Job summary
Please note this is a re-advertised vacancy
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a team of practice educators to design and delivery education and training programmes to the integrated service units (ISU's) across the Torbay and South Devon Integrated Care Organisation (ICO).
The purpose of this role is pivotal in promoting high quality patient care through the continuing education and professional development of the workforce.
The role will oversee and promote a learning environment within the specified ISU (Integrated Service Unit) and will ensure the delivery of evidence-based practice and promotes a learning culture that encapsulates the needs of our workforce together with developing and creating a shared integrated learning experience for the benefit of our patients and staff.
The available ISU posts are for Torquay & Paignton and Brixham
Secondment opportunities will be considered.
Applicants must hold an up to date professional registration and have extensive experience with working in the clinical environment and supporting education and training.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will lead the development of innovative education and training to meet the challenging demands our clinical workforce. This will include developing simulation, transformation, QI and digital education.
These roles will also play a pivotal part in shaping our future learning environments and working with our clinical services in the support and quality of education provided to a range of clinical learners.
The role will lead the design and delivery of specified education and training programmes within the ISUs, including the implementation and extension of simulation, digital, QI and transformation training programmes for the clinical workforce.
An important part of the role will be to work with the ISUs in supporting learners in practice and developing positive learning environments.Investment from Health Education England has provided a significant opportunity to build and develop improved continued professional development opportunities across the clinical workforce. This role will be pivotal to the success of this investment and developing plans to deliver crucial education to clinical staff, ensuring access to continued professional development opportunities.
About us
The Education Directorate is an integrated and inter-professional team leading, developing and delivering education and training for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and wider Torbay and South Devon Community.
Our Directorates purpose is:
To ensure all staff and learners receive education and training that provides them with the skills and support required to deliver exceptional care, now and in the future.
To create opportunities for workforce development across health and social care to secure the future workforce required.
Our Directorate services include:
Clinical Education and training for Nursing and Allied Health Professionals.
Medical Education and training for medical students and Trainee doctors.
Moving and Manual Handling training and service.
Resuscitation training and service.
Clinical skills education and training.
Apprenticeships and vocational training.
Simulation education and training.
Digital education to include video, e-learning and VR.
Learning Management System the Hive.
IT Training
Library and information services.
Horizon Centre facilities.
Access to education to the wider community, including care homes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Promote high standards of care through the demonstration of high-level clinical expertise and knowledge, acting as a specialist resource
- Lead the creation of a positive learning environment where staff development is encouraged, supported and promoted.
- Facilitate the induction, education and continuing professional development for staff.
- Accountable for nursing and AHP practice and takes every opportunity to sustain and improve his/her knowledge and professional competence.
- Participates in the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of education to support clinical staff and learners
- To be familiar and adhere to Trust objectives, policies, guidelines and current legislation.
- To assist and monitor the monthly audits that reflect clinical practice in line with key performance indicators
- Develop and maintain up to date and accurate training records
- Ensure that practice developments are underpinned by best available evidence, be that research or other activities.
- Represent the ISU and Trust at meetings with other departments and our external partner organisations across the STP
- Ensure that practice environments for clinical learners meet the criteria as outlined by the NMC, HCPC, CQC, and any other relevant bodies
- Developing and implementing competency Frameworks.
- Responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of Continued Professional Development programmes for the clinical workforce.
- Continued professional development programmes will include leadership skills, assessing and supervising, quality improvement and transformation.
- Responsible for overseeing and supporting learner activity within the ISU.
- Support the delivery of the extended clinical induction & the welcome meetings
- Participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of current/new programmes of education/training.
- To act as a professional role model who leads by example in regard to attitudes, behaviours, conduct and appearance
- To support the delivery of simulation training relevant of nursing and AHP practice
- Participate in the development of staff to undertake extended roles within their scope of practice
- To contribute to and to deliver educational care packages that are evidence based
- In conjunction with the education and learning team participate in induction programmes
- Take personal responsibility for developing and maintaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in conjunction with NMC guidance.
- To develop own teaching skills and participate in education programmes supervising all learners as directed.
- Review the delivery of training programmes by the wider team to provide quality assurance thus allowing for reflection and feedback to support staff development and ensuring evidenced based practice.
- Provide expertise, guidance, and interventions in system and service improvement, project management, change management, data analysis to build capability of staff to become independent in quality assurance methodology and practice
- To work collaboratively with the Practice Educator leads across the Trust, ADNPPs, Service Leads and Education Directorate.
