Main area: paediatrics
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Fixed term: 1 year (Administrational - with ability to work clinical if required)
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday)
Job ref: 427-6954366
Employer: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal United Hospital Bath
Town: Bath
Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 03/03/2025
Clinical Practice Facilitator
Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting new role for a Clinical Facilitator for the Children's Unit for a keen and motivated individual. Candidates should be ambitious individuals who can help drive our department into the future. If you are forward-thinking with the motivation to progress and have an eye for performance and delivery, then we are looking for you.
The post holder will support our New Starter Program as a Practice Facilitator, providing clinical education and support to our unit who are new to the Children's unit or new in post. The post holder will work with our Quality and Improvement Lead to support the implementation of Learning in Practice. It will involve the use of coaching skills to develop independent learners, assisting clinical staff when identifying learning needs, and supporting development through planning and monitoring of clinical placements.
If this sounds like something that may suit you currently and you are an enthusiastic and motivated individual, please apply today!
Main duties of the job
* Signposting to the opportunities available and ensuring study targets are met and maintained
* Raising awareness of responsibilities and accountability
* Supporting managers in giving honest and constructive feedback in relation to performances and assisting with action planning and further development
* Develop, facilitate, deliver and evaluate a range of multi-professional education and training programs and clinical competencies, to improve the quality of the patient and staff experience
* Work with service and education colleagues to facilitate a high-quality learning and education experience for all
* Promote a learning environment that optimises and supports the development and education of staff
* Assist in identifying and defining areas of improvement and develop targeted teaching and learning activities to facilitate improvement in care
* Develop, deliver and evaluate training and educational programs and optimise learning activities
* Monitor processes and systems for internal and external professional development programs
* Support the development of practice with service leads and others as appropriate
* Develop multi-professional learning environments and opportunities
* Maintain thorough documentation and reports
* Support new starter needs and requirements
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centered care we pride ourselves on. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working in the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Person specification
Fully met
* Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
* Experience working with learners pre-registration and Healthcare Assistance
* Trust learning in sickness, conduct, appraisals, difficult conversations and conflict resolution
Fully met
* Good knowledge of IT such as Excel, Microsoft Office/documents and PowerPoint
* Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice or equivalent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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