Job summary
- Main area
- Surgical Wards
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 339-ANJ4498
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southmead Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Facilitator - Band 4
Band 4
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate to join the ASCR Recruitment, Retention, Education and Wellbeing Team (RREWT). Applicants will need to have a passion to support Healthcare Support Workers to grow, develop their skills and achieve their competencies.
Main duties of the job
Facilitate HCSWs within ASCR wards, support assessors and carry out best practice regarding assessments. In conjunction with the Learning and Development Team, contribute to the quality assurance of assessment.
- Identify HCSWs who are failing to meet targets and initiate action plan with SMART targets to address any issues.
- Report any concerns to the line manager identifying those issues that may be outside their level of competence.
- Planning, preparing, and teaching, demonstrating positive behaviour and ensure math’s, English, ICT and Safeguarding is embedded.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, our Trust is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales (such as Portishead or Chepstow.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Facilitating Education Pathways for Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) (level 2 and 3 of varying ages & abilities within ASCR wards).
- Facilitating Education and guidance involve providing one to one support and supporting their assessors with the assessment of the competencies in practice.
- Identifying the development and assessment needs of learners for their chosen qualification route.
- Working within policies and procedures and providing information for internal quality assurance as required
You will also work alongside others in a similar role in practice and with the Learning and Development Team to help develop a workforce with the skills, knowledge, and competence necessary to deliver effective patient care and to enhance the quality-of-service delivery.
For full job description refer to documents to download.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner
Desirable criteria
- Supporting Students in Practice (SSIP) course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience of working as a B4 in an acute setting
- Confident working with IT systems
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Experience of supporting learners in the workplace
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to assess competencies for HCSWs in a clinical setting
- Understanding of Level 2 and Level 3 HCSW apprenticeships and pathways
- Able to work to agreed deadlines
personal qualities/special circumstances
Essential criteria
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Work well independently and as part of a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lois Bird
- Job title
- Practice Education Facilitator Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
[email protected] - Practice Facilitator ASCR Wards
[email protected] - Clinical Matron ASCR
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