Clinical Facilitator for Urgent Emergency inpatient wards

Job description

Job summary

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
• Fixed term contract

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Registration
• Experience within an acute trust within a medicine setting
• Completed or undertaking a first level degree in Nursing/ Health Studies
• Teaching qualification - accredited mentorship module/SSSA qualification
• Understanding of Quality Governance and its application
• Working knowledge of Trust and National Nursing initiatives
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Evidence of previous teaching experience both informal and forma

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of a high level of nursing practice - uses evidence based practice to support patient care delivery
• Credible clinical role model who is committed to improving standards and patient care
• Evidence of leadership qualities
• Demonstrates record of achievement in changing and developing practice

Desirable

• Leadership Course
• Band 6 or comparable experience to include completion of the senior band 5 competency pack
• Demonstration of autonomous practice
• Evidence of networking across professional boundaries

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication, liaison and interpersonal skills both written and verbal
• Evidence of being a Reflective Practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Work cross site as and when required

Communication

Essential

• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills
• Effective listening skills
• Demonstrates a non-judgemental, holistic approach

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Registration
• Experience within an acute trust within a medicine setting
• Completed or undertaking a first level degree in Nursing/ Health Studies
• Teaching qualification - accredited mentorship module/SSSA qualification
• Understanding of Quality Governance and its application
• Working knowledge of Trust and National Nursing initiatives
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Evidence of previous teaching experience both informal and forma

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of a high level of nursing practice - uses evidence based practice to support patient care delivery
• Credible clinical role model who is committed to improving standards and patient care
• Evidence of leadership qualities
• Demonstrates record of achievement in changing and developing practice

Desirable

• Leadership Course
• Band 6 or comparable experience to include completion of the senior band 5 competency pack
• Demonstration of autonomous practice
• Evidence of networking across professional boundaries

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication, liaison and interpersonal skills both written and verbal
• Evidence of being a Reflective Practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Work cross site as and when required

Communication

Essential

• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills
• Effective listening skills
• Demonstrates a non-judgemental, holistic approach

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

United Kingdom

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