Physiotherapy Learning Facilitator | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - ref. e23702703
This post will work in partnership within our workforce team to support pre-registration learners, promote safe learning environments, and bring practice educators together. This post is an opportunity to develop your own non-clinical skills across the pillars of practice, and work with a variety of people.
If you are interested in practice education, facilitating the development of others and working proactively and collaboratively, we welcome your application.
The post holder will split their time between supporting the development of staff working within the Orthopaedic Therapy teams, and supporting the wider Therapy Department to enable a proactive approach to training opportunities, and safe learning environments, in order to inspire future generations.This will also entail the collaborative development a community of practice for practice educators, supporting the Trust Preceptorship Programme, and being an advocate for education across the pillars of practice.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated during Summer2026, however, the service will continue to work Cross site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute.Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
- Work within the elective and trauma orthopaedic therapy teams to support the development of learners, therapy assistants, junior therapy staff, including at weekends and during evenings.
- Maintain and develop the orthopaedic training "honeycomb" to complement in practice education
- Provide training and development opportunities to upskill and maintain senior staff both within orthopaedics and across the therapy department, for clinical and non-clinical pillars of practice
- Support the co-ordination of learner placements, the development of the safe learning environment charter in practice, and the BEAT Education and Training Toolkit
- Support the oversight of the Learning Needs Analysis, and identify appropriate opportunities.
- Facilitate the preceptorship programme
This advert closes on Monday 20 Jan 2025