Practice Education Facilitator

Job summary

Practice Education Facilitator, full time 37.5 hours per week.Band 6 £39,959 - £48,117 per annumThe Practice Education Facilitator works closely with the Practice Education Lead and the Director of Nursing and Quality to ensure high-quality educational environments within the Trust. This involves:

• Collaboration with Local Services: Engaging with local services to provide valuable learning experiences for all students and learners.
• Focus on Global Majority Staff and Students: Enhancing the learning experience for global majority staff and students.

The role includes supporting a wide range of individuals, including:

• Student Nurses, Allied Professionals, and Support Workers: Providing both remote and face-to-face support.
• Educators and Assessors: Assisting those who supervise students by developing action plans and making reasonable adjustments for struggling students.
• Train and Support Preceptees and Preceptors: Conducting drop-in sessions in practice areas to offer additional support and guidance

The Practice Education Facilitator is expected to be:

• Friendly and Approachable: Building effective relationships and running events.
• Organized and Effective: Demonstrating passion for ensuring all members, especially those from the global majority, have a voice in shaping and improving Trust services

Main duties of the job

• Identification and Evaluation: Regularly review and assess practice learning environments to ensure they meet quality assurance standards. Use feedback from students and staff to identify areas for improvement.
• Quality Assurance: Implement a robust framework for continuous quality improvement, including regular audits and feedback loops.
• Development and Support: Offer training programs and resources to supervisors and assessors to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Supervision Structures: Establish clear supervision and support structures to ensure consistent and effective practice education.
• Collaboration with HEIs: Work closely with Higher Education Institutions to align practice learning opportunities with academic requirements.
• Service Staff Engagement: Engage service staff in the planning and delivery of practice learning to maximize student support.
• Inclusive Opportunities: Develop initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion within practice education and career development.
• Positive Learning Experiences: Create a supportive and inclusive environment that enhances student learning and workforce satisfaction.
• Links with Freedom to Speak Up Guardian: Maintain open communication channels to address concerns and promote a culture of transparency.
• Networks and Relationships: Foster strong relationships with managers, assessors, and educational institutions to support practice education.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.