Job summary
The purpose of the role is to contribute to the Trust wide development of high-quality education for Bart's Health. Supporting the Nursing and Midwifery Education Team in the delivery of high-quality patient care by providing and facilitating excellent training and development opportunities for the: post registration nursing and midwifery workforce and other Health Care Professions when required.
Main duties of the job
Work clinically, for a minimum of 0.8 WTE, supporting student nurse training to become registered nursing nurses.
Assess quality of a range of clinical and other practice learning environments, determines interventions to sustain and enhance practice education.
Supports and facilitates the development of clinical practice/educators/assessors/supervisors to provide supervision and support structures.
Develop coordinate, evaluate, and implement education programmes within Barts Health NHS Trust.
Develop and deliver education and training to meet the needs of training nursing associates and their practice supervisors/assessors in classroom settings and within practice learning environments.
Lead recruitment event of final placement student in collaboration with site education leads, site leadership, workforce development and human resources team.
Monitor attrition at each stage of student progression whilst on training and put in place actions to mitigate risk of attrition and feed forward to HEIs.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support learning including mapping align with the course planner and NMC requirements.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop and maintain a register of site-based practice supervisors/assessors, contributing to a Trust-wide database of practice supervisors and practice assessors.
Develop the strategic evaluation of clinical practice areas by gathering data for the Quality Dashboards on a monthly basis, feeding back the results in a timely way and supporting local managers to develop appropriate action plans to address any issues that arise.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop and maintain a register of site-based practice supervisors/assessors, contributing to a Trust-wide database of practice supervisors and practice assessors.
Develop the strategic evaluation of clinical practice areas by gathering data for the Quality Dashboards on a monthly basis, feeding back the results in a timely way and supporting local managers to develop appropriate action plans to address any issues that arise.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse (degree or equivalent)
- Mentorship mentor or any teaching qualification equivalent.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Level 7 master's degree/ or evidence of study at master's level/or willingness to study at this level.
- Undertaken formal management / leadership training.
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration working within the NHS at Band 6 in an acute care settings with regular interactions with learners.
- Experience facilitating and delivering training sessions.
- Experience assessing learning in practice.
- Experience of capability management.
- Proven track record in line managing people with clearly defined leadership skills.
- Ability to establish partnerships and foster good working relationships.
- Sound knowledge and experience of initiating, evaluating and sustaining change.
Desirable
- Experience in recruitment and selection.
- Experience of challenging poor practice.
- Clinical audit and service evaluation experience.
- Experience of managing and responding to complaints.
- Involvement in curriculum planning and validation with HEIs.
- Experience supporting work- based learners.
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of current clinical and educational issues.
- Understanding of the revised NMC Code (NMC, 2018) as applied to Nursing Associates.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of evidence-based practice.
- Specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge. Awareness of own accountability.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NMC Quality assurance processes relating to education, including Fitness to Practice.
- Understanding regulatory requirements of English Apprenticeships.
- Understanding of regulatory requirements of Health Education England and other regulatory bodies.
- Understand potential impact of the NHS Long Term Plan. (DH, 2019) on role and service.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates computer literacy e.g. Microsoft packages, email, electronic patient records and electronic rostering.
- Able to communicate effectively using a range of methods.
- Ability to convey complex concepts in an easily understood language.
- Able to plan and manage own workload and work autonomously.
- Able to retain concentration in a fast-paced pressured environment.
- Demonstrate excellent customer service skills working with all levels of clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Take a creative approach to problem solving.
- Enhanced clinical skills
- Demonstrate research and audit skills.
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and influence at all levels of the organisation and with different staff groups.
- Able to teach/train effectively 1:1, in groups, in classroom and clinical practice.
- Ability to conduct audits, write reports and evidence-based documents.
- Skill using technology to support learning & teaching.
- Ability to develop information and training resources to support learning
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse (degree or equivalent)
- Mentorship mentor or any teaching qualification equivalent.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Level 7 master's degree/ or evidence of study at master's level/or willingness to study at this level.
- Undertaken formal management / leadership training.
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration working within the NHS at Band 6 in an acute care settings with regular interactions with learners.
- Experience facilitating and delivering training sessions.
- Experience assessing learning in practice.
- Experience of capability management.
- Proven track record in line managing people with clearly defined leadership skills.
- Ability to establish partnerships and foster good working relationships.
- Sound knowledge and experience of initiating, evaluating and sustaining change.
Desirable
- Experience in recruitment and selection.
- Experience of challenging poor practice.
- Clinical audit and service evaluation experience.
- Experience of managing and responding to complaints.
- Involvement in curriculum planning and validation with HEIs.
- Experience supporting work- based learners.
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of current clinical and educational issues.
- Understanding of the revised NMC Code (NMC, 2018) as applied to Nursing Associates.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of evidence-based practice.
- Specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge. Awareness of own accountability.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NMC Quality assurance processes relating to education, including Fitness to Practice.
- Understanding regulatory requirements of English Apprenticeships.
- Understanding of regulatory requirements of Health Education England and other regulatory bodies.
- Understand potential impact of the NHS Long Term Plan. (DH, 2019) on role and service.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates computer literacy e.g. Microsoft packages, email, electronic patient records and electronic rostering.
- Able to communicate effectively using a range of methods.
- Ability to convey complex concepts in an easily understood language.
- Able to plan and manage own workload and work autonomously.
- Able to retain concentration in a fast-paced pressured environment.
- Demonstrate excellent customer service skills working with all levels of clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Take a creative approach to problem solving.
- Enhanced clinical skills
- Demonstrate research and audit skills.
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and influence at all levels of the organisation and with different staff groups.
- Able to teach/train effectively 1:1, in groups, in classroom and clinical practice.
- Ability to conduct audits, write reports and evidence-based documents.
- Skill using technology to support learning & teaching.
- Ability to develop information and training resources to support learning
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).
