Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 203-B338
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bank Nursing, Warwick Hospital
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/04/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Bank Community Clinical Tutor
Band 7
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
Interested in a role shaping future doctors’ understanding of community care and patients’ lived experiences?
Interested in providing support to medical students face-to-face, working for SWFT in collaboration with Warwick Medical School to plan, deliver and evaluate a programme of Community Learning?
If so, this role is for you!
This bank role involves facilitating learning, providing a face-to-face placement and being actively involved in formative and summative assessment of students on the Community Learning Module. You would also be required to source patients for students to interview face-to-face in their homes, and agencies providing care to the patients to be interviewed face-to-face or virtually. You would be required to facilitate community days in a community base in South Warwickshire.
Experience and knowledge of working in a community setting is an essential requirement.
Training will be provided. The role typically requires 15-23 days commitment a year.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work collaboratively with Warwick Medical School in the planning, delivery and evaluation of the community focussed modules.
The role involves facilitating education and placement activity, planning and evaluation of courses and active involvement in formative and summative assessment.
Involvement in programme development and teaching with Warwick University are key features of the role.
Development of the placement programme involves organising agency interviews, case finding and coordination of the programme.
Evaluation of the programme is a key role and done in conjunction with the University.
Provision of learning support to Medical Students undertaking Community focussed modules. Community Tutors are responsible for the education, support and assessment of students and work closely with Warwick Medical School.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Offers advice, support and facilitation to medical students, agencies and university colleagues.
Contribute to the assessment, planning and evaluation of the Community focussed modules.
Develop own knowledge and skills of personal and people development to assist medical students and colleagues learning and development.
Liaise closely with Warwick Medical School in the provision and development of pre-registration Medical Education.
Work with Managers, other agencies, and patients to plan, co-ordinate and maintain the programme.
Participate in informal and formal evaluation in conjunction with Warwick Medical School.
To demonstrate best practice and offer relevant, up to date and specialist knowledge in order to facilitate education and placement activity.
Participate in Community Tutor development sessions at Warwick University and contribute to the development of the role.
Create, maintain, and enhance relationships within multidisciplinary team: Liaise closely with other agencies, patients and University Tutors.
Participate in regular planning and evaluation meetings with the Medical School.
To participate in the implementation of Trust policies and processes and actively contribute to programme development.
Develop and maintain excellent communication skills with a range of people about sensitive matters and situations, at times being required to utilise developed persuasive and negotiation skills.
To provide structured feedback to students, agencies and university colleagues.
To maintain accurate records of assessments.
Ensure accurate documentation is submitted to the budget holder in a timely manner.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level (Nursing or AHP)
- Master’s level knowledge in practice development/education/mentorship (or equivalent)
- Registered Nurse or other Community Professional
Desirable criteria
- Mentoring and Assessing in Clinical Practice qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience and a working knowledge of community services
- Demonstrate an ability to influence and negotiate
- Working knowledge of software packages i.e. Microsoft Teams, Word and Excel
Desirable criteria
- Experience as a mentor and assessor in clinical practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational skills
- Highly developed communication skills: Verbal, one to one, group communication
- The ability to present information of a sensitive nature
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good keyboard skills: Produce presentation material
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to work autonomously, seeking guidance from peers as required
- Ability to plan ahead
- Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills to understand and implement education in the clinical setting
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Approachable
- Calm and confident manner
- Reliable, flexible and self-motivating in approach to duties
- Team Player
- An eye for detail
Other
Essential criteria
- Must be able to travel to venues throughout the Trust using independent travel
- Must be prepared to work across different bases within Warwickshire as required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Donna Murphy
- Job title
- Community Co-ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07787573779
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