Practice Educator Facilitator (PEF)

Greater Manchester Training Hub

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Job summary

The Manchester, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop Local Training Hub (MSTG LTH), part of the Greater Manchester Training Hub is seeking a Clinical Fellow to support the advancement of the local training hub in delivering workforce development, training and education in localities, primary care networks and GP practices and providers.

This is an innovative role within the MSTG LTH and would suit a primary care clinician who has a background in training education and workforce development in primary care, is forward thinking, and has a clear desire to develop the support to primary care to access and enable education and training locally.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have an active role in the preparation, delivery and review of essential student training to ensure staff and students are trained to provide safe and effective care for patients while meeting professional standards.

The candidate will have:

A broad range of clinical experience (minimum 3 years)

Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in practice

Excellent oral and written communication skills and personal presentation skills

Occupational Health Clearance

Knowledge of different methods/ styles forteaching and learning

Detailed understanding of curriculum development including the generation of learning outcomes

Detailed understanding of a range of regulatory body requirements

In depth knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework

Working knowledge of inter professional learning

A full person Specification is available to download

About us

This is a great opportunity to join a small team dedicated to delivering high quality education across Greater Manchester. The purpose of this post is to provide a lead role in the delivery of non-medical workforce placements across the Board involving a range of staff from pre-registration students through to post-graduate studies.

We are looking for a qualified PEF with excellent leadership, management, communication and organisational skills.

Date posted

07 September 2020

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£23,334 to £26,702 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

N0005-20-0758

Job locations

c/o Marus Bridge Practice

Chandler House, Poolstock Lane

Wigan

WN3 5HL


119 Manchester Road

Denton

Manchester

M34 3RA


Poolstock Lane

Wigan

Lancashire

WN3 5HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Practice Education Facilitator

Fixed Term 12m

Business Group: Greater Manchester Training Hub

Equivalent Band: 7

Hours or Programmed Activities: PartTime/ Full Time

Base: Manchester, Stockport Glossop, Tameside

Accountable to: Clinical Lead for Manchester Stockport Tameside and Glossop Local Training Hub

Reports to: Strategic Business Manager Greater Manchester Training Hub

Overview

The Manchester, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop Local Training Hub (MSTG LTH), part of the Greater Manchester Training Hub is seeking a Clinical Fellow to support the advancement of the local training hub in delivering workforce development, training and education in localities, primary care networks and GP practices and providers.

This is an innovative role within the MSTG LTH and would suit a primary care clinician who has a background in training education and workforce development in primary care, is forward thinking, and has a clear desire to develop the support to primary care to access and enable education and training locally.

The MST&G Local Training Hub has delivered consistently since 2015, whilst working in innovative ways with all providers, education partners and universities and all within the GM Training Hub team.

The GMTH is the platform for developing educational opportunities with the GM sustainability and transformation partnership (STP), to grow and strengthen the primary care workforce.

The Greater Manchester Training Hub is our umbrella Health Education England Training Hub, and is comprised of 4 Local Training Hubs, brought together by an overarching GM Training Hub Board.

Greater Manchester Training HUB Clinical Staffing Structure

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder will have an active role in the preparation, delivery and review of essential student training to ensure staff and students are trained to provide safe and effective care for patients while meeting professional standards.

The post holder will be:

The lead nursing representative for education at local, regional and national meetings for the Manchester Stockport T&G local training hub ensuring that national quality standards are met within practice placements in order to provide student experience of the highest quality (e.g. carrying out audit of all clinical placements).

Able to Identify trends in work based learning and working in partnership with managers and staff to ensure the learning needs of students are met in the workplace (e.g. use of e-learning).

Able to ensure sure that learning opportunities are maximised in the workplace for all staff by evaluating training and development programmes and implementing changes as a result of evidence gathered.

Able to Identify and promote opportunities for partnership working in the field of education and development across a range of professional groups and agencies, including HEIs, Open University, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Colleges of Further Education etc, for example arranging and supporting practice placements to Physician Associates, Paramedic, Nursing student and other Allied Health Professionals.

Build effective working relationships with staff and colleagues in supporting learning (e.g. attending locality meetings to advise on learning opportunities and keep up to date on service developments).

Evaluate partnership working as a result of both formal and informal feedback and make suggestions for improvements as necessary, for example reviewing and revising the Access to nursing induction programme.

As part of Service Improvement, support staff applying appropriate improvement methodologies and presenting the results to their teams.

Balance the need for increased participation in education activities whilst ensuring quality of healthcare provision by the Nursing workforce.

Balance the need for increasing the availability of practice placements while ensuring a consistency in the quality of placements.

Influence service heads and practice educators to continue to offer placements in times of great demands on clinicians and services and encouraging them to overcome barriers such as lack of funding, time and space for student placements.

Liaise with HEIs regarding practice placement issues e.g. discussing student performance with personal tutors in HEIs, mentors and line managers, helping to solve problems by negotiating actions to be taken in cases of underperformance.

Develop and maintain communication networks and close working relationships with directors, managers, mentors, and HEIs, e.g. group discussions and one-to one meetings about providing and enhancing learning opportunities for students, identifying and establishing Intranet electronic forum for information exchange.

Present information using methods appropriate to the audience, the subject and the outcome required (e.g. production of information and statistics for the CCG audit data for practice placement standards).

Provide pastoral care and support to students on clinical placement for example, supporting and reassuring distressed students on a wide range of personal and professional issues.

Responsibility to ensure that all training and development programmes for nursing staff are of a high standard and meet the identified development needs of participants.

Manage time effectively to achieve required outcomes within limit constraints of the project.