- Facilitates a network and faculty of educators, practice assessors, supervisors and learners.
- Act as a link with external higher education institutes to ensure appropriate support is in place for learners.
- Challenges practice and supports the Team Leaders to find solutions to problems using practical, personal and theoretical knowledge of facilitation and negotiation
- Attend meetings and working groups and provide reports as requested.
- Act as professional role model to all colleagues and learners.
- Provides pastoral support to learners and escalates concerns as appropriate and in accordance with Trust policy.
- Ensures robust documentation of activity to support learners and clinical areas.
- Develops relevant teaching material tailored to individual learning requirements and linked to best practice/trust policies.
- Ensures there is a robust process for monitoring, recording and evaluating CPD.
- To be aware of resources and to provide high-quality cost-effective training leading to the delivery of cost-effective care.
- Responsible for reporting ISU costs against allocated CPD funding, including from Health Education England.
- Liaising with other band 7 practice educators to co-ordinate training and development of staff in clinical practice across the Trust.
- To take the lead in ensuring compliance to Trust policies and procedures
- Ensure that all staff are aware of the need to identify, assess and report all aspects of risk, be they clinical or environmental.
- To support a culture that enables staff feel safe to identify, report or challenge poor practice or behaviour.
- Participate in staff counselling, disciplinary or other interviews as required.
- Identify own educational needs and maintain up to date and extensive adverse incidents are reported, in accordance with Trust Policy.
- Participate in clinical supervision in order to sustain and develop professional practice.
- Participate in individual performance review and objective setting.
- Participate in managing the performance of team members.
- Maintain a safe working environment, ensuring high standards and safe practice are maintained by:
- Teaching staff to understand and accept their responsibilities eg environmental cleanliness, maintenance and use of all equipment within clinical setting
- Adhering to the guidelines of the Health & Safety at Work.
- Utilisation of the Trusts Risk Assessment documentation to ensure health and safety and clinical risk are reduced in the clinical area.
- Must be able to use appropriate IT as required.
- Involvement in testing new ways of learning through digital technology and evaluating impact.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Promote high standards of care through the demonstration of high-level clinical expertise and knowledge, acting as a specialist resource
- Lead the creation of a positive learning environment where staff development is encouraged, supported and promoted.
- Facilitate the induction, education and continuing professional development for staff.
- Accountable for nursing and AHP practice and takes every opportunity to sustain and improve his/her knowledge and professional competence.
- Participates in the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of education to support clinical staff and learners
- To be familiar and adhere to Trust objectives, policies, guidelines and current legislation.
- To assist and monitor the monthly audits that reflect clinical practice in line with key performance indicators
- Develop and maintain up to date and accurate training records
- Ensure that practice developments are underpinned by best available evidence, be that research or other activities.
- Represent the ISU and Trust at meetings with other departments and our external partner organisations across the STP
- Ensure that practice environments for clinical learners meet the criteria as outlined by the NMC, HCPC, CQC, and any other relevant bodies
- Developing and implementing competency Frameworks.
- Responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of Continued Professional Development programmes for the clinical workforce.
- Continued professional development programmes will include leadership skills, assessing and supervising, quality improvement and transformation.
- Responsible for overseeing and supporting learner activity within the ISU.
- Support the delivery of the extended clinical induction & the welcome meetings
- Participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of current/new programmes of education/training.
- To act as a professional role model who leads by example in regard to attitudes, behaviours, conduct and appearance
- To support the delivery of simulation training relevant of nursing and AHP practice
- Participate in the development of staff to undertake extended roles within their scope of practice
- To contribute to and to deliver educational care packages that are evidence based
- In conjunction with the education and learning team participate in induction programmes
- Take personal responsibility for developing and maintaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in conjunction with NMC guidance.
- To develop own teaching skills and participate in education programmes supervising all learners as directed.
- Review the delivery of training programmes by the wider team to provide quality assurance thus allowing for reflection and feedback to support staff development and ensuring evidenced based practice.
- Provide expertise, guidance, and interventions in system and service improvement, project management, change management, data analysis to build capability of staff to become independent in quality assurance methodology and practice
- To work collaboratively with the Practice Educator leads across the Trust, ADNPPs, Service Leads and Education Directorate.
- Facilitates a network and faculty of educators, practice assessors, supervisors and learners.
- Act as a link with external higher education institutes to ensure appropriate support is in place for learners.
