Job summary
Do you want a rewarding opportunity that makes the most of
your experience? Do you want to inspire the next generation of the nurses?
We are looking for nurses who have experience in General
Practice & who are enthusiastic about supporting learners in practice.
Successful applicants will be supervising student nurses & apprentices
through our award-winning blended placement model in General Practice and developing new placement opportunities for child branch students.
The main purpose of this
role is to facilitate student nurse placements in General Practice within
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and to ensure that students have a high-quality
clinical learning experience. This
involves working closely with Practice Assessors and Supervisors in practice
and directly supporting the students through our digital placement days. An important aspect of this role is to ensure
students develop their clinical confidence and protect their emotional
wellbeing so that they thrive both professionally and personally
You will be working within our experienced & supportive
Clinical Educator team & alongside practice partners in GP surgeries.
You will work primarily from home but will need to travel to
placement venues as required.
We are looking for two individuals with the right
skills, experience & personal qualities who can work 7.5 and 15 hours
per week.
Closing Date: 26th June, Interview Date: 2nd July
Main duties of the job
The role is to facilitate student nurse placements in
General Practice within Cambridgeshire & Peterborough & ensure that
students have a high-quality clinical learning experience. This involves
working closely with Practice Assessors & Supervisors in practice and
directly supporting the students through our digital placement days. An
important aspect of this role is to ensure students develop their clinical
confidence & protect their emotional wellbeing so that they thrive both
professionally & personally.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Training Hub (CPTH)
provides training, education and workforce support across Cambridgeshire.
CPTH started early in 2018 and is hosted by the Greater
Peterborough Network a GP Federation of practices in the Greater Peterborough
area.
We are passionate about ensuring the survival and evolution
of General Practice to meet the needs of the NHS and strongly believe that both
Training and Education play an important role.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Training Hub
(cptraininghub.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Job Purpose
The main purpose of this role is to increase the capacity of student nurse placements (including apprentices) in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough General Practices and to ensure that students have a high-quality clinical learning experience.
The post holder will:
The job description and person specification are an outline of the activities, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The post holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Training Hub Manager.
2. Relationships
The post holder will be able to:
- Establish strong relationships and two-way communication channels with GP nurses and Practice Managers in link practices
- Work in collaboration with local HEIs and other education providers to establish and promote high quality student placements.
- Work collaboratively to resolve difficulties during student placements.
- Work collaboratively to support the delivery of apprenticeships.
- Sustain strong professional networks with colleagues in the Training Hub to support learning and development for nurses.
3. Functional responsibilities
Leadership
- In collaboration with the local HEI and the Practice Placements, develop and maintain high-quality clinical learning environments for student nurses in link Practices.
- Support the development Practice Supervisors in link Practices in line with the NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA)
- Recruit and support the development of Practice Assessors in link Practices in line with the NMC SSSA.
- Proactively identify and share good practice across professional networks.
- Promote General Practice as a placement opportunity and as a career of choice
- Take responsibility for own development of professional and leadership skills.
Support for primary care nurses
- Provide peer support opportunities for Practice Assessors and Practice Supervisors in link Practices.
- Identify and signpost Practice Assessors and Practice Supervisors to resources and training that supports them in their role.
- Act as a point of contact for any practical issues that arise leading up to and during a placement
Support for students and apprentices
- Ensure all students/apprentices allocated to a General Practice placement have contact information well in advance of their start date and have a Student Nurse Placement pack.
- Ensure that students /apprentices have a named Practice Assessor.
- Act as a point of contact for any practical issues that arise leading up to and during a placement
Relevant to all Staff
- Act as a role model within the health community demonstrating high standards of practice and a professional attitude always.
- Maintain confidentiality and manage information sensitivity, acting as role model for colleagues
- Comply with the Single Equality Scheme and must not discriminate on the grounds of sex, colour, race, ethnic or national origins, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
- All employees are subject to the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts and must maintain strict confidentiality of information in accordance with their employers policy and, where applicable, with the relevant policy of their professional body. The post holder may access information only on a need to know basis in the direct discharge of duties and divulge information only in the context of calculated Data Protection Guidelines.
Note: The job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to reasonable changes in the light of organisational, professional, and other changes that may occur in the NHS, both locally and nationally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Job Purpose
The main purpose of this role is to increase the capacity of student nurse placements (including apprentices) in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough General Practices and to ensure that students have a high-quality clinical learning experience.
The post holder will:
The job description and person specification are an outline of the activities, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The post holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Training Hub Manager.
2. Relationships
The post holder will be able to:
- Establish strong relationships and two-way communication channels with GP nurses and Practice Managers in link practices
- Work in collaboration with local HEIs and other education providers to establish and promote high quality student placements.
- Work collaboratively to resolve difficulties during student placements.
- Work collaboratively to support the delivery of apprenticeships.
- Sustain strong professional networks with colleagues in the Training Hub to support learning and development for nurses.
3. Functional responsibilities
Leadership
- In collaboration with the local HEI and the Practice Placements, develop and maintain high-quality clinical learning environments for student nurses in link Practices.
- Support the development Practice Supervisors in link Practices in line with the NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA)
- Recruit and support the development of Practice Assessors in link Practices in line with the NMC SSSA.
- Proactively identify and share good practice across professional networks.
- Promote General Practice as a placement opportunity and as a career of choice
- Take responsibility for own development of professional and leadership skills.
Support for primary care nurses
- Provide peer support opportunities for Practice Assessors and Practice Supervisors in link Practices.
- Identify and signpost Practice Assessors and Practice Supervisors to resources and training that supports them in their role.
- Act as a point of contact for any practical issues that arise leading up to and during a placement
Support for students and apprentices
- Ensure all students/apprentices allocated to a General Practice placement have contact information well in advance of their start date and have a Student Nurse Placement pack.
- Ensure that students /apprentices have a named Practice Assessor.
- Act as a point of contact for any practical issues that arise leading up to and during a placement
Relevant to all Staff
- Act as a role model within the health community demonstrating high standards of practice and a professional attitude always.
- Maintain confidentiality and manage information sensitivity, acting as role model for colleagues
- Comply with the Single Equality Scheme and must not discriminate on the grounds of sex, colour, race, ethnic or national origins, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
- All employees are subject to the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts and must maintain strict confidentiality of information in accordance with their employers policy and, where applicable, with the relevant policy of their professional body. The post holder may access information only on a need to know basis in the direct discharge of duties and divulge information only in the context of calculated Data Protection Guidelines.
Note: The job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to reasonable changes in the light of organisational, professional, and other changes that may occur in the NHS, both locally and nationally.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Current or recent experience of working in primary care Evidence of supporting students in Practice as an Assessor or Supervisor Evidence of implementing quality improvements in own area of practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration Educated to Degree Level Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Desirable
- Professional Nurse Advocate / Professional Advocate Preparation Mentorship Qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Current or recent experience of working in primary care Evidence of supporting students in Practice as an Assessor or Supervisor Evidence of implementing quality improvements in own area of practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration Educated to Degree Level Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Desirable
- Professional Nurse Advocate / Professional Advocate Preparation Mentorship Qualification
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
