Job summary
We are delighted to offer the opportunity to join us as Practice Education Facilitator with the Northern Care Alliance.
In conjunction with PEF team the post holder will be responsible for supporting the provision of high quality multi-professional learning environments within The Northern Care Alliance.
The successful candidate will be required to work locally within services where inter-professional learning opportunities can be promoted and support increase in placement experience and capacity.
The post holder will be required to support the breadth of the student experience, which may require cross boundary working, and contribute to the delivery of the new standards to support learning in practice.
This PEF role will predominantly be supporting learners based at Salford Care Organisation.
Main duties of the job
Assessing the quality of practice learning environments; ensuring all service areas/ placement providers have up to date action plans in place to contribute to the annual quality monitoring of Learning and Development Agreements.
Support the development and ensuring a sufficient provision practice supervisors/assessors across relevant service areas, providing supervision and support structures, building education in practice capability, consistency and efficiency.
Contribute to the structuring and coordinating inter-professional learning activity across a service area(s).
Participating in Quality Assurance Multi-Professional site visits across organisations.
Work with the PEF team to ensure an adequate breadth, scope and number of placement experiences.
Developing and maintaining links with Education Providers to practice supervisors/assessors in practice to increase placement experience and increase student capacity.
The post holder will be required to act as an exemplary role model for students, exhibiting the expected Trust values & behaviours.
Please refer to JD for full details.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Achieved Grade/Years Experience.
- Up to date professional registration with the NMC/AHP.
Desirable
- Masters level study relating to education in practice or willing to work towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting
- Staff management/staff supervision
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
Desirable
- Practical experience of facilitating change
- Staff management/staff supervision
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
- Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills Excellent time management skills
Desirable
- Working knowledge of inter-professional learning theory
- Ability to supervise staff on a day-to-day basis
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Achieved Grade/Years Experience.
- Up to date professional registration with the NMC/AHP.
Desirable
- Masters level study relating to education in practice or willing to work towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting
- Staff management/staff supervision
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
Desirable
- Practical experience of facilitating change
- Staff management/staff supervision
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
- Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills Excellent time management skills
Desirable
- Working knowledge of inter-professional learning theory
- Ability to supervise staff on a day-to-day basis
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).