High degree of autonomy and ability to direct own work.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact alisonlea@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Practice Education Facilitator

Fixed Term 12m

Business Group: Greater Manchester Training Hub

Equivalent Band: 7

Hours or Programmed Activities: PartTime/ Full Time

Base: Manchester, Stockport Glossop, Tameside

Accountable to: Clinical Lead for Manchester Stockport Tameside and Glossop Local Training Hub

Reports to: Strategic Business Manager Greater Manchester Training Hub

Overview

The Manchester, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop Local Training Hub (MSTG LTH), part of the Greater Manchester Training Hub is seeking a Clinical Fellow to support the advancement of the local training hub in delivering workforce development, training and education in localities, primary care networks and GP practices and providers.

This is an innovative role within the MSTG LTH and would suit a primary care clinician who has a background in training education and workforce development in primary care, is forward thinking, and has a clear desire to develop the support to primary care to access and enable education and training locally.

The MST&G Local Training Hub has delivered consistently since 2015, whilst working in innovative ways with all providers, education partners and universities and all within the GM Training Hub team.

The GMTH is the platform for developing educational opportunities with the GM sustainability and transformation partnership (STP), to grow and strengthen the primary care workforce.

The Greater Manchester Training Hub is our umbrella Health Education England Training Hub, and is comprised of 4 Local Training Hubs, brought together by an overarching GM Training Hub Board.

Greater Manchester Training HUB Clinical Staffing Structure

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder will have an active role in the preparation, delivery and review of essential student training to ensure staff and students are trained to provide safe and effective care for patients while meeting professional standards.

The post holder will be:

The lead nursing representative for education at local, regional and national meetings for the Manchester Stockport T&G local training hub ensuring that national quality standards are met within practice placements in order to provide student experience of the highest quality (e.g. carrying out audit of all clinical placements).

Able to Identify trends in work based learning and working in partnership with managers and staff to ensure the learning needs of students are met in the workplace (e.g. use of e-learning).

Able to ensure sure that learning opportunities are maximised in the workplace for all staff by evaluating training and development programmes and implementing changes as a result of evidence gathered.

Able to Identify and promote opportunities for partnership working in the field of education and development across a range of professional groups and agencies, including HEIs, Open University, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Colleges of Further Education etc, for example arranging and supporting practice placements to Physician Associates, Paramedic, Nursing student and other Allied Health Professionals.

Build effective working relationships with staff and colleagues in supporting learning (e.g. attending locality meetings to advise on learning opportunities and keep up to date on service developments).

Evaluate partnership working as a result of both formal and informal feedback and make suggestions for improvements as necessary, for example reviewing and revising the Access to nursing induction programme.

As part of Service Improvement, support staff applying appropriate improvement methodologies and presenting the results to their teams.

Balance the need for increased participation in education activities whilst ensuring quality of healthcare provision by the Nursing workforce.

Balance the need for increasing the availability of practice placements while ensuring a consistency in the quality of placements.

Influence service heads and practice educators to continue to offer placements in times of great demands on clinicians and services and encouraging them to overcome barriers such as lack of funding, time and space for student placements.

Liaise with HEIs regarding practice placement issues e.g. discussing student performance with personal tutors in HEIs, mentors and line managers, helping to solve problems by negotiating actions to be taken in cases of underperformance.

Develop and maintain communication networks and close working relationships with directors, managers, mentors, and HEIs, e.g. group discussions and one-to one meetings about providing and enhancing learning opportunities for students, identifying and establishing Intranet electronic forum for information exchange.

Present information using methods appropriate to the audience, the subject and the outcome required (e.g. production of information and statistics for the CCG audit data for practice placement standards).

Provide pastoral care and support to students on clinical placement for example, supporting and reassuring distressed students on a wide range of personal and professional issues.

Responsibility to ensure that all training and development programmes for nursing staff are of a high standard and meet the identified development needs of participants.

Manage time effectively to achieve required outcomes within limit constraints of the project.

High degree of autonomy and ability to direct own work.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact alisonlea@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First degree or equivalent experience
  • Membership of relevant professional body
  • (e.g.NMC, HCPC)

Desirable

  • Masters degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline
  • Education qualification or equivalent
  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Broad range of clinical experience (minimum 3 years)
  • Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in practice
  • Experience of working across traditional boundaries and integrated services including private and voluntary sectors.
  • Experienced leader

Desirable

  • Able to design, deliver & evaluate OD interventions
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First degree or equivalent experience
  • Membership of relevant professional body
  • (e.g.NMC, HCPC)

Desirable

  • Masters degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline
  • Education qualification or equivalent
  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Broad range of clinical experience (minimum 3 years)
  • Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in practice
  • Experience of working across traditional boundaries and integrated services including private and voluntary sectors.
  • Experienced leader

Desirable

  • Able to design, deliver & evaluate OD interventions

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Training Hub

Address

c/o Marus Bridge Practice

Chandler House, Poolstock Lane

Wigan

WN3 5HL


Employer's website

https://www.gmthub.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Training Hub

Address

c/o Marus Bridge Practice

Chandler House, Poolstock Lane

Wigan

WN3 5HL


Employer's website

https://www.gmthub.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Strategic Business Manager - GMTH

Carol McRae

carolmcrae@nhs.net

01942481736

Date posted

07 September 2020

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£23,334 to £26,702 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

N0005-20-0758

Job locations

c/o Marus Bridge Practice

Chandler House, Poolstock Lane

Wigan

WN3 5HL


119 Manchester Road

Denton

Manchester

M34 3RA


Poolstock Lane

Wigan

Lancashire

WN3 5HL


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