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Main area: Mental Health and Learning Disability
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (There may be some weekend work required for recruitment events)
Job ref: 311-H551-23-G
Site: Horton House
Town: Oldham
Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 03/02/2025
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople.
The Mental Health Skills Facilitator is responsible for delivering professional and client-centred learning and development interventions to meet the essential and relevant to role needs of clinical staff within the organisation. In conjunction with the Continuing Professional Development Manager, the post holder will develop and deliver learning and development interventions in accordance with the delivery of the Trust strategy, vision, values, and desired culture to ensure that the Trust is equipped to provide a world-class patient experience and is a great place to work for its staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be able to work effectively as a Mental Health Skills Facilitator within a mental health and learning disability Trust. They will have excellent communication skills, welcome a challenge, and have a real desire to make a difference to the clinical skills within Trust held by a range of clinical teams. The main duties of the job will include:
1. Identifying and leading on a range of clinical skills specializing in the Trust specialty of mental health and learning disability including common Mental Health conditions, Clinical Risk Formulation, STORM, Brief Intervention Training, Psychosocial Intervention Training, and other skills, behaviours, and competencies as required.
2. Forming key relationships with a range of stakeholders across the Trust and beyond to ensure that evidence-based clinical skills are taught within the Trust.
3. Managing a range of resources within their allocated projects.
4. Contributing to research and development within the Trust where appropriate.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services across five boroughs of Greater Manchester. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities, and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
* Access to Continued Professional Development.
* Involvement in improvement and research activities.
* Health and Wellbeing activities and access to staff wellbeing.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will also:
1. Contribute to the education and workforce development action plan to improve overall clinical performance and effectiveness.
2. Contribute to the recruitment, induction, and development of clinical staff groups within the Trust.
3. Support clinicians to identify, diagnose, and plan to address learning and development needs through a clear strategic framework and pragmatic support to services.
4. Manage and prioritise their own portfolio of work, consisting of learning and development and clinical skills responsibilities to meet required deadlines and objectives.
5. Design, deliver and evaluate learning programs and interventions across the Education and Workforce Development Team’s subject areas.
6. Prepare learning and development resources and materials to support learning.
7. Facilitate work-based learning opportunities.
8. Support clinicians in the development and design of competency and knowledge assessment tools.
9. Provide advice and guidance to managers and staff on learning opportunities.
10. Assist in the development and implementation of an annual L&D plan.
11. Regularly undertake research and development in relation to L&D.
12. Champion a continuous improvement mindset.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
* Degree or equivalent
* Registered healthcare professional eg RMN, RGN, RLDN, AHP, SW
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Learning and Development qualification to post-graduate diploma level e.g. Mentorship qualification, Supervisor/Assessor training, ‘Train the Trainer’ qualification, CertEd (or willing to work towards)
* Coaching or mentoring qualification
* ECDL or equivalent
Experience
* Demonstrable experience of design, delivery, and evaluation of clinical skills training.
* Demonstrable experience of effective team working.
* Demonstrable experience of working independently.
* Demonstrable extensive experience of managing own workload.
* Multi-professional teaching/training.
* Facilitating competency-based learning.
Work Related Circumstances
* Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint.
* Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.
* Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Sponsorship: We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
* Identity verification
* Right to work check
* Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check
* Professional registration and/or qualification check
* Occupational health assessment
* Employment history and reference validation
Other important information
* We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).
* If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
* If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181.
* We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
Name: James Treanor
Job title: Continuing Professional Development Manager
Email address: james.treanor@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0161 716 4821
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