Job summary
Advanced practitioners enhance capacity and capability within multi-professional teams by supporting existing and more established roles. They help to improve clinical continuity helping to provide safe, accessible high-quality care for patients.
The Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice is looking for experienced advanced or consultant practitioners / clinicians who understand the advanced practice framework and can support all aspects of training, supervision, job roles and workforce need for advanced practitioners. They will report to the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice and support the National Centre for Advancing Practice work on Advanced Practice, feeding into the NHSE Advancing Practice Steering Group.
There are 2 TPL positions open for application.
This is initially a 12-month secondment (potential for extension dependent upon budget) for 1 day a week in one of the following clinical areas.
- Mental Health / Learning disability & Autism (0.2 WTE)
- Urgent and Emergency Care (0.2 WTE)
The role is to work with and support the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement must be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Main duties of the job
The Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice is looking for clinicians to support the development and delivery of advanced practice roles. They will report to the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice and support the National Centre for Advancing Practice advancing practice agenda.
The Faculty for Advancing Practice reserves the right to amend the speciality areas listed above to comprehensively cover the advanced practice requirements across the South East region and match the attributes of the applicants.
The roles offer excellent opportunities for personal and professional development as part of a wider team providing leadership and management to the development of our future healthcare workforce in our region.
This is an evolving job role and working in liaison with senior stakeholders and colleagues. You will be working across NHSE and its local teams to collect and share good practice and working closely with external stakeholders to create the environment, levers and policy to deliver crucial transformation in advanced practice education and training. The post holder will have the opportunity to influence and shape the role as it develops and offer innovative ideas to transform the education and training of future advanced practitioners.
About us
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice, and reporting to the Supervision and Assessment Lead, the TPL's will work in all aspects of advanced practice training.
They will liaise with Universities, Trusts, Supervisors and Trainees to support a safe learning environment that creates the best experience for everyone involved.
They will be instrumental in improving standards of supervision for advanced practice trainees and escalate a support plan to trainees who require remediation.
They will oversee advanced practice programme management and advise the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice on the following matters:
- Advanced practice specialty-specific matters happening regionally and nationally.
- Support recruitment to advanced practice training posts and programmes and manage trainee/trainer concerns.
- Use educational resources to support learners within programmes to fulfil their full potential.
- Advanced Practice programme management, including assessments, progression, support and remediation, trainee management, careers support and less than full-time training.
To work closely with the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice to support implementation of the NHSE Quality Framework:
- To emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.
To advise the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice on educational and workforce development elements, including:
- Support effective ICB / organisational workforce planning that includes advanced practitioners across all healthcare settings and professions. Increase systems knowledge and understanding of the impact advanced practitioner roles can have on service delivery, service transformation, improved patient care, continuity of care and increase clinical decision making within the multi-disciplinary team.
- To support the educator development and resource for faculty, trainees and learners.
- To promote shared learning opportunities to increase effective inter-professional working across the region.
- To support development of education where needed to support achievement of curriculum competencies, engaging with trusts as required.
This is an evolving role that allows the successful candidate to shape their role within the regional Faculty objectives, to be innovative and to have a positive effect upon future advanced practice learners within the region.
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8b with a full-time starting salary of £58,972, with a pay step increase after 5 years service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice, and reporting to the Supervision and Assessment Lead, the TPL's will work in all aspects of advanced practice training.
They will liaise with Universities, Trusts, Supervisors and Trainees to support a safe learning environment that creates the best experience for everyone involved.
They will be instrumental in improving standards of supervision for advanced practice trainees and escalate a support plan to trainees who require remediation.
They will oversee advanced practice programme management and advise the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice on the following matters:
- Advanced practice specialty-specific matters happening regionally and nationally.
- Support recruitment to advanced practice training posts and programmes and manage trainee/trainer concerns.
- Use educational resources to support learners within programmes to fulfil their full potential.
- Advanced Practice programme management, including assessments, progression, support and remediation, trainee management, careers support and less than full-time training.
To work closely with the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice to support implementation of the NHSE Quality Framework:
- To emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.
To advise the Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice on educational and workforce development elements, including:
- Support effective ICB / organisational workforce planning that includes advanced practitioners across all healthcare settings and professions. Increase systems knowledge and understanding of the impact advanced practitioner roles can have on service delivery, service transformation, improved patient care, continuity of care and increase clinical decision making within the multi-disciplinary team.
- To support the educator development and resource for faculty, trainees and learners.
- To promote shared learning opportunities to increase effective inter-professional working across the region.
- To support development of education where needed to support achievement of curriculum competencies, engaging with trusts as required.
This is an evolving role that allows the successful candidate to shape their role within the regional Faculty objectives, to be innovative and to have a positive effect upon future advanced practice learners within the region.
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8b with a full-time starting salary of £58,972, with a pay step increase after 5 years service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- o Educated to Masters' level, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area and healthcare leadership.
- oCurrent membership to a regulatory body
Desirable
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oExtensive knowledge of healthcare education management or commissioning, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oExtensive knowledge and understanding of the national advancing practice agenda.
- oExperience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
- oAn understanding of advanced practice roles within a range of healthcare settings from all professional groups (nursing, AHPs and pharmacists)
- oDemonstrable track record of delivery in service and education
Desirable
- oExperience of bringing and supporting advanced practice trainees into a Healthcare setting
- oUnderstanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies and the advancing practice agenda
Skills, capabilities & attributes
Essential
- oHighly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- oDemonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.
Desirable
- oResponds positively and flexibly to differing workloads and priorities.
- oExcellent ability to exercise high levels of diligence when assessing or preparing documentation, especially when information is received from a variety of sources and may be conflicting
Vaules and behaviours
Essential
- oDemonstrates strong leadership to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals. Empowered and enabled to deliver.
- oActively promotes change, improvement and sharing of knowledge, information, and learning
- oLeads by example, actively acts as a role model in own behaviour and fosters an inclusive culture.
Desirable
- oActs as a role model for the team in terms of delivery of high performance and instils a culture of high performance within team and develops ability in others to manage time effectively
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- o Educated to Masters' level, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area and healthcare leadership.
- oCurrent membership to a regulatory body
Desirable
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oExtensive knowledge of healthcare education management or commissioning, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oExtensive knowledge and understanding of the national advancing practice agenda.
- oExperience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
- oAn understanding of advanced practice roles within a range of healthcare settings from all professional groups (nursing, AHPs and pharmacists)
- oDemonstrable track record of delivery in service and education
Desirable
- oExperience of bringing and supporting advanced practice trainees into a Healthcare setting
- oUnderstanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies and the advancing practice agenda
Skills, capabilities & attributes
Essential
- oHighly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- oDemonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.
Desirable
- oResponds positively and flexibly to differing workloads and priorities.
- oExcellent ability to exercise high levels of diligence when assessing or preparing documentation, especially when information is received from a variety of sources and may be conflicting
Vaules and behaviours
Essential
- oDemonstrates strong leadership to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals. Empowered and enabled to deliver.
- oActively promotes change, improvement and sharing of knowledge, information, and learning
- oLeads by example, actively acts as a role model in own behaviour and fosters an inclusive culture.
Desirable
- oActs as a role model for the team in terms of delivery of high performance and instils a culture of high performance within team and develops ability in others to manage time effectively
Additional information
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).
