Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Learning Facilitator (XR04)

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Job summary

Are you interested in teaching colleagues? Do you have a passion to support our future workforce?

Then this exciting opportunity at Leeds Teaching Hospitals could be just what you are looking for.

We are looking for individuals with a desire to deliver high quality education and clinical support for colleagues entering our Trust by an exciting new pathway.

You need to be highly motivated and confident at providing education in classroom settings and have a keen eye for assessing clinical skills.

You will be part of a team supporting our unregistered workforce in this new education boot camp and providing pastoral support in clinical settings.

This opportunity will allow you to develop assessment skills, refine your teaching skills and consolidate your clinical knowledge. You will be required to prioritise your own workload, work autonomously and within your scope of practice whilst liaising with the wider Work Based Learning team.

This post is a secondment for 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the corporate education team and Clinical Service Units by facilitating education, training and development opportunities for unregistered healthcare practitioners and learners. These opportunities will contribute to the provision of a workforce that is kind, collaborative, expert and aspirational. The post holder will help to champion and co-ordinate the development of the Clinical Support Workers (CSWs) who are new to the trust and to the care environment. This will include supporting the nursing education team in the delivery of the Care Certificate Programme and to support learning opportunities linked to the requirement of the CSW role. The post holder will be able to prioritise duties with the support of the Senior Project nurse, and be accountable for their own actions and demonstrate initiative and ability to work autonomously with minimal direct supervision, but must work within their level of competence.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north. Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission. At Leeds Teaching Hospitals, we aim to be a fair and supportive Trust with positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work.

Our five values are: Patient-centred, Collaborative, Fair, Accountable and Empowered.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

14 October 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£23,949 to £26,282 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-CFN-0007

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY

The post holder will support the corporate education team and Clinical Service Units by facilitating education, training and development opportunities for unregistered healthcare practitioners and learners. These opportunities will contribute to the provision of a workforce that is kind, collaborative, expert and aspirational. The post holder will help to champion and co-ordinate the development of the Clinical Support Workers (CSWs) who are new to the trust and to the care environment. This will include supporting the nursing education team in the delivery of the Care Certificate Programme and other clinical educational programmes to support learning opportunities linked to the requirement of the CSW role. The post holder will be able to prioritise duties with the support of the Senior Project nurse, and be accountable for their own actions and demonstrate initiative and ability to work autonomously with minimal direct supervision, but must work within their level of competence.

The post holder will, in the first instance, implement and support the delivery of educational programmes across Leeds Teaching Hospitals, such as the Care Certificate programme. This will include supporting CSWs in clinical areas by assessing their competence to achieve a high level of clinical care though the practice and attainment of the care certificate performance document.

There will also be the opportunity to be involved in other workforce and education projects within the team to shape the future of our workforce.

4. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Clinical

- Managing own caseload of identified learners. Identifying and implementing support mechanisms to be put in place for individuals and identified groups of learners to ensure maximum opportunity to succeed

- To support with assessment planning, observation of work activities, assessment of underpinning knowledge, recording judgements and portfolio building - which can be electronic and paper based.

- Delivering skills development including classroom-based/work-based delivery.

- Undertake clinical assessments on CSWs performance identifying and creating action support plans as required

- Providing support to work-based placement assessors ensuring that contact is maintained as directed in accordance with local procedures

- Inspiring and motivating Learners to achieve

- Support and assess Clinical Support Workers (CSW) in clinical areas to achieve a high level of clinical care in line with the Care Certificate performance document.

- Promoting the use of education and training in the development of a skilled support staff workforce by being a visible presence and acting as an apprenticeship advocate across the Trust.

- Assist in the implementation of Trust-wide nursing, midwifery and allied health professions (AHP) policies and practice guidelines

- Provide high quality care as an expert practitioner and act as a role model and resource for advice, support and guidance, demonstrating the role of a CSW

- Ensure and promote the maintenance of a safe, clean and secure working environment

- Supervise and maintain accurate records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and partner organisations documentation and electronic staff records (ESR)

- Undertake duties on other wards or departments as and when required by service demands or patient need.

- Have knowledge and understanding of completing competency assessments using observation or evidence of learning.

Education and Training

- To support the co-ordination, facilitation and delivery of the Care Certificate programme for CSW or other non-qualified roles

- To work in conjunction with nursing educators to promote and support the delivery of range of generic and bespoke learning activities for new and existing CSW.

- To set up and prepare teaching rooms and learning resources and to facilitate our virtual learning programme.

- To provide support, guidance, mentorship, and coaching to individuals staff that are undergoing a performance review due to concerns raised regarding capability.

- To support the nursing education team in evaluating the effectiveness of learning activities and support redesign programmes to meet the organisational needs.

- To ensure effective communication between the ward managers/matrons to facilitate effective learning.

- To support ward teams in identifying areas of learning for the CSW

- Organises own workload and organises clinical visits to support CSWs

- Promote an effective learning environment within the workplace

- Facilitate and deliver clinical education programmes in clinical areas and in clinical education environments

- Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to, the LTHT safeguarding policies.

- Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.

- Participate in own appraisal

- Undertake mandatory and priority training within the required time scales

- Collaborate with Organisational Learning and Professional Development departments in the provision of training and education

- Contribute to the maintenance of detailed and accurate records regarding staff education, including monthly and quarterly reports

- To ensure that ESR records are up to date with Care certificate compliance

- To undertake administrative duties as needed.

- Ability to teach, train and facilitate individuals and groups in a learning and workplace environment.

- Ability to observe and assess skills competence.

- Ability to provide feedback during assessments in the workplace.

- Ability to evaluate evidence of learning.

Leadership

- Provide support to clinical teams and work with Senior Nurses, Clinical Educators and Nursing Directorate Team, Team Leaders, Senior Sisters, Charge Nurses to develop new roles/ways of working

- Act as a mentor to CSWs who are requiring extra support in practice

- Act as a resource for clinical areas with regards to performance issues

- Motivate staff in the delivery of quality patient care

- Contribute to Corporate Nursing and Midwifery objectives, service improvements, and to be responsible for delivery of educational key performance indicators

- Actively promotes and uses the Leeds Improvement Method to improve the quality and safety of the service

- Act as a role model for other educators and staff

Key Result Areas

The development and delivery of the Care Certificate programme

The development of effective working relationships with clinical areas

Reports on learners progress as required to managers and to Corporate Nursing team.

5. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

Commitment to delivering high quality evidence based care

Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team

Commitment to improving the knowledge and skills of staff

Commitment to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team

members, encouraging a positive and creative working environment

Commitment to own personal and professional development and to the

development of others within the team.

Commitment to maintaining a clean, safe and secure environment

Commitment to maintaining standards through education, training and

development