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Job summary

Main area
Nursing and Midwifery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
24 months (This is a fixed term contract)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
311-H1014-26
Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust HQ
Town
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/06/2026 23:59
Interview date
09/07/2026

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Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Student Nursing Associate Facilitator

NHS AfC: Band 5

 

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

 

Job overview

You will be expected to travel across the Trust footprint at short notice and travel within a reasonable timeframe. 

 Primary purpose of the role is to provide line management ongoing teaching, support, advice and guidance to learners.

Build and maintain good working relationships with workplace supervisors/assessors and monitor progress to ensure retention and achievement.

Liaise with HEI and relevant supervisors/assessors and managers to discuss any lack of progress or problems and develop action plans to resolve issues.

Ensure that education   frameworks, guidelines and regulations are followed by learner and relevant supervisor/assessor.

Monitor and report on the quality of HEI support to ensure that the needs of Pennine Care and/or professional/regulatory bodies are met. Engage with quality assurance procedures as required to ensure that the Trust's external standards are met.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Education and workforce team in promotion, support and evaluation of the Student Nursing Associate programme within the Trust.

To contribute to the Education and Workforce teams work plans to improve overall Trust performance and effectiveness.

To liaise with external HEI providers in regards to all Student Nursing Associate programme requirements.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
  • Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
  • Access to Continued Professional Development
  • Involvement in improvement and research activities
  • Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
  • Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To work as part of the Education and Workforce team in promotion, support and evaluation of the Student Nursing Associate programme within the Trust
  • To contribute to the Education and Workforce teams work plans to improve overall Trust performance and effectiveness.
  • To liaise with external HEI providers in regards to all Student Nursing Associate programme requirements.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Nursing Associate Foundation Degree or apprenticeship /equivalent with post qualification experience
  • Registered with the NMC
  • Have completed the preceptorship programme
  • Willingness to study and obtain an externally recognised national trainers L&D award.
Desirable criteria
  • Degree Registered Nurse
  • L&D qualification
  • ECDL

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching / training adults formally and informally - To groups of varying size - To groups of varying seniority - Sessions of varied duration
  • Experience of working professionally as a registered nurse or nursing associate with post qualification experience
  • Experience of supporting junior members of staff and/or Student Nursing Associates
  • Evidence of advocating for the role of the Nursing Associate locally and/or Nationally
Desirable criteria
  • Experience delivering prewritten training materials
  • Experience of delivering training: -- On varied subject matter - At varied difficulty levels
  • Experience of working in clinical environments – mental health/ community, clinics/specialist services
  • Experience of apprenticeship standards, delivery and monitoring

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Thorough knowledge of Student Nursing Associate apprenticeship programme
  • Training and compliance requirements of Professional Bodies (e.g. NMC)
Desirable criteria
  • Learning Theories
  • Working knowledge of Mental Health Services

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Physical ability to demonstrate psychomotor skills competencies
  • Able to supervise students and give feedback and instruction
  • Good communication skills.
  • Able to present in a fluent, fluid, confident, capable, positive style
  • Ability to adapt sessions to meet individual/participants’ needs
  • Ability to work autonomously, as own work is managed rather than supervised.
  • Self motivated and good time management
  • Evidence of ability to problem solve, use own initiative and take personal responsibility for decisions when instant action is needed on courses.
  • Able to plan and organise own work
  • Ability to reflect on the effectiveness of training and adapt approach
  • Able to work both independently and as part of a team, effectively liaising with colleagues whose roles interlink.
  • The ability to motivate, coach and support students and have knowledge of individual learning styles and development needs.
Desirable criteria
  • Familiar with appropriate I.T.

Work related Circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
  • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyDisability confident employerNorth West BAME

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

We may close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as soon as possible.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emilda Babu
Job title
Apprentice manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 716 2943
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