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Practice Educator (Nursing Apprenticeships)
| Posting date: | 10 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 April 2025 |
| Location: | Worthing, BN11 1HS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9354-25-0372 |
Summary
Scope & Authority Communications and Relationship skills Provide effective written and verbal feedback on performance using tact and diplomacy, handling sensitive and confidential information as per Data Protection and Trust guidelines. To appropriately challenge poor practice sensitively, escalating and documenting as required. Working with administrative staff in NRED to support the needs of apprentices. To re-assess previously identified areas of poor practice and feedback on changes in performance. To competently demonstrate effective communication skills with underpinning knowledge whilst establishing rapport with apprentices and their managers. To create a positive learning environment wherever teaching occurs and promote a culture of reflective practice to underpin learning for support workers. Provide written and verbal reports to the Director of NRED, Practice Education Facilitators and Lead Nurse for Education and Training on work in progress or as requested. Assist in facilitation of Practice Assessor and Supervisor training/updates as requested. Contribute to the delivery of student induction days and workshops as preparation for practice, and employment. Contribute and support relevant conferences and NRED events. Work closely with the Workforce recruitment department to ensure clear connections with education providers to support recruitment of apprentices. Engage with apprentices to guide and enhance their interviewing skills and curriculum vitae writing skills. Promote and contribute to the Preceptorship Programme in the trust. Analytical and Judgemental skills Contribute to a positive culture, demonstrating effective professional attitudes and behaviours internally and external to the Trust, to enable continuous quality and service improvement, and maintain good working relationships. To use judgement skills to analyse complex situations and formulate solutions from several options to provide advice and guidance for support workers, nursing apprentices, practice assessors and supervisors and other colleagues. To support the multidisciplinary team in the development of clinical areas for nursing apprentices and act as a clinical and educational resource to all members of the multidisciplinary team. To positively promote the use of clinical supervision and reflective practice amongst the teams. To develop facilitation skills for the post holder to be able to facilitate action learning sets. Planning and Organisational skills Support the planning of Trust focused apprenticeship events, including programme completion. Advise and support apprentices who are failing. Escalating serious concerns to the Practice Education Facilitator, adhering to NRED processes. Actively monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the clinical area as a learning environment for the apprentice engaged in education and training. Deputise for the Practice Education Facilitator at Trust and Higher Education Institution (HEI) meetings as a department representative by developing and maintaining strong communication links to enhance partnership working. To contribute with other members of NRED, participating in university teaching. Support the planning and organising of practice placements and spoke opportunities ensuring that their educational outcomes are met whilst ensuring equity of capacity across the Trust. To monitor educational audits and ensure appropriate action plans are agreed to address identified issues, supporting the placement learning environment for apprentices. Contribute to projects and project teams that relate to the practice educator role and responsibilities. Patient/ Client Care Ensure that all planning and delivery of care reflects best evidence-based practice. Ensure that best practice in care is delivered. To work alongside clinical teams ensuring effective communication with apprentices and professionals within the clinical teams and across all disciplines. Recognise and act on situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of an individual. Recognise own limitations and only work within own scope of professional practice and competence Policy and Service Development Implementation To read and comment on proposed policies under review. Understand local audit processes and take opportunities to initiate audits and participate in NRED audits. To support the implementation of any changes because of Regulatory Body recommendations. For example, Ofsted or the NMC. Assist Practice Education Facilitators in maintaining and expanding the quantity, quality and diversity of learning opportunities. Contribute to university practice learning meetings as required. Ensure all the regulatory requirements for apprenticeships are met for the trust. Financial and Physical Development Have an awareness of cost implications and assist in the management of resources e.g. equipment and supplies. Have the knowledge, understanding and competence when using equipment. Ensures its safe use and maintains clinical equipment. Human Resources Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager as part of the personal development planning process. To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales. Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff as required. To promote the principles of Improving Working Lives amongst learners ensuring fairness and equality. Information Resources Manage and keep up to date own electronic calendar and book meetings as required. General duties required to facilitate courses such as register preparation and photocopying. Maintain electronic course/education records in line with Trust requirements. Keep contemporary and accurate records of clinical and non-clinical meetings, action plans, evaluations and outcomes. Create reports on clinical learning environments & student and mentor experiences as required Accurate and timely data input and validation of the designated databases. Research and Development Assist in promotion of a culture of research mindedness and assist in ensuring that links between research recommendations are established by changes in education and training practice. Support the Director of Nursing Research, Education and Development to promote the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Research Strategy Plan. Contribute to the overall development of apprentice placement experiences through involvement in education and training to ensure quality improvements focus on the fundamentals of care. Participate in research studies when opportunities arise to support the development of own practice and that of others. Attend any HEI or Integrated Care Board education /learning research and development events and feed back to team Please see attached job description and person specification for full details.