Job summary
- Main area
- Facilitator
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 813-244-0424-LB
- Employer
- Medway Community Healthcare CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- MCH House
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/05/2024
Employer heading
AHP practice education facilitator
Band 7
Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:
- is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked ‘Good’ by the CQC;
- is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
- is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
- offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
- and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
Join our vibrant team at Medway Community Healthcare for an exhilarating opportunity to collaborate closely with our dedicated nursing and AHP colleagues. As part of our dynamic group, you will have the chance to shape and drive forward the AHP education agenda, making a real impact on the future of healthcare.
As an AHP practice education facilitator you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the professional development and clinical competence of AHP's across our organisation, ultimately contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care and outcomes.
If you are passionate about education, innovation, and empowering healthcare professionals, we invite you to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of AHP practice and education.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
Contributing to the strategic planning and development of AHP training programmes to ensure alignment with organisational goals and regulatory requirements
Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to identify training needs and develop comprehensive learning objectives and outcomes.
Designing and delivering engaging training sessions, workshops, and educational materials that promote best practices and evidence-based care.
Providing ongoing support, mentorship, and supervision to AHP students, preceptors, and newly qualified practitioners to facilitate their transition into clinical practice.
Evaluating the effectiveness of training programmes through assessment and feedback mechanisms, and making recommendations for continuous improvement.
Keeping abreast of advancements in AHP practice, education, and technology to ensure training programmes remain current and relevant.
Working for our organisation
So what else?
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
- Informal visits can be arranged on request.
- We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
- MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Accountabilities:
• Promote high standards of care through the demonstration of clinical expertise.
• Facilitate the creation of a positive multi-professional learning environment in the work place where staff
development is encouraged and supported.
• Leading AHP student placements and the AHP placement expansion project whilst working in partnership with
the link clinicians, ward/placement managers, professional leads, university tutors, practice educators and
lecturer practitioners and colleagues to achieve this.
• Have a good understanding of the practice requirements of pre-registration learners across a range of
professions and ensuring that the practice experience for students and staff is meaningful, beneficial and meets
their learning outcomes as deemed appropriate.
• Facilitate the induction, education and continuing professional development for all levels of registered and nonregistered AHP staff within the multidisciplinary teams.
• Work alongside staff in individual teams undertaking a key role in practice development, such as practice
education, preceptorship, competencies, apprenticeships, return to practice.
• Translate AHP organisational and national priorities such as changes in AHP standards, new clinical roles such
as Apprenticeships into designated services within MCH.
• Work closely with AHP Faculty, local HEIs and MCH services ensuring that national and local workforce and
development strategies are aligned, communicated and embedded into their designated service with the
specific focus on staff development training and quality.
• Support existing link clinicians, staff new to supporting students as well as staff undertaking practice educator
programmes. Ensuring there is sufficient provision of practice educators across relevant service areas.
• Monitor placement capacity with a view to increasing the availability of student placements within MCH
• Assessing the quality of practice learning environments; ensure that all placements are continuously evaluated
and feedback is reviewed and addressed in a timely manner
• To be aware of themes and trends arising from clinical areas and work with HEI’s and practice educators when
the learning opportunities may have been compromised, ensuring actions are developed and completed
• Represent the department at any meetings as directed, maximising the profile in an appropriate and
professional manner.
• To work with the Head of Practice Development to manage and monitor contracts with educational institutions
and training providers.
• To assist with investigations and have ability to undertake investigations as required
This post would be of interest to those considering a career in education and can a be a job share.
Full JD can be found in attachments
Person specification
AHP registration and experience
Essential criteria
- AHP registration
Desirable criteria
- Post registration experience minimum 3 years
- Supportive statement giving good overview of previous experience and competence
Post registration experience
Essential criteria
- Preceptor and practice educator
Desirable criteria
- experience of supporting newly registered staff in practice, supporting with competency development and assessment
Practice Educator
Essential criteria
- experience of supporting students, staff and apprentices
Desirable criteria
- experience of delivering training and assessment of staff in practice
MCH Values
Essential criteria
- Caring and compassionate, delivering quality and value and working in partnership
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marcela Summoogum
- Job title
- Head of Clinical Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07816088734
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
MCH House
Bailey Drive
Gillingham Business Park
Gillingham
ME8 0PZ
- Telephone
- 07796182085
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