Job Overview
Are you passionate about supporting supporting Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) to deliver excellent patient care? Do you enjoy being an exemplary role model who demonstrates safe and effective practice? If so this role may be suitable for you.
You will be working as a member of the ASCR Ward Practice Facilitator Team.
You Will Be Responsible For
* Facilitating Education Pathways for HCSWs band 2 and 3 of varying ages and abilities within ASCR wards.
* Facilitating Education and guidance involving one to one support and assessment in practice.
* Plan, facilitate and deliver teaching on HCSW orientation and study days.
* Schedule, plan and facilitate meetings with HCSWs to monitor their progress with skills and competencies relevant to their roles.
* Working within policies and procedures and providing information for internal quality assurance as required.
You will also work alongside others in the Practice Facilitator 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.
Main duties of the job
* Facilitate HCSWs within ASCR wards to carry out best practice regarding patient care, skills and competence.
* Lead on the HCSW workstream within the Practice Facilitator team.
* Plan, facilitate and deliver teaching on HCSW orientation and study days.
* Support wider team with simulation sessions.
* Schedule, plan and facilitate meetings with HCSWs to monitor their progress with skills and competencies relevant to their roles.
* Identify HCSWs who are failing to meet targets and initiate action plan with SMART objectives to address any issues.
* Report any concerns to the line manager identifying those issues that maybe outside their level of competence.
* Support the wider Practice Facilitator Team within scope of practice.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the knowledge, training, experience and skills set out in the attached job description.
Person specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nursing Associate with NMC registration
Desirable criteria
* Supporting students in practice course (SSIP)
Work Experience
Essential criteria
* Substantial experience of working in an acute ward environment
* Confident working with IT systems
* Evidence of continual professional development
* Experience of teaching or supporting learners in the workplace
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
* Effective verbal and written communication skills
* Competent in all the following skills - physiological measurements, wound care, ANTT, catheter care, ECG, blood glucose measurement & venepuncture
* Assess clinical skills
* Able to work to agreed deadlines
Equality and Diversity Statement
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.
North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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