Avon Ward is excited to offer a new opportunity to an experienced nurse with a keen interest in supporting learners in practice.
We are looking for a registered nurse with experience in acute medical care.
You must be a role model of best practice and professionalism who can demonstrate excellent leadership and coaching skills and has taught, mentored and assessed learners in practice.
The role will be split between 50% normal day to day service delivery and 50% protected time to take a leadership role with responsibility to support all learners in the area e.g. new starters, pre-registration students, Trainee Nursing Associates, Overseas Nurses, Newly Qualified Nurses, Trainee Assistant Practitioners, apprentices and staff developing in their role. This will involve assessment, supervision, feedback and work allocation. Working closely with the Learning and Workforce Development team, your role will have the responsibility for ensuring the area is a positive learning environment and that each learner is assessed and supported within that area to achieve all learning outcomes. You will support the development of skills and competencies of registered and non-registered staff that support the learners on a day to day basis.
The post holder will contribute to the development of the ward team and support the Ward Manager in the delivery of a consistently high quality and cost effective service. To deputise for the Ward Manager as required.
To work within and ensure continued development of an environment conducive to learning, integrating evidence based theory & practice within the ward.
To provide clinical leadership and establish high quality learning environments through teaching and assessment, supporting all new starters and learners within the ward environment.
To provide teaching and support to all staff who are supervising and assessing all new starters and learners.
To work closely with the practice development team, the apprenticeship team and the learning and development department to support a coordinated approach to education, training and professional development.
To support staff in the development of competence and confidence in the delivery of high standards of care whilst being responsive to the needs of patients, relatives and carers as well as service demands.
To manage time effectively between clinical and educational responsibilities in the ward ensuring a 50/50 split.
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Rawlings Job title: Ward Manager Email address: sarah.rawlings@swft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01926 495321
Ext. 8375
Naomi Leonard - Operational Manager General Medicine
Ext. 8705
