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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Practice Education Coordinator

The closing date is 18 July 2025

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Job summary

Fixed term (Secondment Opportunity) - Practice Education Coordinator - Placement and Student Support Team

Hours: 37.5hrs per week, Base: Trust Head Office -Colonnades, Hatfield

Are you interested in Education? Do you have a passion for delivering high quality learning experience to students and Trainees? If so, this may be what you've been looking for.

The post holder will support placement areas to provide an excellent learning experience for Learners on placements within HPFT is an integral part of this role.

The post holder will provide support to AHP, Social Worker and the Psychologist Trainers throughout the Trust whilst ensuring quality learning experience is available in practice.

You will seek to support students in their clinical practice areas ensuring that they receive outstanding clinical placement experience.

If you are committed to delivering safe and competent practice and are looking for an opportunity to further develop your operational, clinical and leadership management skillsplease contact Mohamed Mansaray Non- Medical Education Lead 07887992916. mohamed.mansaray@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

  • Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of NMC 'Standards to Support Learning & Assessment in Practice ensuring HPFT compliance with the NMC.
  • Support delivery of high-quality practice placements for all non-medical students and learners
  • Facilitate the mandatory Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor Workshops.
  • Support the planning and coordination of educational audits to ensure educational are maintained and met.
  • Engage in the development & support the pre-registered educational learning experience within HPFT.
  • Support the Preceptorship programme & Return to Practice Module for nurses.
  • Develop good working relationships with all HPFT staff service users and other external organisations such as the HEI's & the Health Education East of England and communicate regularly and efficiently with them as the HPFT practice education representative.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year Per annum, Pro rata (5% HCAS Included)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-CORP-9504-A

Job locations

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Head Office

Beaconsfield Road, The Colonnades

Hatfield

AL10 8YE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person specification for full job details, any questions, please ask.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person specification for full job details, any questions, please ask.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Professional health or social care qualification e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy
  • Registered health professional e.g. NMC, HCPC
  • Post-registration clinical experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes

Desirable

  • A professional teaching/assessment qualification e.g. ENB 998, M&P, MIPs, Cert ed

Areas of Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Continuous Quality IIIImpmprovement. Monitorin
  • Knowledge of pre-registration standards of education
  • I.T Skills -Microsoft Office
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Professional health or social care qualification e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy
  • Registered health professional e.g. NMC, HCPC
  • Post-registration clinical experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes

Desirable

  • A professional teaching/assessment qualification e.g. ENB 998, M&P, MIPs, Cert ed

Areas of Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Continuous Quality IIIImpmprovement. Monitorin
  • Knowledge of pre-registration standards of education
  • I.T Skills -Microsoft Office

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).

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.

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

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Head Office

Beaconsfield Road, The Colonnades

Hatfield

AL10 8YE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Head Office

Beaconsfield Road, The Colonnades

Hatfield

AL10 8YE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Non -Medical Education Lead

Mohamed Mansaray

mohamed.mansaray@nhs.net

07887992916

Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year Per annum, Pro rata (5% HCAS Included)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-CORP-9504-A

Job locations

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Head Office

Beaconsfield Road, The Colonnades

Hatfield

AL10 8YE


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