Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting and developing our newly registered workforce? The Faculty of Research and Clinical Education at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Education Team at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust are looking to recruit a Practice Educator Facilitator (PEF) to support our new registrants. The preceptorship team are looking for someone to join them in delivering and developing their multidisciplinary preceptorship programme across both organisations. If you are registered with the NMC or HCPC with at least 12 months clinical experience and a desire to develop others and yourself, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Using the Trust's care values you will focus on delivering the best care to our patients through education and development of our future and current workforce. The role will involve supporting the preceptorship and early career development of our nursing and allied health professional's workforce as part of the Preceptorship Team.
The post focusses on the development of newly registered Nurses, Nursing Associates, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals. We also provide preceptorship for overseas recruits and those completing Return to Professional Practice.
About us
The Preceptorship Team is an integral part of the Workforce, Education and Development Team within the wider Learning and Organisational Development Team. This high functioning and compassionate team is committed to providing high quality learning and development experiences for all. We host several substantive, secondment and fixed term posts across the career pathway. Anyone joining the team can be assured of a warm welcome and an opportunity to develop their knowledge, skills and experience while having a positive impact on service delivery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The majority of this role would be providing support and mentorship to all students and staff, assisting supervisors and assessors and being highly visible to all. Experience of developing and delivering training packages in a clinical setting would be advantageous. Passion to develop and support others is essential combined with the ability to build relationships rapidly. Applicants should be excellent networkers and able to confidently liaise with all non-medical professional staff groups to support learning.
It is essential that applicants have professional registration, have a general wide range of clinical experience supporting a good medical/clinical knowledge base, knowledge and skills across a range of clinical practical procedures and up-to-date knowledge of clinical governance and risk management. This post requires the successful applicant to be self-motivated, with excellent organisational and communication skills and with a strong team working ethic and must be able to evidence continuing professional development and leadership skills.
The post holders will significantly contribute towards the education portfolio at Walsall Healthcare and Wolverhampton NHS Trusts. They will assist the Matron for Post-Registration Education in ensuring that all education programmes are delivered to a high quality, effectively, efficiently legislative requirements. The post holder will be a point of contact and resource for education within clinical areas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The majority of this role would be providing support and mentorship to all students and staff, assisting supervisors and assessors and being highly visible to all. Experience of developing and delivering training packages in a clinical setting would be advantageous. Passion to develop and support others is essential combined with the ability to build relationships rapidly. Applicants should be excellent networkers and able to confidently liaise with all non-medical professional staff groups to support learning.
It is essential that applicants have professional registration, have a general wide range of clinical experience supporting a good medical/clinical knowledge base, knowledge and skills across a range of clinical practical procedures and up-to-date knowledge of clinical governance and risk management. This post requires the successful applicant to be self-motivated, with excellent organisational and communication skills and with a strong team working ethic and must be able to evidence continuing professional development and leadership skills.
The post holders will significantly contribute towards the education portfolio at Walsall Healthcare and Wolverhampton NHS Trusts. They will assist the Matron for Post-Registration Education in ensuring that all education programmes are delivered to a high quality, effectively, efficiently legislative requirements. The post holder will be a point of contact and resource for education within clinical areas.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC
- Degree in nursing or equivalent
- Post Graduate teaching/assessing qualification or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of mentorship & education/development practice
- Extensive Post registration experience
- High standard of clinical care and the ability to promote clinical excellence
- Experience supporting education in the clinical setting
- Presentation skills
- Motivated to professionally develop staff
- Demonstrates literacy & numeracy skills
Desirable
- Contribution towards professional development initiatives.
- Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as Word, PAS, e-rostering etc.
- Able to work safely under pressure across competing priorities
- Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture
- Demonstrate critical thinking, writing and have an interest in research and evidence-based practice
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to teach to small and large groups.
- Advanced written and verbal skills including presentations and reports
- Ability to support and engage staff
- Able to communicate effectively, clearly and consistently via a variety of methods
Other
Essential
- Undertake educational activities alongside direct patient care in a wide range of specialities
- Exposed to bodily fluids and both now and unknown infections
- Use of VDU no more than 50% of working week
- Ability to demonstrate high degree of concentration and attention to detail when, assessing staff/students during drug calculations, administering medication orally and intravenously, evaluating and making judgments
- Techniques required for manoeuvring patients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC
- Degree in nursing or equivalent
- Post Graduate teaching/assessing qualification or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of mentorship & education/development practice
- Extensive Post registration experience
- High standard of clinical care and the ability to promote clinical excellence
- Experience supporting education in the clinical setting
- Presentation skills
- Motivated to professionally develop staff
- Demonstrates literacy & numeracy skills
Desirable
- Contribution towards professional development initiatives.
- Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as Word, PAS, e-rostering etc.
- Able to work safely under pressure across competing priorities
- Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture
- Demonstrate critical thinking, writing and have an interest in research and evidence-based practice
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to teach to small and large groups.
- Advanced written and verbal skills including presentations and reports
- Ability to support and engage staff
- Able to communicate effectively, clearly and consistently via a variety of methods
Other
Essential
- Undertake educational activities alongside direct patient care in a wide range of specialities
- Exposed to bodily fluids and both now and unknown infections
- Use of VDU no more than 50% of working week
- Ability to demonstrate high degree of concentration and attention to detail when, assessing staff/students during drug calculations, administering medication orally and intravenously, evaluating and making judgments
- Techniques required for manoeuvring patients
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).
