Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Nursing Apprenticeships Responsibilities

•    Work with the Clinical Education team to provide support to students/apprentices. 
•    Work clinically alongside students, supporting them with putting theory into practice.
•    Produce reports as required relating to students, analyse and act on reports from education providers.
•    Lead on the recruitment of apprentices/students.
•    Support a culture of reflective practice.
•    Design and deliver effective bitesize training to support students/apprentices in practice settings.
•    Support training provided by the Clinical Education Team.
•    Collaborate with Education providers in the delivery of educational programmes to meet specific training needs for students/apprentices. 
•    Lead and support with induction for students/apprentices.
•    Network and establish links with other Clinical Educators and Learning Environment Leads across the system in order to benchmark current practice and aid own and colleagues’ professional development.
•    Support the implementation of practice changes in response to identified risk issues.
•    Evaluate and assess own learning and development needs and seek relevant training opportunities. 
•    Work with students/apprentices within the clinical settings to support their practice-based learning and motivating them to realise their potential utilising existing and available resources.
•    Promote evidence-based practice through education and clinical support.
•    Adhere to the trusts policies and procedures and national guidance.
•    Represent the Department at committees and meetings (internal and external).
•    Maintain effective working relationships with Senior Staff within clinical learning environments.
•    Support with investigations and conduct issues related to students/apprentices.
•    Work with the education team and Trust wide to embed the nursing associate role in SABP.
•    Provide support forums and attend relevant meetings with internal/external stakeholders.
•    Act as a role model to nursing apprentice students.

T-Level Placement Responsibilities

•    Develop and implement a placement scheme for T-Level students to support their learning in practice. 
•    Create a structured and supportive environment for T-Level students, ensuring they have a valuable and safe learning experience
•    Implementing and maintaining systems, as guided by Education Providers, to support compliance (e.g. DBS Checks, Occupational Health checks, Health and Safety, safeguarding). 
•    Lead on the onboarding and induction process for students. 
•    Providing support, supervision and guiding students with their learning objectives. 
•    Build and maintain relationships with education providers, integrated care system and Trust services to identify and secure suitable placements.
•    Contributing to discussions with Education Providers regarding areas of concern in relation to student competence and performance on placement.
•    Provide guidance and support to line managers throughout the placement process.
•    Ensure placements meet quality standards and learning objectives set by education providers and the government. 
•    Provide students with high-quality learning experience and support education providers in assessing students on placement.
•    Monitor and evaluate placement progress and outcomes. 
•    Collect and provide student feedback to assess effectiveness and identify improvement areas. 
•    Collaborate with the Widening Participation Team to provide reports to the Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board and NHS England. 
•    Collaborate with the Trust Resourcing and Widening Participation Team to provide Careers information, advice and guidance to students and their education providers.
•    Keep up to date with information, advice and guidance relating to T-Level programmes for the 16-19 age group e.g. their curriculums and awarding organisations, teaching trends etc.    
•    Support T-Level Health Students to gain exposure and link their theory to practice.  
•    Act as a role model to T-Level Students.