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Clinical Practice Facilatator Lead Community
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
362-A-24-6211713
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Various Bases Across Stockport
Town
Stockport
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/05/2024 23:59

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Clinical Practice Facilitator Lead

Band 7

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting Opportunity for a Band 7  Community Clinical Practice Facilitator Lead to Join our team.

We are looking for someone who has the drive to improve practice and is highly motivated, and has  a passion to lead on  change to improve clinical competencies for staff. Within this role you will be a pivotal stakeholder in implementing a robust Induction package bespoke to community services, this post will  be key in promoting learning outcomes for all grades of staff by understanding staff aspirations to take them to the next level, this may be from internal or External learning providers.

Within the Band 7-position you will need  a Specialist Practitioner Qualification and relevant experience. 

Have a sound knowledge of current issues relating to community nursing and be able to demonstrate clinical expertise and leadership in practice.

 

 

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for CSP students and their PA/PS within a defined academic course assessing their needs and organising resources to meet these needs.

Lead the development and implementation of training packages for community staff and deliver new staff induction for new starters.

Ensure all New Starters as part of Induction completes all mandatory Training in line with designated time limits.

Ensure all new starters are supported through the Preceptorship and Community Induction programmes and maintain regular contact with named Preceptors.

Ensure staff members submit competency passport within required timeframes.

Deliver classroom-based skills training specific to area of practice.

Provide direct Supervision for new starters in community /working alongside staff to consolidate their learning

Plan, Deliver and coordinate local Induction for new starters.

Assist in recruitment and placement of CSP students considering their learning needs

Act as sign off where required for the CSP student

Identify and complete risk assessments ensuring actions are implemented in order to meet the needs of the students and staff informing the University of any risks as identified.

 

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

 

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

 

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

 

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

 

Benefits we offer to you:

 

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To report on quality assurance within organisational learning frameworks

Act as a professional resource to other healthcare professionals providing support within their scope of practice.

Provide support for all CPD within the Integrated Care Division

Develop and maintain accurate records of all CPD undertaken within community nursing and its impact upon workforce planning

Maintain one’s own professional knowledge to develop and promote the implementation of new legislation/ guidance to the workforce

 

Have an understanding and lead on the development, implementation and sustainability of new guidance/policies to meet the service needs.

Work in partnership with the PEF team and other professionals to develop the service

To practice as a Community Nurse Prescriber, maintaining competence in line with NMP policy and prescribing within own sphere of competence.

Promote effective evidence based clinical practice, appraise standards of current practice, identify poor professional practice and take action to address it.

To work within the NMC Code of conduct

To support staff in caseload audit / cleanse on a regular basis to ensure effective, safe sustainable care is delivered to patients.

 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Person specification

JD & PS

Essential criteria
  • 1st level registered NMC with a degree, diploma certificate in district nursing
  • Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification
  • Nurse Prescriber V100 / V150
  • Level 7 Study
  • Mentorship Qualification
  • Proven experience in the role of mentor to CSP students Sign off mentor to CSP students
  • Experience of managing change
  • Communication and organisation skills Self reflective practitioner Flexible Reliable Approachable Adaptable
Desirable criteria
  • PGCE qualification V300
  • Up to date knowledge of nursing issues Demonstrate research based practice
  • xperience in the management of Human and financial resources in relation to the academic course

Work Related

Essential criteria
  • Occupational Health Clearance Must be able to work flexibly in response to client/service needs eg evening/weekends, patients with special needs Own transport, car driver or supported driver essential

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Communication and organisation skills Self reflective practitioner Flexible Reliable Approachable Adaptable

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience in the role of mentor to CSP students Sign off mentor to CSP students

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andrea Harris
Job title
District Nurse Pathway Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07525905836