Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
The Practice Educator will support the training and professional development of all staff and students working within the service, to ensure that care and delivery is updated and implemented in line with evidence based, best practice to enable patients to receive high quality, safe dignified care.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Senior Manager/clinical managers and support the Senior clinicians to create an effective learning environment within the environment with the principle aims being:
• Support the training and development of staff and other Health Care Professionals, within Team and the wider community within SBUHB
• Support the training and development of staff and assessing their competency to deliver aspects of care under the delegation of clinicians e.g.
• Newly qualified staff undertaking the integrated rotational programme within community and
• Pre-registration students and those HCSW undertaking further education to achieve their competencies and have a positive learning experience etc.
Main duties of the job
Take responsibility for the organisation, delivery, management and review of all education programmes and courses run.
• Develop, implement and evaluate teaching packages for the team and other health professionals ensuring a culture of learning and development. Together with the Senior Manager, develop, co-ordinate and run the induction, education and training programmes for staff and students, ensuring the delivery of an effective mentorship programme.
• Responsible for co-ordinating and developing induction, education and training programmes for staff and students, and ensuring an effective mentorship programme.
• Together with the Senior Manager Support the planning and delivery of away days within the as directed
• Ensure that a comprehensive programme for mandatory and statutory training is delivered in a timely fashion and organisational targets are met.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Professional Registration e.g. NMC/HCPC etc
2. Masters’ qualification or equivalent demonstrable specialist knowledge of mentorship, education and development practice within specialism.
3. Mentorship Module
4. Sound knowledge of current acute and community issues, with an understanding of the relevance and local impact of issues and policy from the wider arena of the profession and the NHS.
5. Ability to demonstrate awareness of research-based practice and scope of clinical governance issues
Desirable criteria
6. Leadership Training
7. Teaching & Assessing/ PGCE qualification or working towards
8. Knowledge of service delivery systems in Health and Social care.
9. Knowledge of information technology systems.
Essential Experience
Essential criteria
10. Relevant clinical experience.
11. Evidence of contributing to practice development.
12. Evidence of own professional development and relevant further study.
13. Experience in the development, delivery and evaluation of Training & Development.
14. Demonstrates understanding and engagement with quality issues, e.g. benchmarking.
15. Experience of staff development and performance management.
16. Proven supervision/ mentorship skills.
Desirable criteria
17. Audit evaluation.
18. Innovative & flexible working.
19. Experience of change management
20. Understanding of Risk Management
21. Understand complex & scientific information.
22. Multi agency integrated working.
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable