Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Practice Development Facilitator to join our dynamic Emergency Department team.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with team members to support the training, development, and competency progression of ED staff across all levels, from newly recruited Band 5 Registered Nurses to Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Clinical Support Workers.
You will provide expert guidance based on your experience in caring for critically ill or emergency patients.
You will play an integral role in the educational development team, supporting staff in delivering high-quality patient care while promoting continuous professional development.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Training & Development: Identify the training needs of ED staff, including newly recruited Band 5 Registered Nurses, Band 6 & 7 Nurses, EMTs, and Clinical Support Workers, and provide tailored support to enhance their skills and knowledge.
Competency Frameworks: Assist in the development and implementation of competency frameworks for Band 5 & 6 Registered Nurses, as well as EMTs, ensuring staff are supported in achieving and maintaining the required competencies.
Support & Mentorship: Offer ongoing support to staff in completing competency frameworks, identifying additional support where necessary to ensure successful outcomes.
Staff Transition Support: Facilitate the transition and professional development of newly recruited Band 5 Nurses, helping them integrate into the ED environment effectively.
Collaboration & Partnership: Work closely with specialist nurses, HR, and other departments to drive the development of staff, ensuring that training and development initiatives are aligned with best practices and organisational needs.
Quality & Standards: Advocate for high professional standards, ensuring that care delivery aligns with corporate policies, clinical guidelines, and national standards.
Triage Training: Assist with triage training and sign-off, in collaboration with the Manchester Triage team, ensuring that staff are competent in triage procedures.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
1. The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
2. New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
3. Hertford County, Hertford
4. Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
5. Registered Nurse
6. Post registration course in teaching/ assessing and mentorship
7. Teaching/ attendance of TILS, ALS, ILS
8. Manchester triage sign off
9. A&E course
Desirable
10. Teaching qualification
11. ATNC
Experience
Essential
12. Management experience
13. A&E or acute medicine experience
14. Evidence of ongoing professional development and commitment to learning
15. Experience of assessing and teaching
16. Experience in supporting and developing unqualified nurses
Desirable
17. Teaching/ classroom experience
Skills
Essential
18. Computer literate
19. Self-motivated and flexible
20. Time management skills
21. Ability to work within a team
22. Sound organisational skills
23. Ability to work alongside staff and influence change
24. Excellent clinical skills
25. Leadership skills
26. Ability to be adaptive and responds well in times of stress
27. Streaming skills and MST Triage trained
28. The ability to evolve within the role and lead and support colleagues during periods of change within the clinical setting.
Desirable
29. Evidence of progression and development in ED and acute medicine skills