Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 423- 6322139
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Educator (Band 6)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated Registered Nurse with excellent communication and clinical practice skills with a desire to work alongside our learners in practice. You will be working across the Trust where the trainees are based helping them to learn, develop and complete their clinical assessments. You will be providing placement support and advise to the clinical teams, assesors and supervisors. You will assist trainees in difficulty and liaise with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally to develop remedial action plans.
The role aims to enhance the quality of the practice placement experience and positively contribute to the future professional healthcare workforce.
Applicants must already hold their NMC PIN number and shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend a formal interview.
Main duties of the job
- Supporting the delivery of clinical apprenticeship programme across Airedale NHS Foundation Trust including Nursing Associate apprenticeship/Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship
- Foster a learning environment within practice placement areas, ensuring staff are encouraged to develop and update their clinical expertise in the care of patients.
- Develop communication networks and close working relationships with managers, assessors, supervisors and HEIs.
- Contribute to effective working relationships between ANHSFT and local HEI’s
- Provide education, training and supervision to students in addition to their assigned assessor and supervisors either in groups or individually.
- Work with departments to ensure students receive induction and orientation to the placement area.
- Provide support to employees in the transition from student to newly registered health care professionals
- Work closely with departments and University Link lecturers to support the educational audit process.
- Encourage students to provide constructive feedback regarding the placement via the PARE website.
- Have knowledge of current local and National agendas related to this role
- Have knowledge of curriculums and practice placement requirements
- Assist with students in difficulty and liaise with the university/s to develop remedial action plans.
- Assist with recruitment and selection processes for clinical apprenticeships
- Contribute to pertinent policies, guidelines and training packages.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes.
Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these
part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details and full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Recent experience of clinical education and assessment
Desirable criteria
- Community nursing experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Practice Educator and Assessior Preparation (PEAP) or equivalent (SLiP or ENB 997/998)
Desirable criteria
- PGCert Education
Skills
Essential criteria
- Clinically competent Registered Nurse
- Dealing with staff concerns / managing conflict
- Supporting patients, staff and learners in stressful and emotional situations
Desirable criteria
- Recruitment and selection training
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to drive or use public transport on occasions to visit trainees in community setting or on external placement
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
- Jack Lewis
- Job title
- Non-Medical Workforce Planning & Development Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07903156937
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