South East London Placement Coordinator (SEL ICS Training Hub)

Job description

Job responsibilities

What is a Training Hub?

Training hubs have been rolled out across the country tomeet the educational needs of the multi-disciplinary Primary Care team andsupport the development of our current and future workforce.

Training hubs are tasked with not only ensuring thedelivery of quality education, training and support for our existing workforce but also supporting workforce planning(including recruitment, retention and return of all staff groups) and are anessential vehicle of workforce transformation.

As part of this remit, training hubs are tasked withsupporting the training of our future workforce and facilitating thedevelopment of new and emerging roles.Training hubs aim to bring together NHS organisations, communityproviders, local authorities and education providers to deliver a broadereducation platform than the more traditional single approach. Every PrimaryCare Network (PCN) will have access to training hub resources.

SELICS Context

Over the last 12 months locality training hubs, of whichthere are six in South East London (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth,Lewisham and Southwark), have formalised their collaborative workingarrangements to align with the operating guidance from HEE. Bromley Educationand Training Hub (BETH) was nominated as the ICS Level Training Hub with themanagement lead being provided by Bromley and the clinical lead being providedby Bexley. Locality training hubs continue to provide localintelligence, support and development. Locality training hubs continue to run thesupport forums for nurses, Practice Managers, etc and work with PCNs onworkforce planning.

Training hubs are involved in rolling out preceptorship,training placement quality management, working with practices, PCNs anduniversities to ensure we can offer the best training posts to a wide range ofclinical and non-clinical professionals, from GP trainees and student nurses,to trainee nurse associates and work experience students. Whether it is supporting a Health Care Assistant throughenrolling on a Nursing Associate apprenticeship, upskilling a practice nurse orplanning workforce at a PCN level, the training hub is the point of contact. Each locality training hub employs lead nurses and worksvery closely with HEE and local HEIs to support the training of the nursingteam across the spectrum of experience. Introduction of the ICS level traininghub has strengthened these links and provided more opportunities forcollaboration.

Role Purpose:There is universal acceptancethat the nursing workforce is at huge risk, especially within primary care atthe present time and that this risk is only accelerating due to the impact ofboth time passing and more recently the Covid-19 pandemic and the pressures puton the healthcare system.This is a strategic and operationalrole combining leadership, planning and delivery skills to expand nursingplacement capacity across the six boroughs, working with HEIs and theUniversity of Greenwich in particular, to redesign and reinvigorate theCommunity Pathway.There is an opportunity for asenior nurse to come on board with the ICS Level Training Hub to work on theredesign of the Community Pathway and to work with locality training hubs toexpand the placements offered across primary care. This will also involvenetworking with providers across the six boroughs to build collaborative linksand join up the educational pathway for nursing placements.

The successful applicant(s) willbe a General Practice Nurse (GPN) with extensive experience in supporting thenursing workforce and an experienced system leader. They will feel passionatelyabout equipping and enabling the next generation of nurses with primary care asthe first destination career choice. They will have excellent track record indelivering on projects and initiatives as well as engaging and working flexiblywith a wide range of stakeholders.

The post holder will be a coremember of the developing ICS Level Training Hub team and will work with a rangeof clinicians and managers. They will be based with the ICS Level Training Hubin Bromley (the Bromley Education and Training Hub BETH) but will workclosely with all SEL locality training hubs.

ContractDetails, Support and Line Management

Part-time

(7.5 - 15 hours) at equivalent to Band 8a level

Fixed

term 24 months

Dateof commencement TBC

Dateof completion TBC

The GPN Lead for Place Based Placements will be supportedand accountable as follows:

Accountableto: Place BasedPlacements Programme Director& Director of GPN, SEL ICS TH.

Line Management PlaceBased Placements Programme Director& Day to Day Support: &Director of GPN, SEL ICS TH.

Key Stakeholders :SELICS Level Training Hub

LocalityTraining Hubs

LocalityGP FederationsICSWorkforce Team,

Universityof Greenwich

TH.

