Senior Practice Education facilitator (ACCEND)

Job summary

This is a great opportunity for a Nurse or AHP to work with the Trust Lead Cancer Nurse, AHP Leads, Lead Clinical Practice Facilitator and Line managers to support implementation of the Aspirant Cancer Career & Education Development (ACCEND) framework and help to embed it to develop our existing and future cancer workforce. You will promote continuous learning and development and raise awareness of the variety of cancer education, training and career opportunities available. Further information on the ACCEND programme can be found here - https://learninghub.nhs.uk/catalogue/ACCEND/about#catalogue-details

The role is to provide expert advice, knowledge, guidance and support to the cancer workforce, including clinical nurse specialists, ward and outpatient nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Cancer Support Workers and other members of the workforce who care for cancer patients in order to enhance care provision across the Trust's cancer services. This will be achieved through a combination of coaching, mentoring, pedagogical guidance and support, to enable cancer clinicians to evidence their ACCEND capabilities and thrive in their role.

This project role is funded by SWAG Cancer Alliance for 23 months and plans to focus on the development, expansion, and sustainability of practice learning by developing a supportive learning environment for the cancer care workforce. They will create resources to support line managers and develop ACCEND champions/ mentors.

The aim of ACCEND is to assist with attraction and retention by offering structured professional development and an increased awareness of career pathways in cancer.

Main duties of the job

Working autonomously, with support from the education team, local, alliance wide and national communities of practice you will:

• Ensure the effective introduction of the ACCEND framework to different cancer workforce groups.
• Collaborate with and work closely with the SWAG ACCEND implementation lead, other ACCEND practice education facilitators within the SWAG cancer alliance to share best practice, outcomes and resources.
• Will contribute to innovative practice development and help individuals link and bridge the gap between research, theory, policy and practice.
• Will support the Trust to optimise opportunities in cancer education and cancer career development.
• Will evidence and provide assurance that the cancer workforce are achieving their ACCEND capabilities in a supportive and constructive manner while ensuring the balance of risk to service delivery from releasing clinical staff for CPD is carefully managed and equitable.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.