Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for an exceptional Allied Health Professional/Nurse to join the Practice Development Team within the NMAHP Education and Development Team.
This is a unique opportunity for the post holder to join the Practice Development team with a specific focus on supporting and working alongside Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) in clinical practice and the vital role they play in providing excellent care to patients.
The post holder will positively impact on HSCW recruitment, reduce the number of vacancies and provide greater continuity of care for patients. They will support HCSWs to develop the knowledge, skills and learning opportunities for individual career development.
This is a seconded opportunity with a strong focus education and workforce development, working in collaboration with a number of different teams delivering training and clinical support with a focus on the future development of the HCSW workforce.
Main duties of the job
- Act as an expert clinical resource to colleagues by guiding practice developments, assessing competence and supporting implementation of policies.
- Demonstrate a problem solving approach to all aspects of the role.
- Promote a lifelong learning culture providing high level professional leadership for the delivery of workforce development.
- Support the implementation and sustainability of clinical supervision.
- Support production of transparent data and reports.
- Conducting assessments in specific wards or community teams to identify and inform the support required to achieve recovery/improvement.
- Training and coaching to meet specific requirements or initiatives.
- Work clinically in specific wards or community teams as required to support individual nurses, midwives, AHPs or teams in developing their practice.
About us
We manage four major locality hospitals at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients?
Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Practice Development Team will facilitate continuous improvement in patient care and implementation of the NMAHP Strategy through five dimensions:
Innovation seek out, test and implement of new and innovative practice. Spread and adoption between specialties and sites to reduce variation in practice. Rapid response providing direct support to a ward or team identified as requiring improvement. Coaching for competence providing one to one support to individuals identified with a practice development need. Enhancing knowledge and skill development and implementation of learning pathways to achieve a skilled and professional workforce.
The post holder will be self-motivated and have the enthusiasm and commitment to develop and advance practice. They will be an inspirational role model, reflecting the Trust core values.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
The post holder will have a valid driving license for the UK. This is due to the need to commute between sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Practice Development Team will facilitate continuous improvement in patient care and implementation of the NMAHP Strategy through five dimensions:
Innovation seek out, test and implement of new and innovative practice. Spread and adoption between specialties and sites to reduce variation in practice. Rapid response providing direct support to a ward or team identified as requiring improvement. Coaching for competence providing one to one support to individuals identified with a practice development need. Enhancing knowledge and skill development and implementation of learning pathways to achieve a skilled and professional workforce.
The post holder will be self-motivated and have the enthusiasm and commitment to develop and advance practice. They will be an inspirational role model, reflecting the Trust core values.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
The post holder will have a valid driving license for the UK. This is due to the need to commute between sites.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse - with effective NMC registration/ Allied health professional - with effective HPCP registration
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification (i.e. mentorship)
- Educated to degree level in a health subject.
- Degree in relevant subject or equivalent qualification and/or experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable
- Quality Improvement training
- Coaching qualification
- Human Factors training
- Leadership course
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse - with effective NMC registration/ Allied health professional - with effective HPCP registration
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification (i.e. mentorship)
- Educated to degree level in a health subject.
- Degree in relevant subject or equivalent qualification and/or experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable
- Quality Improvement training
- Coaching qualification
- Human Factors training
- Leadership course
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).
