Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Practice Education Facilitator

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Job summary

You will be a registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional or Social workerwith excellent communication skills and to be able to work collaboratively with education partners and wide range of clinical staff to develop high quality clinical placements for Nursing and AHP learners

Supporting learners whilst on placement is a key part of the role, you will offer them support and advice and deliver reflective practice sessions whilst they are on practice placement.

You may need to support learners to raise concerns whilst on placement.

Main duties of the job

Working with lead nurses, matrons, service managers and clinical team managers to ensure that there are sufficient practice assessors and supervisors prepared in accordance with NMC standards to support pre-registration nursing learners.

Supporting the Trust's preceptorship program by engaging with and supporting preceptees, being part of the preceptorship program delivery

Delivering training

Maintaining contemporaneous records and providing monthly reports to the education leads

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Benefits included with this role are:-

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Up to 307 hours holiday entitlement (subject to length of service)
  • FREE physio service
  • FREE Yoga and Pilates
  • Cycle scheme tax-free bikes and accessories
  • Support with revalidation
  • Post graduate training opportunities
  • We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13)

Details

Date posted

13 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-COR6833007

Job locations

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews will be on the 11th and 13th February, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews will be on the 11th and 13th February, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Presentation skills
  • Communicating effectively in complex organizational environments
  • Collaboration, partnership and team working

Experience

Essential

  • Mentoring student nurses /learners or AHP practice teaching
  • Significant recent experience at Band 6 (Charge Nurse / Community Nurse) or above
  • Practice development and / or managing change / projects

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level and full registration with the NMC / HCPC
  • Evidence of continuing professional development to Masters level or equivalent
  • Practice Assessor / equivalent for AHP
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Presentation skills
  • Communicating effectively in complex organizational environments
  • Collaboration, partnership and team working

Experience

Essential

  • Mentoring student nurses /learners or AHP practice teaching
  • Significant recent experience at Band 6 (Charge Nurse / Community Nurse) or above
  • Practice development and / or managing change / projects

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level and full registration with the NMC / HCPC
  • Evidence of continuing professional development to Masters level or equivalent
  • Practice Assessor / equivalent for AHP

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Education Lead

Zoe Carroll

zoe.carroll@nsft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

13 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-COR6833007

Job locations

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


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