Job summary
If you enjoy supporting student nurses in your role as Practice Assessor within your current clinical role and would like to develop this further, we have an opportunity for full time roles to support placements across the whole of DHCFT. One post is substantive (37.5 hours- 1 WTE) and the other (30 hours - 0.8 WTE) is a 12-month secondment or FTC (substantive subject to NHSE tariff income).
The posts are open to registered nurses who are Practice Assessors who have an excellent record of supporting student nurses. We are looking to recruit two Roaming Assessors who will work across Derbyshire teams in DHCFT.
Main duties of the job
Undertaking the role of peripatetic Practice Assessor for identified students / teams across different clinical settings in Derbyshire in line with Trust and University policies and procedures, national guidelines and NMC requirements.
Supporting student capacity
Developing the quality and capacity of placements.
Fostering learning cultures to value high quality patient care.
Providing training to teams to increase practice supervisor and practice assessor capacity.
Liaising with a range of stakeholders both internal and external to the trust (i.e., HEI's).
Provide professional, leadership and practice learning advice.
Act as an expert resource for nursing teams.
Assess the quality of potential and actual practice learning environments, facilitating the development, sustainability, and innovation of practice learning.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
Generous NHS pension scheme
Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
Health service discounts and online benefits
Incremental pay progression
Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Person Specification
Travel
Essential
- Ability to be able to travel Derbyshire to fulfil role requirement
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Practice Assessor / Supervisor
- IT proficiencies
- Understanding in the use of Pebble pad
Desirable
- Additional teaching qualification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work autonomously
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of supporting various student nurses as Practice Assessor
- Knowledge of NMC student supervision requirements
- Experience of working with change in the work environment
- Knowledge of cirriculum requirements for pre-registration practice learning
Desirable
- Experience of multi disciplinary work
Person Specification
Travel
Essential
- Ability to be able to travel Derbyshire to fulfil role requirement
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Practice Assessor / Supervisor
- IT proficiencies
- Understanding in the use of Pebble pad
Desirable
- Additional teaching qualification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work autonomously
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of supporting various student nurses as Practice Assessor
- Knowledge of NMC student supervision requirements
- Experience of working with change in the work environment
- Knowledge of cirriculum requirements for pre-registration practice learning
Desirable
- Experience of multi disciplinary work
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
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).
