This post offers a unique opportunity to lead the Healthcare support worker (HCSW) Development Team focusing on providing a range of development opportunities for NMAHP support worker.
The post holder will oversee the team with an emphasis on HCSW's knowledge, skills and learning opportunities to grow and maintain their clinical competence.
Main duties of the job
* Support the implementation of the HCSW Strategy.
* Oversee the development and delivery of a range of programmes e.g. Get into TNA Bootcamp, Deteriorating Patient Education for HCSWs.
* Work closely with senior teams to establish and embed structured education and development provisions for our HCSWs.
* Design and develop resources to support recruitment and retention to encourage, motivate and support our future workforce.
* Contribute to the creation of an identity of our HCSWs and develop a sense of belonging.
* Produce relevant and accurate data, reports and resources using information from a range of sources.
* Provide analysis and recommendations where necessary.
* Work clinically alongside patients and service users, maintaining clinical credibility.
* Provide pastoral care, support and education to new and existing HCSWs.
* Participate in quality improvement work across the Trust, collaborating with other teams and services.
* Lead, inspire and motivate others to high performance by agreeing clear goals and objectives, providing support and guidance.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* Support the implementation of the HCSW Strategy.
* Oversee the development and delivery of a range of programmes e.g. Get into TNA Bootcamp, Deteriorating Patient Education for HCSWs.
* Encourage and equip HCSWs to supervise students in practice.
* Development and maintenance of an online resource with learning and career opportunities.
* Design and develop resources to support recruitment and retention to encourage, motivate and support our future workforce.
* Contribute to the creation of an identity of our HCSWs and develop a sense of belonging.
* Encourage engagement of all HCSWs via relevant forums and networks (HCSW Ambassador role/HCSW Shared Decision-Making Council).
* Act as an expert clinical resource to colleagues by guiding HCSW practices, assessing competence and supporting implementation of policies/guidelines.
* Identify/signpost/promote training and education and career opportunities for HCSWs within NHCT and externally.
* Support production of transparent data and reports.
* Work clinically alongside patients and service users, maintaining clinical credibility.
* Provide pastoral care, support and education to new and existing HCSWs.
* Participate in quality improvement work across the Trust, collaborating with other teams and services.
* Lead, inspire and motivate others to high performance by agreeing clear goals and objectives, providing support and guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* 1st Level Registered Nurse: with effective NMC registration/ Allied health professional: with effective HPCP registration.
* Qualification in supervising and assessing in clinical practice.
* Degree in relevant subject or equivalent qualification and/or experience.
Desirable
* Quality Improvement training.
* Coaching qualification.
* Human Factors training.
* Leadership course.
* Professional Advocate.
Other
Essential
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving license and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of undertaking practice developments in the clinical setting.
* Experience of leading education design and teaching in own clinical area.
* Significant post registration experience in a clinical setting and ability to demonstrate clinical skills, knowledge, credibility and expertise in practice.
Desirable
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools.
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods.
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Tyneside General Hospital
Rake Lane
North Shields
NE29 8NH
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