South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Pre-graduate Development Team. We require an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Adult Nurse to fulfill the role as a Band 6 Pre-graduate Development Nurse. The role involves supporting Preceptors, Preceptees, Pre-Graduate learners, educating, training and supporting all apprentices, pre-registration nurses, trainee nursing associates, and trainee assistant practitioners across community and acute settings.
The Pre-graduate Development Team is committed to supporting and encouraging staff within South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust to develop and support the delivery of high-quality care.
The successful candidate must have a positive and engaging nature to motivate others.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and dynamic individual to develop skills in training and education.
You must be committed to ensuring Trust values are delivered competently and to a high standard.
This is a full-time post with cross-site working. Working hours are predominantly Monday to Friday.
Main duties of the job
1. To work within and ensure continued development of an environment conducive to learning, integrating evidence-based theory & practice throughout South Warwickshire NHS Trust.
2. To work closely with team/department managers and professional leads to establish high-quality learning environments, support and provide clinical leadership for all apprentices and pre-graduate learners within the Trust as necessary.
3. To assist in the facilitation, delivery of Induction, training and continued evaluation for all pre-graduate learners training within both acute and community settings.
4. To provide teaching and support to all staff who are supervising and assessing pre-graduate learners.
5. To work as part of the pre-graduate development team, linking closely with the apprenticeship team and the learning and development department to support a coordinated approach to pre-graduate learning and professional development.
6. To support staff in the development of competence and confidence in the delivery of high standards of care whilst being responsive to the needs of patients, relatives and carers as well as service demands.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job responsibilities
1. Ensure all newly qualified staff and pre-graduate learners are supported in becoming competent and capable practitioners by employing appropriate development programmes and/or local competency frameworks.
2. Demonstrate clinical and practice expertise through personal practice and by leading by example.
3. Act as an advocate for work-based learning within the Trust, supporting staff and their inter-professional learning practice.
4. Explore and exploit opportunities for learning, development and change, facilitate staff ownership of change and ensure robust systems of evaluation are in operation.
5. Provide and participate in supporting and teaching all supervisors and assessors involved in the training and development of newly qualified staff and pre-graduate learners in practice.
6. To give professional support to the multi-disciplinary teams and to participate in performance development for all pre-graduate learners in collaboration with service areas and department managers.
7. Develop, deliver and evaluate structured training sessions for all newly qualified staff and pre-graduate learners in the delivery of fundamental patient care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Mentoring & Assessing Qualification e.g. 998 or equivalent
* Evidence of continuing professional development at degree level study
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years post-registration clinical experience at band 5
* Evidence of teaching and assessing learners, newly appointed staff and junior staff in clinical setting
* Sound knowledge of evidence-based practice
* Knowledge and experience of audit process
* Evidence of involvement in change management
Skills
* Demonstrates good organisational skills
* Demonstrates the importance of audit and research in practice
* Able to manage personal time effectively
* Can demonstrate characteristics of effective credible leadership
* Demonstrates ability to motivate, train and develop staff
* Is innovative, positive and has ability to stimulate a conducive learning environment and opportunities
* Able to set/achieve individual/team objectives and meet deadlines
* Act as a positive role model at all times
Personal Qualities
* Able to work as an effective team member
* Is committed to and demonstrates ability to teach successfully
* Able to adapt to changing circumstances and demonstrates ability to challenge barriers to change
* Shows initiative: able to think positively and stimulate learners at different levels
* Able to achieve individual and team objectives
* Commitment to develop & supervise junior staff
* Demonstrates enthusiasm for interprofessional learning
* Able to work both autonomously and within a team
Other
* Occupational Health Check and CRB
* Aware of current NMC practice guidelines and professional standards
* Flexible and adaptable in meeting changing service demand
* Experience of teaching and supervising staff
* Health & safety Priorities
* Car driver with access to a vehicle
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Corporate Nursing Education Team, Warwick Hospital
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