Practice Education Facilitator (Dorset only)
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 13 November 2024
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our People and Culture Directorate as Practice Education Facilitator. We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who thrives working autonomously in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will be required to travel frequently within the Dorset area and Bournemouth University.
This is a highly visible role within learning and development, providing practice placement education and support to ensure high quality, safe student placement is achieved. The successful candidate will need to be confident in taking a lead role and working with minimal supervision, and will demonstrate resilience, adaptability and a commitment to promoting synergy and productivity within the team.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for ensuring students are prepared for placement before entering into SWASfT and for supporting/guiding/point of contact for practice educators (PE's), and for ensuring PE's are prepared, updated and supported in collaboration with the SWASfT CPD team and academic program leads.
You will support and achieve local practice placement priorities and NHS England (formally Health Education England) Key performance Indicators (KPIs), and support the Practice Education Team (PET) Team in identifying and co-ordinating the placement of university degree students in various settings across the organisation to support practice-based learning and the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to become a confident and competent registered Paramedics at completion of their academic programme.
About us
Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.
We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.
At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.
If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.
In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.
You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.
Benefits
- Competitive NHS salary
- A standard working week of 37.5 hours
- Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Career and salary progression
- Car leasing scheme
- Free parking across Trust sites
- Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
- Staff networks
- Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK
Date posted
30 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
202-6724609
Job locations
Trust wide - South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset
Dorset
BH12 5BB
Employer details
Employer name
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trust wide - South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset
Dorset
BH12 5BB
Employer's website
https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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