Job responsibilities
The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of Practice
Educators responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of a number of
practice education workstreams. This role will work across the
Apprenticeship, Placement and Preceptorship workstreams with line management
provided by the Apprenticeship Lead
- Student and trainee placements
Planning and Coordination of the internal and external placements of all
Social Work students and trainees across the Trust
Induction and preparation for practice for a range of Social Work
students and trainees
Ongoing support to Social Work students, trainees, apprentices when on
placement across the Trust
Practice Educator support to individual Social Work students where this
is not available within the clinical team
Coordination and monitoring of Trust Social Work Practice Educators
Coordination, recruitment and support of new Social Work Practice
Educators undertaking PEPs training
Advice and guidance on training and development opportunities for Social
Workers within the Trust
- Preceptorship & Assessed and Supported Year of Employment ASYE Programme for Newly Qualified Social Workers
Support, guidance and assessment to all ASYE candidates undertaking both
Adult & Child Programmes
Named Coordinator for the ASYE with Skills for Care/Department of
Education
Monitoring to ensure the Trust ASYE Programme meets all statutory
requirements
Support and guidance to Practice Educators and supervisors who are
supporting newly qualified social workers undertaking their ASYE.
To coordinate the internal and external moderation of Trust ASYE
Portfolios
Support with the coordination of the ASYE and preceptorship offer
including facilitation of workshops and liaison with specialist facilitators
Delivery of career events for anyone seeking to join the NHS or looking
to develop through the Social Work and other pathways
Recruitment, selection and induction to the Social Work Apprentices in
line with the Trust Apprenticeship Plan
Ongoing support to Social Work apprentices and their line managers for
the duration of their apprenticeship
Liaise with universities and provide advice on all aspects of training
to meet the requirements of the relevant professional body.
Duties and Responsibilities
Communication
& Working Relationships
Develops and maintains effective working relationships
with managers, staff and their representatives.
Using a coaching approach, develops and maintains effective
communications with students, trainees, apprentices and new members of staff
entering their professional roles using a range of formats including; group
supervision,1:1 supervision, workshops and forums.
Develops and maintains effective communications with
partner and external organisations with regard to local and regional practice
education programmes.
Maintains effective communications with a range of
universities and colleges regarding the allocation of students, trainees and
apprentices.
Develops and increases communication skills between
disparate staff groups to enhance clinical decision making and the support of
students, trainees, preceptees and apprentices when joining the
organisation.
Provides managers and staff with advice and guidance on
matters relating to practice development, the trusts programme, policy and
approach and any training available.
Takes part in team meetings, personal development
planning, 1:1 supervision meetings etc.
Deal with sensitive situations involving students, trainees, apprentices on placement and seek guidance from other Workforce colleagues as appropriate.
Communicates with others in relation to practice education initiatives as required.
Planning &
Organisation
Effectively promote the redesign and on-going improvement of
approaches and processes of delivering student/ trainees, apprentice
placements and practice development programmes, through articulating
national, organisational and local vision for the future delivery of this
agenda.
Co-ordination of student/ trainee and apprentice
placements from a range of universities and colleges.
Review and evaluate the practice development programmes,
actively promoting understanding across the organisation of these programmes
and key responsibilities for those involved in the process.
Coordination and monitoring of the ASYE Programme for
newly qualified social workers
Take active part in own professional development,
aligning personal objectives with organisational objectives supporting the
senior management team.
Support the Workforce and Organisational Development team
in all areas of work relating to student placements, preceptorship and other
practice education initiatives where
required. Lead on training in area of
expertise and engage relevant team members where appropriate.
Co-ordinate and maintain a register of practice
assessors/ practice supervisors and practice educators within the Trust and
ensure that the Trust has sufficiently staff trained to provide support
within teams.
Responsibility
for Judgement & Analysis
Provides guidance, and training to all members of staff
involved in student / trainee/ apprentice placements and their practice
education requirements. This may include indicating useful sources of
information/training, teaching new techniques or skills, providing guidance
on dealing with the situational aspects of the job or encouragement to learn
particularly useful skills.
Practice assessor or
practice educator support to individual students where this is not available
within the clinical team including undertaking clinical judgements on formal
assessment of practice in conjunction with other members of the clinical
team.
Guidance
to preceptees and preceptors on achievement of the skills development
requirements for the Preceptorship Programme.
Recognises areas of work
through day to day activities that could be undertaken as part of remit if
relevant.
Identify mistakes and errors made in current working
practices and review and redesign processes requiring improvement, while also
addressing any training and development requirements of self of colleagues.
Assesses information requirements against desired
outcomes in order to gather or request high quality, robust information that
will produce the answers required.
Challenges any data anomalies recognised through report analysis, through discussion with relevant leads and with staff members responsible for management of the information on a day to day basis.
Undertakes audits, training needs analysis, surveys, self-assessments in order to collate and analyse progress, need, gaps in service etc.
Interprets complex information which relates to staff development and ensure this is communicated effectively to the line manager, project team and others as required.
Policy, Service,
Research & Development Responsibility
Review local, regional or national guidance, best practice
and case studies to appraise development opportunities and suggest areas for
implementation within this organisation where appropriate. Ensure views of
stakeholders are fed into process of implementation.
Actively seek out and interpret national policy, guidance
and examples of best practice with regard to student placement and practice
education programmes nationally. Review this information and adopt it as
appropriate.
Review and update the current policies in relation
practice education and engage with as many relevant staff as possible in the
process of review and planning of implementation.
Develop high standards of practice throughout trust through
promotion of legislation, guidance and models of best practice identified
through research and reading. Gain peer support where required from local,
regional or even national colleagues where relevant and appropriate.
Have a good understanding of Trust policies to ensure
that all practice education activity is delivered within these frameworks and
knowledge base.
Any Other
Specific Tasks Required
Identifies whether some or all of the skills and training
needs are satisfied by existing training provided. Ensures access to this training for the
service involved and is connected to the programme.
Able to develop and
deliver a programme of training in a way that is stimulating for the
learners, encouraging them to become involved in the learning experience thus
enabling learners to achieve their ands the organisations learning goals
appropriately.
With others, review core training requirements for staff and
design and develop education programmes which may be delivered to staff
across the trust by post holder or by other staff as appropriate.
Has an in depth knowledge and understanding of the
organisations learning and development priorities. Links closely with the
wider workforce team in order to maintain this knowledge and
understanding.
To work under own initiative managing competing demands
with only minimal supervision
To actively participate in ones own professional
development, supervision and annual appraisal.
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