Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has recently launched a new multi-professional Preceptorship Programme. Working alongside the Nursing Preceptorship Lead role, this temporary fixed term AHP Preceptorship role will foster a range of inter-professional development opportunities over a 12 month period and will be responsible for ensuring delivery via a blended learning approach.

During the 12 month period, they will also develop a sustainable approach to embedding the programme and maintaining the delivery using existing resources.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will develop robust processes to maintain ongoing evaluation and further development of the programme content to ensure a high quality preceptorship offer is available to support AHPs that are newly registered, internationally trained or returning to practice. This work will be in collaboration with AHP professions at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH) and the Trust's Learning, Education and Development Department.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the project's implementation and the timescales associated with this.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Allied Health Professional with current registration with the HCPC
• Appropriate Allied Health Professional degree / diploma
• Completion of post registration learning / CPD courses at masters' level
• Willingness to undertake further study as appropriate

Desirable

• Teaching qualification or equivalent or working towards
• Leadership qualification
• Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)

Experience

Essential

• Up to date clinical skills and experience gained at level band 6 or above
• Evidence of credible leadership and experience in people management
• Experience of supporting newly qualified AHPs through preceptorship
• Ability to apply current research to practice and to use research and other forms of evidence when auditing, developing and improving practice (clinical or education focussed)
• Experience of developing, facilitating, and evaluating teaching and learning in a clinical (or education) environment
• Thorough understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion and its application to managing self, staff, and patients

Desirable

• Experience of managing and leading on projects within a healthcare organisation

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

• Effective IT skills and an understanding of MS Office Works Suite
• Effective communication and confidence to fulfil the job requirements, both written and verbally
• Ability to compile complex written information concisely e.g., reports
• High level facilitation skills to deliver teaching and training to groups of staff, and an understanding of learning and teaching theories and approaches
• Skills and knowledge around the evaluation of learning and teaching strategies and the analysis of evaluation / feedback data
• Ability to clearly present information and data to colleagues and stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate and maintain excellent working relationships, and to work across team and professional boundaries

Desirable

• Demonstration of effective project management skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Awareness of different management, leadership, cultures, and personalities and recognise the need to adapt communication as appropriate
• Willingness to actively seek ways to improve the newly qualified Practioner's experience
• Openness and willingness to give and receive balanced feedback
• Approachability, so that colleagues feel comfortable and confident to seek support
• Ability to motivate with a consistent approach practical and objective in communicating ideas
• Willingness to have difficult conversations and to show a high level of professionalism
• A compassionate and empathetic approach and atitude towards working with preceptors, preceptorship champions, and preceptees, who may experience stressful situations through clinical provision
• A desire to work across professional boundaries and to promote and facilitate interprofessional learning
• Flexible and adaptable approach to working practices

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

• Effective IT skills and an understanding of MS Office Works Suite
• Effective communication and confidence to fulfil the job requirements, both written and verbally
• Ability to compile complex written information concisely e.g., reports
• High level facilitation skills to deliver teaching and training to groups of staff, and an understanding of learning and teaching theories and approaches
• Skills and knowledge around the evaluation of learning and teaching strategies and the analysis of evaluation / feedback data
• Ability to clearly present information and data to colleagues and stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate and maintain excellent working relationships, and to work across team and professional boundaries

Desirable

• Demonstration of effective project management skills

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• High level organisational skills and ability to plan workload, analyse tasks and problem solve
• An understanding of the preceptorship process and the key elements of a high quality preceptorship programme
• Understanding and application of the HCPC Preceptorship Principles and the NHS England AHP Preceptorship Standards and Framework

Desirable

• Understanding and application of the NMC Preceptorship Principles and the NHS England National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Rivermead Training Centre

Sheffield

S5 7AU

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