Job summary
Job Title: Clinical Education Facilitator
Hours of Work:
Band: Band 5
Department/Ward: Clinical & Professional Development
Division: Patient Safety and Experience Division
Base: Bolton Foundation Trust
Managerial Accountable to: Lead for NMAHP Education
An exciting innovative post has arisen within the clinical and professional development team.
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated, forward thinking individual for the role of Clinical Education Facilitator to work within the NMAHP team. The post is crucial to support our expanding work streams of clinical skills, preceptorship, and the care certificate and, to our support workers pastorally in the clinical environment. This is a fantastic development opportunity for an AHP/Nurse/Nursing Associate/Midwife.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a proven team player with excellent communication skills with relevant experience. The post-holder will support, encourage, influence and facilitate newly qualified, new in post ( Health Care Assistants) and international nursing recruits within the clinical environment to develop practice that is of the highest standard, patient centred and evidence based. The post holder will be required to coordinate the pastoral support of learners across the breadth of the programmes and initiatives supported by the team. The post holder will also support the facilitation and teaching of various sessions delivered by the NMAHP team.
About us
The vision of this trust is to be recognized by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high caliber staff, which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore we welcome applications form all sectors of the community. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black minority and ethnic (BAME) Background and candidates with health conditions or impairments.
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of our people and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. Staff are valued and we can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This band 5 role will be required to support the breadth of the Health Care Support Worker experience and all other programmes supported by the NMAHP team who also deliver post registration support and clinical skills. You will be required to work in partnership with the Clinical & Professional teams to ensure the provision of high quality multi-professional learning environment.Providing pastoral and professional support to the HCSWs, Preceptees, and Trust staff. You will also be required to support the delivery of training of the Care Certificate Programme, Preceptorship and Clinical Skills. In partnership with the pre-registration team, support and facilitate the development of clinical practice mentors/ practice supervisors/ assessors, providing supervision and support structures in order to build education in practice capability, consistency and efficiency. Support the development of the healthcare support workforce enabling staff to reach their potential/aspirations.
Person Specification
NMC or HCPC registrant
Essential
1. Registered with the NMC or HCPC
2. Experience supporting healthcare support workers and junior staff
Desirable
3. Teaching experience
4. Clinical skills experience
Completed Preceptorship
Essential
5. Minimum of 12 months experience
6. Experience supporting support workers
Desirable
7. Confident talking to groups of staff
8. Confident communication skills
9. Preceptor experience