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Main area
Education
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR255-24
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester Hospital
Town
Colchester
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2024 23:59

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Practice Education Trainer

NHS AfC: Band 4

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Practice Education Trainer to join our Post Registration team, based at our Colchester Hospital site.

You will be helping to support bands 2-4 clinical staff as well as supporting the wider education team. This post is full time and applications are welcomed from health care support workers from an AHP, Midwifery or nursing background.

This post will consist of classroom teaching of clinical skills, induction, care certificate and our 12-month development programme for Bands 2-4. 

You will be supporting the assessment of care certificate standards and clinical skills, providing support to band 2-4 staff within their clinical areas. You will be expected to provide pastoral support and signposting to a range of well-being health services as relevant.

You will need to be self-motivated, displaying current high-level skills in clinical work.  You will have confidence in presenting learning content in an engaging manner, both face to face and through virtual platforms.  Passion to develop and support others is essential combined with the ability to build relationships rapidly. 

You will be an excellent networker and able to confidently liaise with all non-medical professional staff groups to support learning as many of our programmes are multi-disciplinary.

While this post is Colchester based, there may be travel required and a need to support the teams on either Ipswich site or within the community.

Main duties of the job

  • To support the development and delivery of relevant training programmes within the clinical education team.
  • To provide education and practice support to apprentices in practice (i.e. Trainee Nursing Associates, Assistant Practitioners and Healthcare Support worker apprentices)
  • To support the Clinical  Education team to deliver identified education programmes
  • To provide support to Further Education students on placement with the Trust
  • To facilitate non-registrants to achieve their National Care Certificate and relevant Trust competencies
  • To support the Clinical Education  to deliver identified clinical skills training

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.   

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE Maths & English grade C or equivalent
  • Completed Care certificate or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant teaching qualification eg. PETLS
  • NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent
  • Mental Health First Aider

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven recent experience in a healthcare setting
  • Evidence of delivering appropriate standard of patient care and improving the patient experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience assessing staff in the Care Certificate
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Experience within a range of healthcare settings

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Computer literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email)
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of the role of post-registration team within the trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michelle Cummings
Job title
Practice Education Facilitator
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information