- Challenges practice and supports the Team Leaders to find solutions to problems using practical, personal and theoretical knowledge of facilitation and negotiation
- Attend meetings and working groups and provide reports as requested.
- Act as professional role model to all colleagues and learners.
- Provides pastoral support to learners and escalates concerns as appropriate and in accordance with Trust policy.
- Ensures robust documentation of activity to support learners and clinical areas.
- Develops relevant teaching material tailored to individual learning requirements and linked to best practice/trust policies.
- Ensures there is a robust process for monitoring, recording and evaluating CPD.
- To be aware of resources and to provide high-quality cost-effective training leading to the delivery of cost-effective care.
- Responsible for reporting ISU costs against allocated CPD funding, including from Health Education England.
- Liaising with other band 7 practice educators to co-ordinate training and development of staff in clinical practice across the Trust.
- To take the lead in ensuring compliance to Trust policies and procedures
- Ensure that all staff are aware of the need to identify, assess and report all aspects of risk, be they clinical or environmental.
- To support a culture that enables staff feel safe to identify, report or challenge poor practice or behaviour.
- Participate in staff counselling, disciplinary or other interviews as required.
- Identify own educational needs and maintain up to date and extensive adverse incidents are reported, in accordance with Trust Policy.
- Participate in clinical supervision in order to sustain and develop professional practice.
- Participate in individual performance review and objective setting.
- Participate in managing the performance of team members.
- Maintain a safe working environment, ensuring high standards and safe practice are maintained by:
- Teaching staff to understand and accept their responsibilities eg environmental cleanliness, maintenance and use of all equipment within clinical setting
- Adhering to the guidelines of the Health & Safety at Work.
- Utilisation of the Trusts Risk Assessment documentation to ensure health and safety and clinical risk are reduced in the clinical area.
- Must be able to use appropriate IT as required.
- Involvement in testing new ways of learning through digital technology and evaluating impact.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- oFirst level registered nurse, midwife or relevant professional registration or professional qualification at degree level or equivalent experience
- oRelevant teaching/training/instructing qualification
- oMaster's level qualification, working towards or proven ability to work at this level
- oEvidence of continued professional development within the area of education and leadership
- oClinical experience at Band 6 or equivalent demonstrable healthcare experience at a senior level
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oHighly developed teaching, communication, influencing and negotiating skills
- oAbility to manage projects over prolonged periods
- oProven ability to demonstrate leadership skills within a multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to deal constructively with inter-professional differences of opinion
- oEvidence of involvement of service development and audit
- oIT skills - working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word, Power Point Presentation, Excel
- oHighly developed presentation skills
- oExperience of training in diverse environments with a range of resources
- oWide range of teaching techniques
- oKnowledge and understanding of quality assurance frameworks and management processes
- oReport writing skills
- oEvidence of involvement in service re-development and audit
- oEvidence of developing educational programmes
Specific Skills
Essential
- oExperience of leading change management
- oUnderstanding of continued professional development
- oProject management
- oBudget management
- oMentorship skills
- oQuality Assurance
- oEvaluating, designing and implementing teaching models
- oWorking understanding of acute and community healthcare practice
- oExperience of managing teams
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- oFirst level registered nurse, midwife or relevant professional registration or professional qualification at degree level or equivalent experience
- oRelevant teaching/training/instructing qualification
- oMaster's level qualification, working towards or proven ability to work at this level
- oEvidence of continued professional development within the area of education and leadership
- oClinical experience at Band 6 or equivalent demonstrable healthcare experience at a senior level
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oHighly developed teaching, communication, influencing and negotiating skills
- oAbility to manage projects over prolonged periods
- oProven ability to demonstrate leadership skills within a multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to deal constructively with inter-professional differences of opinion
- oEvidence of involvement of service development and audit
- oIT skills - working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word, Power Point Presentation, Excel
- oHighly developed presentation skills
- oExperience of training in diverse environments with a range of resources
- oWide range of teaching techniques
- oKnowledge and understanding of quality assurance frameworks and management processes
- oReport writing skills
- oEvidence of involvement in service re-development and audit
- oEvidence of developing educational programmes
Specific Skills
Essential
- oExperience of leading change management
- oUnderstanding of continued professional development
- oProject management
- oBudget management
- oMentorship skills
- oQuality Assurance
- oEvaluating, designing and implementing teaching models
- oWorking understanding of acute and community healthcare practice
- oExperience of managing teams
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).
