Job overview

The practice facilitator role is designed to develop and influence the quality of the clinical learning environment by providing support, educational input and development for all nursing and HCA staff. 
Working with other established teams, the role aims to enhance the quality of the practice learning experience and positively contribute to the future neuroscience nursing workforce. By enhancing the quality of the learning environment, the education and training needs of health care assistants and of the full range of professional groups may also be addressed.
The practice facilitator will provide support, education and development for mentors and students from both pre and post registration education programmes, principally in the ward environment working in a supervisory capacity across all wards modelling the way in clinical practice areas.
This will entail the development and maintenance of a learning environment where both education and lifelong learning are seen as integral  to clinical practice.

Main duties of the job

To support and develop nursing staff and Health Care Assistants through facilitation in clinical practice and promotion / implementation of relevant education and development pathways.
To facilitate acquisition of the necessary skills, knowledge and competency by staff and their mentors within the trust.
Act as a personal and professional role model.
To form key working relationships with all members of the multi-professional team, including nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals and support workers in the best interest of patients, ensuring quality service is provided at all times.
Participate in the planning, delivery, evaluation and monitoring off patient care. Audit and report on practice facilitation activities.
Demonstrate good interpersonal//communication skills in a multidisciplinary settling.
Act as assessor within the clinical areas for staff developing new skills.
Attend Trust/local orientation programmes, mandatory training sessions and annual Updates.
Develop and maintain teaching and presentation skills. Plan and organise own workload.

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.