Lead Practice Educator (Allied Health Professions)
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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Strategic Themes
Great Care- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites.Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
Are you a motivated healthcare professional interested in developing the allied health professions (AHP) future workforce? This exciting role will work with the AHP Faculty and clinical educator networks to expand and sustain our AHP clinical placement offer across CFT.You will create opportunities to develop our future and existing workforce.
You should have current clinical experience and extensive experience of supporting learners in practice. We really look forward to your application and learning more about you.
Main duties of the job
Responsibility for ensuring the provision of high quality multi-professional learning environments within CFT for all pre-registration learners. The primary purpose of the role is to co-ordinate and lead on the support, education and training given to all allied health pre-registration learners across CFT through better utilisation of technology, including Technology Enabled Care Services.In doing this the role aims to maximise capacity for placements in order to deliver workforce for future recruitment potential.
In collaboration with profession specific educators this includes providing specialist advice and guidance, quality assurance and development of practice placements, the development and monitoring of professional mentorship in keeping with the standards and requirements of professional regulatory bodies, the delivery of clinical skills and risk training in clinical areas across the organisation.
The role will be based within the Education and Training Department, working closely alongside an existing team responsible for service and staff development. A close working relationship with all partnerHigher Education Institutes and regional Educational/Regulatory bodies is also a key requirement of the role.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area.This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Current professional registration with HCPC
- Substantial post qualifying clinical experience
- Educated to degree level in a health related field
- Experience of mentoring, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting
Skills
Essential criteria- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work autonomously and flexibly, managing competing priorities
- Excellent interpersonal skills – able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels with stakeholders
- Clinically aware and competent with high levels of clinical credibility
- Report writing and audit skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Ability to liaise with the public and professionals
- Keyboard skills/ advance use of IT packages
- Able to work autonomously
- Understanding of NHS policies and commissioning of pre-registration education
- Understanding of variety of routes/programmes in pre-registration education
At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
- Individual professional development programmes
Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644