Are you passionate about delivering great care and supporting others to grow in their roles? We're looking for a dynamic and motivated Senior Associate Educator to support and develop our Health and Therapy Assistants within the Urgent Community Responseand Home First Teams at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
As a Senior Associate Educator, you'll use your clinical knowledge and a recognised Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care to help shape and support the next generation of healthcare support workers within the Urgent Community Response and Home First Services. Working at a higher level of competence, you'll contribute to high-quality patient care and play a key role in workforce development through mentoring, education, and clinical supervision.
Post based in Lancing however will involve supporting teams across West Sussex so travel between sites will be essential.
Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role may not be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk websitebefore applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
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Main duties of the job
As a mentor and role model, you will support new starters undertaking the Care Certificate, contribute to the HCA training programme, and work both autonomously and alongside Practice Development Nurses and clinical assessors to sign off competencies and ensure the effective use of competency frameworks and documentation in practice. Your knowledge, leadership, and support will help maintain high standards of care and empower staff to grow and develop within their roles.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details. regarding this job role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or professional registration
* Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care
Experience
* Understands and acts in line with the Skills for Health Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers
* Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
* Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
* Experience of nursing care for patients in a healthcare setting
* Experience of Teaching and Assessing junior members of staff.
Skills and knowledge
* Basic literacy and numeracy - minimum level 2.
* Basic knowledge of word, excel spreadsheets and e-mail system.
* Able to speak, read and write English fluently
* Sensitivity to the communication needs of others
* Ability to influence the behaviours of junior staff
* Ability to adapt communication style to circumstances
* Able to demonstrate empathy, tact and sensitivity
* Ability to speak to senior colleagues and to share information.
* Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
* Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
* Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
* Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to support, supervise, and act as a role model to health care assistants, nursing associate students and other learners as required within the clinical setting.
* Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
Other
* Car driver and access to a car for work purposes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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