Job summary
- Main area
- Pathway to Excellence®
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (End date: End March 2026 - Secondment will be considered for internal candidates)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 218-NM-B6-7140013
- Employer
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Practice Facilitator - Pathway to Excellence
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual join the Pathway to Excellence® Team on a 9-month fixed term secondment. The successful candidate will facilitate our Shared Professional Decision-Making model at UHCW NHS Trust and contribute to the re-designation of the Trust’s Pathway to Excellence® programme.
This exciting post will provide the successful candidate with a supportive and dynamic work environment where your skills and leadership will make a direct impact, and where you will gain experience in working across the full breadth of clinical groups at UHCW.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual join the Pathway to Excellence® Team on a 9-month fixed term/secondment. The successful candidate will facilitate our Shared Professional Decision-Making model at UHCW NHS Trust and contribute to the re-designation of the Trust’s Pathway to Excellence® programme.
As a subject matter expert, you will lead and develop Shared Professional Decision-Making across the Trust; working closely with ward/department managers, nursing, midwifery and AHP staff and the Practice Development Team to ensure a positive practice environment is fostered for the implementation of Shared Professional Decision-Making councils. The post holder will support the council chairs in the day to day running of their councils, facilitate leadership activities that integrate Shared Professional Decision-Making into practice.
Applicants must have a strong working knowledge of the Pathway to Excellence® framework. a solid understanding of the Trust's Shared Professional Decision-Making model and experience as a member of a Shared Professional Decision-Making council.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key requirements:
- Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
- Experience of delivering presentations, public speaking and report writing
- Ability to inspire and engage other
- Passion and motivation for excellence in care
- Agreement from your current line manager to support release for the duration of the secondment
Eligibility: Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid NMC registration will not be considered for this post.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- see supporting documents
Desirable criteria
- see supporting documents
Experience
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
- see supporting documents
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- see supporting documents
Desirable criteria
- see supporting documents
Skills
Essential criteria
- see supporting documents
Desirable criteria
- see supporting documents
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- see supporting documents
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Dunn
- Job title
- Pathway to Excellence® Facilitator Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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