Job summary
Exciting opportunities in the Practice Education TeamAssociate Practice Education FacilitatorAre you a Qualified Nurse Adult with a current NMC registrationAre you passionate about Education?Do you enjoy supporting Learners?Are you able to provide understanding and compassion to learners and their supervisors in clinicalpractice?Perhaps you are a clinician looking for a new 'call to adventure'?If you are ready for a change and are looking for an exciting new opportunity, this could be yourchance to take the next step in your career?If you have answered yes to any of these questions, we would love to hear from you!
Here at the Education Centre at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Trust, we have an exciting new careeropportunity in Clinical and Practice Education for a keen and enthusiastic individual. We are buildinga new team and have great ambitions for the future of education at the Trust.We can offer flexible working conditions and patterns in a supportive environment, and will considerapplicants with diverse and varied experience to join our growing team. If education is a newenvironment for you, we will provide support and training to help you develop new skills.Please put your preferences in your application or discuss these with us should you be invited tointerview.Please feel free to ring or contact us for a chat, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The Practice Education team provide support to supervisors, assessors, educators and healthcare learners who are undertaking university programmes of study whilst on clinical placements here at the Trust. The role includes supporting all learners across all professions.The post holder will contribute to the provision of high quality multi-professional learning environments within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. You will take an active role in ensuring the sustainability oflearning andcontribute to local and national conferences and working groups. The post holder will be required to work locally and across boundaries with services where inter-professional learning opportunities are promoted in line with the Quality Assurance Framework.The successful candidate will be a NMC/HCPC registered healthcare professional with a mentor/educator qualification. The candidate will also have extensive NHS experience with a minimum of 3 years experience post registration.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today's health system.
We are not underestimating the challenges facing today's health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registration
- oMentor qualification/or equivalent Educator training
- oRelevant degree
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience with a minimum of 3 years post registration
- Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting
Desirable
- Practical experience of facilitating change
- Staff management/staff supervision
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
- Knowledge and experience of the private, voluntary and independent sector
- Previous/current competency in venepuncture/cannulation/catheterisation
skills/knowledge/ability
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills both written and verbal
- oExcellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
- oAbility to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- oAble to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
- oExcellent decision making skills
- oExcellent organisational and time management skills to prioritise own workload and work independently
- oKnowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
- oMicrosoft office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Desirable
- oAbility to present to large groups of people
- oDetailed understanding of a range of regulatory body requirements
- oIn depth knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework
Attitude and Personal Characteristics
Essential
- oAbility to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- oAbility to work without supervision and use own initiative
- oAbility to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- oConsistently high attention to detail and quality of work
- oUnderstanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement
- oAbility to work as a member of a team
- oAbility to supervise staff on a day to day basis
- oFlexible approach to meet service needs
- oCar owner & driver
Desirable
- ooAbility to write evidence based reports
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registration
- oMentor qualification/or equivalent Educator training
- oRelevant degree
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience with a minimum of 3 years post registration
- Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting
Desirable
- Practical experience of facilitating change
- Staff management/staff supervision
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
- Knowledge and experience of the private, voluntary and independent sector
- Previous/current competency in venepuncture/cannulation/catheterisation
skills/knowledge/ability
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills both written and verbal
- oExcellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
- oAbility to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- oAble to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
- oExcellent decision making skills
- oExcellent organisational and time management skills to prioritise own workload and work independently
- oKnowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
- oMicrosoft office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Desirable
- oAbility to present to large groups of people
- oDetailed understanding of a range of regulatory body requirements
- oIn depth knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework
Attitude and Personal Characteristics
Essential
- oAbility to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- oAbility to work without supervision and use own initiative
- oAbility to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- oConsistently high attention to detail and quality of work
- oUnderstanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement
- oAbility to work as a member of a team
- oAbility to supervise staff on a day to day basis
- oFlexible approach to meet service needs
- oCar owner & driver
Desirable
- ooAbility to write evidence based reports
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.
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.
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).
