Practice Educator Bands 2-4 | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	02 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	02 July 2025
Location:	London, N18 1QX
Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7170763/391-NMUH-7170763

Summary

Thepurposeoftheroleistolead,coordinate,deliverandevaluatethe development, education and training for clinical bands 2-4 nursing andmidwifery staff across the hospital site including:

· CareCertificate

· N&MInduction

· FunctionalSkills

· Clinical Apprenticeships

· StudentNursingAssociateApprentices

· RegisteredNursingAssociate

· RegisteredNursingDegreeApprentices

· Clinicalskills

· Career/educationopportunities

The post holder must demonstrate knowledge of current issues related to bands 2-4 education delivery. It is essential to have the ability to support the co-ordination of relevant educational issues and represent those views both internally and externally asrequired.

Keyelementsof theroleareto:
• Plan, develop, facilitate and evaluate the training, educational and developmental programmes, ensuring aims and objectives meet the relevant aspects of the appropriate standards and national priorities for the bands 2-4 nursing and midwifery workforce
• Support the recruitment and retention of Healthcare Assistants to ApprenticeshipprogrammesincludingLevel 2HCSWApprenticeship,Student Nursing Associate Apprentice (SNA) and Registered Nursing Degree Apprenticeship (RNDA) programmes
• Facilitatethetraininganddevelopmentof PracticeSupervisors/Practice Assessors to enable them to support SNAs and RNDAs throughout the training programme
• Workclinicallywith apprenticesincludingSNAsandRNDAstoprovide support and facilitation
• Evaluatetheprogrammesof learningforbands 2-4 staff group including clinicalapprenticeshipsandprovidewrittenreports
• Keepuptodatewithbestpracticeinnursing, midwifery andclinicalcare
• Practiceinaccordancewithexisting standards/policiesandstatutoryrequirements
• Toprovideon-goingsupportandpreceptorshipforRegisteredNursingAssociates
• To manage the creation and delivery of in-house and external educational offerings to support the education and career progression of bands 2-4 nursing and midwifery staff

Thepost-holdercandevelopwithintheroleandundertakefurthertrainingand development as and when required.

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link:https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
• To coordinatetheprovisionofhighqualityprogrammes thatsupport thebands2- 4 nursing and midwifery workforce
• Toworkinpartnershipwiththepostregistrationnurseeducationteamto provide N&M induction for the nursing and midwifery staff group
• Tolead andsupporttheeducationpractitioners(healthcare)todelivertheCare Certificate Programme
• To work with key stakeholders to deliver and evaluate apprenticeship programmes including organisingandfacilitatingsessions,anddevelopingthosewhoareenrolledon the training and educational programmes
• Actas aneducationexpertforapprenticeshipprogrammesduring theirtrainingperiod
• Provide expert guidance to Practice Supervisors/ Practice Assessors/educatorsindecisionsrelatingtoapprentice’scompetenceandfitnessforpractice
• Develop co-ordinate and deliver and evaluate structured teaching programmes in conjunction with partner Higher Education Institutions
• Createandmaintainasupportnetworkforbands 2-4 staff group including clinical apprentices
• CoordinateeducationanddevelopmentprogrammesthatsupportSNAsand RNDAs to meet NMC registration requirements
• MaintainadatabaseofSNAsandtheirPracticeSupervisors/PracticeAssessors for the Trust
• ProvidetrainingandsupportforPracticeSupervisors/PracticeAssessors/managerswhoaresupportingSNAsandRNDAs.
• Monitor and evaluate programmes for bands 2-4 staff group including clinical apprentices and utilise feedback to develop support strategies
• Identify and plan current and future needs for HCAs education and career progression working in partnership with all stakeholders
• MaintainadatabaseofHCAsthatexpressinterestorareundertakingfunctionalskills
• Work with key stakeholders and HEIs in responding to the changing needs of recruitment and retention of SNAs/RNDAs.
• Manage hub and spoke placement enquiries and complaints from Practice Supervisors/ Practice Assessors, managers and HEI relating to behaviour, conduct, competency, health and safety issues, offering advice, support and decision-making referrals to others where necessary
• Support and provide expert guidance to managers/ Practice Supervisors/ Practice Assessors / educators to provide feedback on performance and failing trainees
• Contribute to clinical skills training programmes for bands 2-4 nursing and midwifery staff to expand and update their clinical skills e.g. Venepuncture, cannulation and ECG
• Plan and coordinate inter-professional learning opportunities in practice for all bands 2-4 learners
• Collaborate with other roles / post holders who support students / learners from other professions to develop inter-professional learning


This advert closes on Monday 16 Jun 2025