Job summary
Do you want to use your experience to inspire the next generation of clinical staff?
If the answer is yes and you are a currently practicing or recently retired registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP we would really like to hear from you.MWL Teaching Hospitals are interested to hear from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to support our newest Nursing, Midwifery and AHP recruits settle into their roles through our Preceptorship Champion scheme. So if you have the skills and experience to help ensure that our new graduate recruits receive the support and development they need to flourish at the Trust, in their career and to provide high quality patient care, please take a look at the attached documents and get in touch.
1x Full Time (37.5 hours p/w) fixed term post until January 2025.
Interview date: 2nd February 2024
Main duties of the job
Applicants should have demonstrable experience in the planning and delivery of clinical based education, as well as providing new registrants with pastoral support.
Applicants will need excellent organisational skills, be self-motivated and be a committed team player. They should also have excellent communication and decision-making skills and work well under pressure.
The successful candidate will hold an appropriate professional qualification and have educational experience. Previous experience in the development, delivery and evaluation of education would be an advantage.
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Supporting the induction of new registrants including those recruited through return to practice and the internationally recruited workforce.
- Developing the quality of the learning environment for newly appointed registrants, determining interventions necessary to support those staff meet the required learning outcomes.
- Support the development of clinical practice supervision and support structures for Preceptors and mentors.
- Undertaking Quality Assurance visits across the organisation in relation to the workplace development of new registrants.
- Support the development, co-coordination, evaluation and implementation of education programs for the Preceptees, including preceptorship induction and ongoing study sessions.
- Work with managers/service leads of new registrants within the Trust, to identify any additional support requirements including pastoral support and work with these leads/mentors to create personal development plans related to the role of the appointee and agree deadlines for completion as and when required.
- Work in partnership with Higher Education partners. For example, contributing to curriculum development, validation and review to meet the continuing development needs of qualified and unqualified non-medical clinical staff.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the structure, design and facilitate the delivery of learning opportunities for new registrants and other staff groups who are new to the Trust
- Produce and maintain a portfolio of education in practice activity within service area(s). For example, structured professional learning activities, teaching packages
- Support the development, implementation and review of education in practice learning environments for new registrants.
- Act as an expert resource/ Champion of Learning in practice, supporting managers to ensure the delivery of a high-quality learning experience for staff appropriate to their role.
- Ensure communication channels are used appropriately to facilitate the flow of information between internal and external partners.
- Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times in conjunction with organisational policies
- Collaborate with service managers to ensure academic rigor in practice learning is maintained; learning outcomes can be met and are aligned with Service need and reconfigurations.
- Continuously monitor practice learning activities against quality assurance standards enabling on-going enhancement of the learning experience for newly appointed staff.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare and support managers in the delivery of practice-based education action plans for new registrants
- Keep up to date in research and development relevant to education in practice and the clinical learning environment.
- Develop and maintain up to date and accurate records and live registers of those staff undertaking development in the practice setting as part of the Preceptorship, and other programmes described in this job description.
- Develop a process to inform and enable shared evidence and format to enhance the responsiveness and delivery of a single Quality Assurance process.
- Monitor numbers of new registrants who require additional support, and student complaints to highlight trends and inform action planning. Liaise with the Clinical Education Support Team Nurse Lead, Ward Managers and Education Links to develop appropriate action plans to support these staff
- Provide pastoral support to new registrants.
- Liaise with Information Service departments within Placement Providers, including Library Services, to inform resource requirements and widen access to facilities.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
- Evaluate the effectiveness of any practice learning experience for new registrants, recommending any changes and improvements.
- Work with colleagues in the wider clinical education team to develop innovative educational opportunities to support non-medical clinical recruits in areas such as simulation and multi-professional learning
- Collaborate with service managers to align placement learning and operational experience to learning outcomes.
- Network locally, regionally and nationally with peer group to support the sharing of best practice.
- Work closely with the wider clinical education team to ensure classroom-based learning is aligned to placement learning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Supporting the induction of new registrants including those recruited through return to practice and the internationally recruited workforce.
- Developing the quality of the learning environment for newly appointed registrants, determining interventions necessary to support those staff meet the required learning outcomes.
- Support the development of clinical practice supervision and support structures for Preceptors and mentors.
- Undertaking Quality Assurance visits across the organisation in relation to the workplace development of new registrants.
- Support the development, co-coordination, evaluation and implementation of education programs for the Preceptees, including preceptorship induction and ongoing study sessions.
- Work with managers/service leads of new registrants within the Trust, to identify any additional support requirements including pastoral support and work with these leads/mentors to create personal development plans related to the role of the appointee and agree deadlines for completion as and when required.
- Work in partnership with Higher Education partners. For example, contributing to curriculum development, validation and review to meet the continuing development needs of qualified and unqualified non-medical clinical staff.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the structure, design and facilitate the delivery of learning opportunities for new registrants and other staff groups who are new to the Trust
- Produce and maintain a portfolio of education in practice activity within service area(s). For example, structured professional learning activities, teaching packages
- Support the development, implementation and review of education in practice learning environments for new registrants.
- Act as an expert resource/ Champion of Learning in practice, supporting managers to ensure the delivery of a high-quality learning experience for staff appropriate to their role.
- Ensure communication channels are used appropriately to facilitate the flow of information between internal and external partners.
- Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times in conjunction with organisational policies
- Collaborate with service managers to ensure academic rigor in practice learning is maintained; learning outcomes can be met and are aligned with Service need and reconfigurations.
- Continuously monitor practice learning activities against quality assurance standards enabling on-going enhancement of the learning experience for newly appointed staff.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare and support managers in the delivery of practice-based education action plans for new registrants
- Keep up to date in research and development relevant to education in practice and the clinical learning environment.
- Develop and maintain up to date and accurate records and live registers of those staff undertaking development in the practice setting as part of the Preceptorship, and other programmes described in this job description.
- Develop a process to inform and enable shared evidence and format to enhance the responsiveness and delivery of a single Quality Assurance process.
- Monitor numbers of new registrants who require additional support, and student complaints to highlight trends and inform action planning. Liaise with the Clinical Education Support Team Nurse Lead, Ward Managers and Education Links to develop appropriate action plans to support these staff
- Provide pastoral support to new registrants.
- Liaise with Information Service departments within Placement Providers, including Library Services, to inform resource requirements and widen access to facilities.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
- Evaluate the effectiveness of any practice learning experience for new registrants, recommending any changes and improvements.
- Work with colleagues in the wider clinical education team to develop innovative educational opportunities to support non-medical clinical recruits in areas such as simulation and multi-professional learning
- Collaborate with service managers to align placement learning and operational experience to learning outcomes.
- Network locally, regionally and nationally with peer group to support the sharing of best practice.
- Work closely with the wider clinical education team to ensure classroom-based learning is aligned to placement learning.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current clinical registration e.g., Registered Nurse with the NMC, Registered Physiotherapist with HCPC etc.
- 1st level Degree and/or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education or equivalent
- European Computer Driving License
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant Clinical experience
- Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing in the clinical practice
- Evidence of teaching clinical skills
- Experience of creating and implementing innovative clinical development programmes
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to use Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint and email
- Capable of managing own workload and prioritising key elements of the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current clinical registration e.g., Registered Nurse with the NMC, Registered Physiotherapist with HCPC etc.
- 1st level Degree and/or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education or equivalent
- European Computer Driving License
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant Clinical experience
- Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing in the clinical practice
- Evidence of teaching clinical skills
- Experience of creating and implementing innovative clinical development programmes
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to use Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint and email
- Capable of managing own workload and prioritising key elements of the role
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).
