Practice Placement Educational Coordinator

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you passionate about education?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our practice education team in this newly created role as a Practice Placement Educational Coordinator with the NMAHP Education team within South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT).

You will help us to support the expansion of student placement capacity, whilst ensuring students are provided with high quality placements and learning opportunities across our hospital and community environments. Our PPF team are key roles within the Corporate Nursing and Quality directorate and are there to coach, guide and support student Nurses, Midwives and Allied Healthcare Professionals whilst on placement in STSFT.

This role be autonomous in completing audits, ensuring placements meet the high standards required and triaging of student communications amongst many other things, this role will be varied and needs and enthusiastic person with a passion for education and training!

For further information contact: Adam Remmer: adam.remmer@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

This role will work predominantly across both acute hospital sites and at times in community venues where students have placements as part of their nursing, midwifery or AHP placements. The role compromises mainly of 9-5 Monday-Friday hours but you may be asked to work outside of these hours on occasions.

The role is newly created in line with needs of the service to be hands on with clinical audits and contact with universities and students to ensure seamless and high-quality student placements in line with the deanery requirements.

The role requires and enthusiastic, quick to learn individual who is personable and knowledgeable about students and education service and what we offer.

You should have excellent technology skills navigating excel and other systems, regularly updating systems and creating them where need to make workstreams streamlined to support the wider team.

The role requires a team player who is keen to learn and work in a fast paced environment!

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.

Date posted

01 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9155-CRAC-0924-57

Job locations

Trust Headquarters

Sunderland Royal Hospital

Sunderland

SR4 7TP

South Tyneside Nhs Foundation Trust

Harton Lane

South Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE34 0PL

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

Work as part of the administrative support team in the provision and promotion of a quality service for non-medical pre-registration education.

Work to objectives agreed with the Practice Placement Facilitator and will undertake administrative tasks as delegated.

Follow policies and procedures with advice from the Practice Placement Team as required and will manage own day-to-day workload.

Exercise initiative and judgement using acquired skills and knowledge, maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

Work as part of the administrative support team in the provision and promotion of a quality service for non-medical pre-registration education.

Work to objectives agreed with the Practice Placement Facilitator and will undertake administrative tasks as delegated.

Follow policies and procedures with advice from the Practice Placement Team as required and will manage own day-to-day workload.

Exercise initiative and judgement using acquired skills and knowledge, maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.

Person Specification

Physical Skills

Essential

Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.

Experience

Essential

Experience of dealing with the public/customer service experience.
Experience of working in a secretarial/administrative role.

Desirable

Experience of working in a busy environment.
Experience of working in the NHS / a health care setting.
Experience working in an Education Team with students/learners.
Previous experience of transcribing formal minutes.

Qualifications

Essential

Undergraduate diploma / Foundation degree / equivalent appropriate Level 4 qualification GCSE English and Maths (GCSE Level 9-4).

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Able to use own initiative and work to deadlines.
Able to work under pressure and to multitask.
Able to make decisions relating to non-routine enquiries and issues.
Able to problem solve and provide alternative solutions.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Good keyboard and IT skills.
Good time management skills.
Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in everyday working practice.
Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern.
Servicing meetings, preparation of agendas, accurate minute taking and co- ordination of follow up actions.
Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services.
Confident in dealing with people at all levels.
Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity.

Person Specification

Physical Skills

Essential

Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.

Experience

Essential

Experience of dealing with the public/customer service experience.
Experience of working in a secretarial/administrative role.

Desirable

Experience of working in a busy environment.
Experience of working in the NHS / a health care setting.
Experience working in an Education Team with students/learners.
Previous experience of transcribing formal minutes.

Qualifications

Essential

Undergraduate diploma / Foundation degree / equivalent appropriate Level 4 qualification GCSE English and Maths (GCSE Level 9-4).

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Able to use own initiative and work to deadlines.
Able to work under pressure and to multitask.
Able to make decisions relating to non-routine enquiries and issues.
Able to problem solve and provide alternative solutions.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Good keyboard and IT skills.
Good time management skills.
Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in everyday working practice.
Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern.
Servicing meetings, preparation of agendas, accurate minute taking and co- ordination of follow up actions.
Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services.
Confident in dealing with people at all levels.
Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity.

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.