Lead Educator - Social Care Placements

Job responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Social Care Placement Lead Educator will play a key role in the development of this pilot project, supporting development of the project plan, implementation, and evaluation.

• Liaise with the placement setting and student before placement commences

to jointly clarify roles and responsibilities and establish the placement plan

• Understand and implement use of a Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLiP) model to deliver placement experience in the setting.

• Identify placement objectives, governance, and supervision structures, role of student within setting, scope of student practice, integration with staff structure and care delivery, interface with visiting healthcare professionals, student assessment required during placement.

• Attend Practice Educator training/update, cross-system Cornwall Placement Expansion Programme (CPEP) team and regional meetings as required

• Liaise with Plymouth University Practice Development Team, staff in placement setting, and students during placement.

• Complete/support: orientation, initial, mid-point and final interviews, proficiencies and any relevant Episodes of Care assessment in discussion with placement setting and Academic assessor.

• Act as Supervisor or Assessor, dependent on staff availability over multiple sites

• Visit students in placement setting to facilitate tutorials, supervise practice, provide formal and informal feedback to student.

• Act to support competency acquisition for social care staff where appropriate and according to own skill areas and scope of practice.

• Provide daily contact with placement setting team to develop a close working relationship and assist in dealing with issues if they arise.

• Contribute to the overall evaluation of the project, sharing outcomes to inform future placement and evaluation models. Participate in programme evaluations, audits and analyses as required.

• Form links, and work as an effective team member with Cornwall Primary Care Training Hub, Social Care partners and Supervisors, Cornwall Placement Expansion Team, Plymouth University, Cornwall System Enhanced Health in Care Homes team, and other system partners

• Ensure educational activity adheres to NMC codes of practice and pre-registration standards for learners, ensuring safety requirements observed and promotion of best practice at all times.

• Maintain necessary and relevant records to assist in compliance with professional and legislative governance requirements, including student e-pad documentation.

General

• Actively contribute to the Organisation’s values and behaviours ensuring that relevant processes are open and transparent and encourage the confidence of staff, patients, partner organisations, the public and other agencies.

• Promote a positive organisational image.

• Promote own personal and others health, safety, and security, taking the appropriate action to report risk in accordance with policy.

• Ensure that equipment and resources are managed effectively to reduce waste and promote cost efficiency.

• Ensure the safe keeping and maintenance of equipment in accordance with policy, reporting defect or loss.

• Maintain personal development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in an annual appraisal and appropriate training activities.

• Ensure compliance with all Kernow Health CIC statutory and mandatory training requirements, policies and protocols.

• Take appropriate responsibility to ensure that your objectives are aligned with the core team and organisational objectives.

• To demonstrate agility through adapting to the needs of the organisation by working flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements and priorities.

• You will be expected to carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your main duties, as directed by your line manager.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC Clinical registration and member of relevant professional body.
• Evidence of post qualifying continuing education

Desirable

• Educated to masters degree level in health-related subject and or/equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area e.g. Primary Care
• Teaching qualification e.g. PG Cert Ed or willing to undertake relevant in house/external training
• Further clinical qualifications

Experience

Essential

• Supervisor/Assessor trained or willing to undertake
• Experience of liaising with multiple agencies
• Knowledge of health and social care policies and procedures
• Understanding of population health and personalised care
• Knowledge of social care organisational structure and governance
• Previous teaching/training experience

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a social care setting
• Knowledge of working with social care staff in challenging and changing environments
• Previous experience of teaching/hosting nursing students

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent organisation skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long term and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and able to direct activities of others
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demand
• Ability to work hours across a working week - very occasional weekend or evening work may be required

Desirable

• Familiarity with modes of virtual delivery of education, webinars, learning platforms

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Self-motivated/ability to work independently
• Evidence of a commitment to own personal and professional development
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure
• Confident in talking to groups, negotiating and mediating
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
• Effective organiser, influencer and networker
• Professional calm and efficient manner
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions

Other

Essential

• Be a car driver with access to a vehicle for work travel to placement/student workplace visits

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).