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Job summary

Main area
Practice Education
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Job ref
432-HR710-24
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ipswich/Colchester
Town
Ipswich/Colchester
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
02/08/2024

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Practice Education Facilitator

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

At East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, we are committed to providing excellence in non-medical clinical education, support and development.

Are you passionate about supporting learners at varying stages in their careers and want to enhance the quality of the practice learning experience?

Do you want to have the benefit of supporting and developing learners in clinical practice as well as more formal teaching?
This is the job for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered healthcare professionals (can be from a Nursing or AHP background) to join our Clinical Education Team as a Practice Education Facilitator.

1x 37.50 Hours per week based at Colchester General Hospital 

1x 30 Hours per week based at Ipswich Hosptial 

You will join our existing team of multi-professional educators to work across the organization providing support and education to both learners and educators. You will receive support and development opportunities within practice learning to support your career development.

This is a rewarding and varied role where you will have the opportunity to take part in shaping and developing our future workforce.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced Nurse/AHP who:

Has a passion for education and developing others

Has good organisational and clinical skills, and is keen to support clinical excellence by developing "best practice"

Is progressive, innovative and can help to drive change

Is keen to undertake audit and research

Has excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicates well with all staff members

Has a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other healthcare professionals in the organisation and partner education providers

As a team we are committed to professional development and will provide:

CPD opportunities both formally and as part of our internal development programme

Opportunities for leadership development

Opportunities to develop teaching and assessment skills

Opportunities to be involved with research and conference presentation

Ongoing support and development within the role

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.   

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Professional Registration
  • Relevant degree
  • Appropriate mentorship or practice assessor qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Post Registration Qualification
  • Teaching Qualification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of recent relevant clinical experience
  • Evidence of recent supervision and assessment experience
  • Ability to provide senior nursing leadership
  • Clinical Supervisor /Coaching
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching experience
  • Audit / Research experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vicky Smith
Job title
Lead Practice Education Facilitator
Email address
[email protected]
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