Job summary
This post offers a unique opportunity to join the Healthcare support worker (HCSW) Development Team focusing on providing a range of development opportunities for NMAHP support workers.
The post holder will support the team with an emphasis on HCSW's knowledge, skills and learning opportunities to grow and maintain their clinical competence.
Main duties of the job
- Support the implementation of the HCSW Strategy.
- Support the development and delivery of a range of programmes e.g. Get into TNA Bootcamp, Deteriorating Patient Education for HCSWs.
- Work closely with senior teams to establish and embed structured education and development provisions for our HCSWs
- Design and develop resources to support recruitment and retention to encourage, motivate and support our future workforce.
- Contribute to the creation of an identity of our HCSWs and develop a sense of belonging.
- Produce relevant and accurate data, reports and resources using information from a range of sources.
- Provide analysis and recommendations where necessary.
- Work clinically alongside patients and service users, maintaining clinical credibility.
- Provide pastoral care, support and education to new and existing HCSWs.
- Participate in quality improvement work across the Trust, collaborating with other teams and services.
- Inspire and motivate others to high performance by agreeing clear goals and objectives, providing support and guidance.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at 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? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support the implementation of the HCSW Strategy
- Support the development and delivery of a range of programmes e.g. Get into TNA Bootcamp, Deteriorating Patient Education for HCSWs.
- Encourage and equip HCSWs to supervise students in practice.
- Development and maintenance of an online resource with learning and career opportunities.
- Design and develop resources to support recruitment and retention to encourage, motivate and support our future workforce.
- Contribute to the creation of an identity of our HCSWs and develop a sense of belonging.
- Encourage engagement of all HCSWs via relevant forums and networks (HCSW Ambassador role/HCSW Shared Decision-Making Council)
- Act as an expert clinical resource to colleagues by guiding HCSW practices, assessing competence and supporting implementation of policies/guidelines.
- Identify/signpost/promote training and education and career opportunities for HCSWs within NHCT and externally
- Support production of transparent data and reports.
- Work clinically alongside patients and service users, maintaining clinical credibility.
- Provide pastoral care, support and education to new and existing HCSWs.
- Participate in quality improvement work across the Trust, collaborating with other teams and services.
- Inspire and motivate others to high performance by agreeing clear goals and objectives, providing support and guidance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support the implementation of the HCSW Strategy
- Support the development and delivery of a range of programmes e.g. Get into TNA Bootcamp, Deteriorating Patient Education for HCSWs.
- Encourage and equip HCSWs to supervise students in practice.
- Development and maintenance of an online resource with learning and career opportunities.
- Design and develop resources to support recruitment and retention to encourage, motivate and support our future workforce.
- Contribute to the creation of an identity of our HCSWs and develop a sense of belonging.
- Encourage engagement of all HCSWs via relevant forums and networks (HCSW Ambassador role/HCSW Shared Decision-Making Council)
- Act as an expert clinical resource to colleagues by guiding HCSW practices, assessing competence and supporting implementation of policies/guidelines.
- Identify/signpost/promote training and education and career opportunities for HCSWs within NHCT and externally
- Support production of transparent data and reports.
- Work clinically alongside patients and service users, maintaining clinical credibility.
- Provide pastoral care, support and education to new and existing HCSWs.
- Participate in quality improvement work across the Trust, collaborating with other teams and services.
- Inspire and motivate others to high performance by agreeing clear goals and objectives, providing support and guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Professional Reigistration
Essential
- 1 st Level Registered nurse/AHP with effective NMC registration/HCPC.
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students.
- Degree in relevant subject or equivalent qualification and / or experience.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Coaching qualification.
- Human Factors training.
- Leadership course.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a clinical setting and ability to demonstrate clinical skills, knowledge, credibility and expertise in practice.
- Experience of undertaking practice developments in the clinical setting.
- Clinical supervisor
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Professional Reigistration
Essential
- 1 st Level Registered nurse/AHP with effective NMC registration/HCPC.
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students.
- Degree in relevant subject or equivalent qualification and / or experience.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Coaching qualification.
- Human Factors training.
- Leadership course.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a clinical setting and ability to demonstrate clinical skills, knowledge, credibility and expertise in practice.
- Experience of undertaking practice developments in the clinical setting.
- Clinical supervisor
Desirable
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).
