Practice Development Facilitator - London, United Kingdom - North Middlesex University Hospital

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    Job overview

    The Education and learning department is looking for a highly motivated, responsive and enthusiastic "Practice Development Facilitator" to join our forward thinking and friendly multi-professional education team. The post holder will be supporting the development and delivery of education and training programmes for all learners within the Trust.

    Main duties of the job

    The role will mainly focus on the provision of a high standard of education and support to a wide range of staff including; Newly Qualified Practitioners, Nursing Associates, Student nurses etc. We are therefore seeking an individual who can work autonomously, prioritise effectively and use initiative to deliver to targets.

    Working for our organisation

    As a key member of the education and learning team you will be working closely with Practice Educators in the provision of a range of training programmes that develops knowledge and skills among learners.

    It is essential applicants have excellent communication and presentation skills, experience in workshop and training delivery as well as facilitation skills. The ability to provide ongoing supervision, support and monitoring of progress including the ability to work with all staff groups in the Trust is essential. You will also need to have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills with the ability to adopt different approaches to learning to meet the needs of the varied learners.

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To work as a skilled member of the corporate education team, to provide a high standard of education and support to all learners including; Newly Qualified Practitioners, Nursing Associates, Student nurses etc.
  • Promotion of various NHS roles to schools and colleges, participating in careers fairs as appropriate.
  • To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
  • To be able to provide first level pastoral care to all learners in practice.
  • Maintaining policies, standards of nursing care and staff development, as part of the Education team.
  • Person specification

    Education & Qualifications

    Essential criteria

  • Current Clinical and Professional Registration with a Regulatory body
  • Educated to degree level in health related subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area
  • Knowledge of Practice Supervisor and Assessor roles (SSSA)
  • Evidence of post qualifying continuing education
  • Knowledge of Preceptor Role
  • Desirable criteria

  • Practice Teacher qualification
  • Practice Assessor
  • Previous Experience, Knowledge & Skills

    Essential criteria

  • Experience of mentoring, supervising and assessing students and learners in practice
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Competent practitioner in relevant clinical practice
  • Able to work with a range of databases and software tools
  • Good computer literacy skills
  • Good presentation skills
  • Excellent awareness of professional responsibilities and boundaries and willingness to challenge others
  • Proven abilities to motivate and engage others
  • Well-developed organisation and prioritisation skills
  • Ability to recognise stress in self and others, and to build own resilience
  • Ability to adapt to different ways of working, both independently and part of a multi-agency team
  • Knowledge and experience of clinical supervision
  • Ability to deal with issues of safety and risk within clinical context
  • Ability to travel across a range of health settings
  • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of developing and delivering educational programmes
  • Strong awareness of research and evidence based practice
  • Critical appraisal skills
  • Experience of practice development and change management
  • Good awareness of current initiatives and government agendas which impact on healthcare education
  • Experience of delivering simulation training
  • Personal Qualities

    Essential criteria

  • Must be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of core trust values and be able to articulate in practice
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Approachable, confident and assertive manner
  • Highly motivated and reliable
  • Good team player
  • Committed to high standards and quality care
  • Personal commitment to Trusts vision and values
  • Ability to work in a challenging environment and meet demanding timelines
  • Enthusiastic and dynamic
  • Others

    Essential criteria

  • Understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
  • We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

    You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.

    Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, (NLPSS) who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of NMUH.

    If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit

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    By applying for this post you are agreeing to NMUH transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system and other secure, internal NHS workforce systems.

    By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we want you to complete your e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.

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