Practice Facilitator
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Job summary
Are you passionate about developing staff clinical skills and best evidence-based practice?
We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse with community nursing experience to come and join our community nursing team.
The role will be instrumental in ensuring our existing community nursing teams and new staff members are developed to their full potential in terms of clinical skills and improve the patient journey. Community nursing patient complexities are ever increasing, and we want to ensure we have a highly skilled and competent community nursing team for the future.
You will be working with staff members on an individual basis to equip them with the hands-on clinical skills required to meet our patients needs, as well as providing group sessions to your colleagues to give them the underpinning theory. You will be expected to ensure your own skills are maintained at an excellent standard through undertaking regular clinical practice, training, and clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
Providing hands on nursing care with staff members to share best practice and knowledge for them to develop their skills and competencies within agreed timescales.
To promote effective use of Systmone electronic records.
To promote integrated working across professional boundaries and specialities.
To provide up to date data to the Senior District Nurse and Matron relating to any clinical skills gaps and to work with the senior district nurse to identify a strategy plan to address any gaps.
Visit patients autonomously in a community nursing capacity to ensure skills and service understanding are kept up to date.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
08 February 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
C9313-24-0186
Job locations
Braunstone Health & Social Care Centre
39 Hockley Farm Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 1HN
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Braunstone Health & Social Care Centre
39 Hockley Farm Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 1HN
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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