Job summary
Do you have a passion for supporting pre registration learners in practice?
An opportunity has arisen for a part time permanent position as a Practice Educational Facilitator. You will work within the clinical education team supporting learners/assessors and supervisors in practice ensuring we are delivering a high quality multiprofessional learning environment. Deliver clinical skills training and work collaboratively across the region to share best practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality multi professional learning environments within a defined Trust or independent sector and will be required to work locally within services where inter professional learning opportunities can be provided. The post holder will be required to support the breadth of the student experience, which may require cross boundary working, and contribute to the delivery of quality assurance and enhancement frameworks
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Practice Educational Facilitator position available at WUTH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Practice Educational Facilitator position available at WUTH.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work without supervision and use own initiative
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- Ability to supervise staff on a day to day basis
- Consistent high attention to detail and quality of work
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Adaptable to meet differing learning styles/ preferences
- Understanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement
- Willingness to work across organisation boundaries
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across the region
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills- able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels
- Ability to present to large groups of people
- Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- Able to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
- Detailed understanding of curriculum development including the generation of learning outcomes
- In depth knowledge of quality assurance principles and framework
- Working knowledge of inter professional learning theory
- Knowledge of utilising Microsoft office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- 1st level degree or equivalent experience
- Professional qualification, with current registration
- Willingness to undertake Masters level study relevant to role
- Broad range of clinical experience
- Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting
- Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Practical experience of facilitating change
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
- Staff management/staff supervision
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the private, voluntary, and independent sector
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work without supervision and use own initiative
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- Ability to supervise staff on a day to day basis
- Consistent high attention to detail and quality of work
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Adaptable to meet differing learning styles/ preferences
- Understanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement
- Willingness to work across organisation boundaries
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across the region
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills- able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels
- Ability to present to large groups of people
- Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- Able to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
- Detailed understanding of curriculum development including the generation of learning outcomes
- In depth knowledge of quality assurance principles and framework
- Working knowledge of inter professional learning theory
- Knowledge of utilising Microsoft office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- 1st level degree or equivalent experience
- Professional qualification, with current registration
- Willingness to undertake Masters level study relevant to role
- Broad range of clinical experience
- Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting
- Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Practical experience of facilitating change
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
- Staff management/staff supervision
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the private, voluntary, and independent sector
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).
