Address Do you lead, inspire, nurture and empower the delivery of outstanding patient care? If the answer is yes: this is our vision for the Practice Development Team and this could be the role for you?
Practice Development is a continuous process of developing person centred cultures. It is enabled by educators and facilitators who authentically engage with individuals and teams to blend personal qualities and creative imagination with practice skills and practice wisdom. The Practice Development Team empowers individuals to maintain and develop their skills, knowledge and competence whilst promoting best practice and high quality standards of care.
We:
Promote and facilitate change.
Facilitate the implementation of research into practice.
Promote patient safety throughout the Trust through education and training.
Quality improvement.
Promote Trust values and role modelling
Support Health and wellbeing
Respectful of Equality and diversity.
Cross site working and flexibility to travel to sites
One year secondment opportunity
You must be a registered nurse with a passion for teaching underpinned by consistent strong values and be able to influence change through persistence, diplomacy and vision.
Clinical facilitators are required to provide clinical expertise, advice and support in order to ensure a consistent, effective approach to patient care, as well as, supporting, promoting, facilitating and actively encouraging innovative practice.
An essential aspect is the ability to work autonomously, demonstrate organisational skills, be approachable, communicate effectively and provide constructive feedback.
Clinical facilitators are required to work effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to Corporate Practice Development projects associated with National and Trust wide priorities and objectives. Inter-professional team working across divisions to support colleagues within the team may be required.
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you
27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
NHS Pension Scheme:
Flexible working opportunities;
Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
Career development and training;
Wellbeing support and activities;
In-house physiotherapy Service;
On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Within the role delivery of mandatory education and training, non-medical registered healthcare professional induction 2022, preceptorship and the development of study days and training sessions to meet gaps identified in clinical area educational frameworks via training needs analysis. In doing so, raise local awareness of clinical, educational and professional developments inside and outside the Trust, whilst acting as a role model at all times.
You will work as part of the Practice Development Team to facilitate training and education and to support practice and professional development for all relevant clinical staff, related to all aspects of care. This will be in accordance with Local and National guidelines, ensuring that staff are competent to deliver safe and effective care.
Collaborate with the Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure staff are trained, educated and developed to their full potential in order to meet the demands of the service.
Provide clinical expertise, advice and support in order to ensure a consistent, effective approach to patient care.
Support, promote, facilitate and actively encourage innovative practice.
Demonstrate and role model expert clinical assessment, implementation and evaluation skills when supporting staff in providing individualised patient centred care.
Being mindful and have a raised awareness of Health and Wellbeing for self and other whilst supporting individuals within the Trust.
Maintaining own clinical credibility and continuing practice development.
Practice in accordance with the NMC (2018) The Code, Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further details
