Job summary
Practice Facilitator - maternity leave cover until May 2027
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to join the practice education team whilst our practice facilitator colleague is on maternity leave
The post will be fixed term secondment until May 2027 and will provide an excellent opportunity for an experienced practitioner and educator looking to develop more specific education knowledge and skills
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver on key project developments (themed around the Safe Learning Environment Charter) required to enhance the service delivered by our team
Our team is based at Hereford County Hospital but an ability to travel to and work at any WVT locations will be required
We are looking for a highly motivated and clinically experienced healthcare practitioner, with a special interest in education, and sound experience of developing others.
The Practice Education Team includes: pre-reg Midwifery, pre-reg Allied Health Professional, pre-reg Nursing, Resuscitation, HASTE, Preceptorship, Clinical skills, International Nurses Programme and Apprenticeships.
The Practice Facilitator post will require a high level of adaptability to work collaboratively with colleagues within the Practice Education Team and across the Education Team.
Main duties of the job
To work collaboratively with clinical area staff and Practice Education Team to facilitate structured learning in the practice area.
To complete key project developments based on Safe Learning Environment Charter
To promote strategies that maximise the learning experience in order to achieve a supportive learning environment.
Act as a positive role model whilst supporting and teaching learners both in the classroom and in clinical practice.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification attached for more detail around the role and responsibilities of the practice facilitator
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- First level professional qualification, including current NMC/HCPC registration
- 1st degree in health related subject or equivalent
- Possession of assessment qualification e.g. Practice Assessor / or equivalent
Desirable
- Teacher / Trainer Award e.g. PGCert (Teacher) / PGCE or equivalent relevant experience
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Current knowledge of related Assessment Processes for pre and post registration health professions
- Demonstrates an ability to apply and knowledge of leadership charter
- Computer literate and able to use a range appropriate packages to develop lessons and deliver education.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable significant clinical experience at Band 5 (or equivalent) or above.
- Broad and current experience of organisation, management and delivery of clinical skills within the NHS.
- Experience of teaching skills in acute and / or community based practice setting.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
