Job overview
Would you like to play a pivotal role in the development of nursing and allied health professionals at Hampshire Hospitals? A unique opportunity has arisen to join the Hampshire hospitals professional & practice development team.,
This role is based across the Learning environment team, who work collaboratively with our clinical areas, students and universities to provide high quality student placements.
Are you a registered healthcare professional who is invested into helping our future workforce grow and learn? We look forward to welcoming you to our team.
Main duties of the job
·To support the clinical development of pre-registration nurse, nursing associates and Allied health professionals in practice and in partnership with supervisors and assessors
·To be a point of reference for clinical staff in supporting and managing issues/concerns raised by learners, clinical staff and the education provider
·To support the training provision for preparation and updating of practice supervisors and assessors to meet the NMC Standards of student Supervision and Assessment and the HCPC Education standards.
·Work with clinical and education leads to grow placement capacity across the organisation to respond to service needs
·Plan and undertake learning environment quality assurance audits and assess and benchmark other learning environments to inform the provision of future non-medical healthcare learner education
·Support the Learning Environment Lead in preparing reports in relation to learners; both verbal and written
·Provide highly specialised advice in relation to placement learning for nursing in line with best practice and governance
·Provide a highly visible clinical presence to both promote and guide the use of coaching in practiceSupport the co-ordination of regulatory body visits and revalidation of educational programmes
·Work in partnership with HEI’s in the recruitment of learners to both direct entry and apprenticeship programmes as required
Working for our organisation
At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three hospitals in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover, as well as in the care we provide in the community. We provide medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire and specialist services to people across the UK and internationally.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Training and qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Current nursing or allied health professional registration
2. Educated to degree level or equivalent
3. Evidence of supporting learning in clinical practice
Desirable criteria
4. Leadership and management experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Current experience and specialist knowledge of relevant professional practice
6. Working experience of the NHS acute sector and range of staff groups
7. Mentorship/supervision experience
8. Planning and delivery of educational activities/staff development within an acute health care setting
9. Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
10. Collection and evaluation of data e.g. audit
11. Quality improvement/change management experience
12. Knowledge of the national preceptorship framework
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
13. Excellent organisational and time management skills
14. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
15. Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with varied staff groups
16. Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
17. Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team as required
18. Ability to innovate and motivate
19. Flexibility and versatility in managing complex and competing work demands
20. IT literate-Word, exel, email
Desirable criteria
21. Ability to utilise a range of education resources and methods e.g Powerpoint.
22. Ability to utilise a range of social media and presentation software
Other
Essential criteria
23. Ability to work across all trust sites
24. Consistent with own professional registration and experience
25. Ability to work clinically to support learning in practice where required
26. Ability to work clinically to support HHFT service delivery in times of high demand as required