registered nurse degree apprentices and trainee nursing associates.

To lead the development of clinical placements and assessor and supervisor capacity.

To monitor and contribute to the development of pre-registration curricula and practice-based learning.

To co-ordinate and support the schemes within the Trust for the recruitment of student nurses and trainee nursing associates and retention of suitably qualified health care assistants for development to registration.

To represent the Directorate of Nursing and Governance at education forums relevant to pre-registration professional education

To deliver educational programmes and coaching in the clinical areas on topics relevant to the development of practice-based education

To link with the medical, psychology and Allied Health Professionals pre-registration education staff to develop inter-professional learning models within the Trust.

To co-ordinate links with the academic staff providing tutorial input to the practice placement areas and co-ordinate support and point of contact communication.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Is fully literate and able to communicate clearly complex information verbally, in legible writing and electronically in appropriate formats.
• Has highly developed specialist knowledge in the area of pre-registration nursing and in the theory of higher education provision
• Has an understanding of curriculum development and practice-based education, including models of practice placement.
• Is fully knowledgeable in all aspects of NMC registration, including Revalidation: Competencies, including Essential Skills Clusters: Standards for Learning and Assessment and Codes of Conduct.
• Has knowledge and understanding of confidential information management.

Desirable

• Has knowledge of national reviews of pre-registration nurse education and student nursing associate programme.
• Has overview of national and local nursing workforce agenda
• Has knowledge of pre and post registration education commissioning arrangements.

Qualifications

Essential

• RNMH / RNLD, current professional registration with NMC
• Can demonstrate training in the acquisition of specialist knowledge of pre-registration education to post graduate level.
• Can demonstrate supervisory training to graduate level or equivalent
• Has a competency-based teaching qualification
• Can demonstrate experiential training in the use of audit and quality monitoring

Desirable

• Holds a registration with the NMC as a nurse educator.
• Can demonstrate post graduate education at Masters level.

Experience/Skills

Essential

• Can demonstrate experience of curriculum development and consultation.
• Can demonstrate experience of student nurse, registered nurse degree apprentice and trainee nursing associates assessor and supervisor support, including triennial review.
• Has been involved in the development of policy and supportive teaching programmes.
• Has substantial experience in working in partnership with higher education providers and LETB links.
• Can demonstrate delivery of education and training programmes
• Has work experience in nursing in areas that supported student nurse and trainee nursing associate education
• Can demonstrate experience in the use of Audit programmes and quality monitoring.

Desirable

• Can demonstrate experience of direct teaching of student nurses and trainee nursing associates.
• Is able to present and/or deliver workshops to promote best practice at local regional and national level.
• Has overview of national and local nursing workforce agenda.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Flatts lane Centre

Flatts Lane

TS6 0SZ

Employer's website

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