Nursing Team

HealthEducation England

Otherlocal HEIs

LondonRegion ICS Level Training Hubs

GeneralDuties and Responsibilities

1.Clinical Nurse Leadership and Strategy.

Work with colleagues across the 6 SEL boroughs as well as SELCCG/ICS and Health Education England todevelop an overall nursing placement strategy for General Practice Nursing inSouth East London that encompasses all the current and emerging programmes andinitiatives and addresses current challenges and ensuring alignment to the 10point plan.Promote and advocate for General Practice Nursing within GeneralPractice, Primary Care Networks, Federations and in Borough Partnerships,representing GPNs and the SEL Training Hubs at key strategic local, regionaland national meetings.Develop delivery plans for each aspect of the work.Take a lead in delivery of these programmes working alongsidelocal borough based nursing and workforce leads.Keep abreast of relevant and emerging developments which have animpact on General Practice Nursing and take a lead in progressing futureopportunities.Collaborate with nurses from across organisations includingcommunity, mental health and acute to promote the role of nursing and todevelop educational opportunities across all areas of healthcare.

2.Nurse Education

Build capacity to support learning in practice settings includingsupport for existing and potential nurse assessors and supervisors tofacilitate pre-registration nurse placements in primary care liaising withlocal Higher Education Institutions.Work closely with other leads within the SEL Training Hubs todevelop and expand placement capacity across the area.Working with Borough Nurse Leads and practice managers toformulate induction programmes for pre-registration nurses.Coordinate the work of the borough based nurse educators ensuringthat there is a clear programme of support and education for practice nurses.Support locality training hubs in the recruitment and support ofapprenticeship nursing associates, building on the good work done in eachlocality to date.

3.Nurse Career Pathway Development.

Oversee the Trainee Nursing Associate Programme in collaborationwith locality training hubs ensuring that it supports development of theseroles within general practice.Work to increase the number of final year student placements inGeneral Practice.

4.Mobility

The ICS Training Hub Lead Nurse for Workforcewill be based in the BETH offices though will need to attend meetings in otherlocations.

5.Confidentiality

You will have access to confidentialinformation relating patients and staff.You are required to exercise due consideration in the way you use suchinformation and should not act in any way, which might be prejudicial to theinterests of BETH. If you are in anydoubt regarding the use of information in the pursuit of your duties you shouldseek advice from the BETH Board of Directors

6.Information Governance

You must keep up-to-date with the requirements ofInformation Governance ensure that information you have access to is dealt withlegally, securely, efficiently and effectively. You must appropriately manageall of the Information you handle during the course of your contract making theinformation available for sharing in a controlled manner and subject tostatutory requirements.

7. Health and Safety

You must be aware of the responsibility placed on you underthe Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) to maintain a healthy and safe workingenvironment for both staff and visitors.

8.InfectionControl

You are responsible for protecting yourself and othersagainst infection risks.

9.Acceptanceof Gifts and Hospitality

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant secretarial/administrative experience
• Experience of working with a framework of confidentiality
• Experience of dealing with a range of difficult or challenging situations both on the telephone and in person

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS environment, ideally in a GP setting

Qualifications

Essential

• Good knowledge and use of the English language
• Excellent grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Good standard of education
• Computer literacy skills

Skills

Essential

• Good computer literacy skills including knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good interpersonal skills

Other

Essential

• Good organisational and planning skills
• To be flexible and reliable
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Good understanding of confidentiality issues
• To be self-motivated, enthusiastic and have a high standard of personal performance

Desirable

• Willingness to learn existing and new computer software packages
• Knowledge and understanding of medical terminology
• Knowledge and understanding of the GP setting issues
• Knowledge and understanding of ERS
• Knowledge and understanding of EMIS

Abilities

Essential

• Good computer literacy skills including knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good interpersonal skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Bromley GP Alliance Ltd

Address

Kelsey Park Farmhouse

379 Croydon Road

Beckenham

BR3 3QL

Employer's website

https://bromleygpalliance.org/ (Opens in a new tab)