LCHS are excited to be offering this exciting opportunity for a dynamic, self-motivated and enthusiastic person with a 'can do' attitude to join our Effective Practice Team working closely with our People Team as an Effective Practice Facilitator with a predominant focus on International Recruits. You will play a key role in this new initiative enhancing the experience of international recruits joining the Trust, supporting their smooth transition into the UK and the NHS through preparing them for their OSCE exams to prepare the individuals for entry on to the NMC register.

You will be contributing to the provision of high-quality education, training and development opportunities to the Internationally Recruited individuals, enabling them to deliver outstanding care to our patients through your exceptional leadership skills through role modelling, visibility and clinical credibility.

You must have excellent communication skills, the ability to manage competing demands and deadlines, great organisational skills and a desire to provide brilliant customer service. You must be flexible, adept at problem solving and able to deal with challenges positively and calmly.

Main duties of the job

Effective Practice Facilitators work in partnership with Divisional leadership teams, People and Innovation teams and Key Stakeholders including health education providers, to ensure the delivery of effective education and training, together with the achievement of high clinical standards across LCHS services. The team works collaboratively to enable delivery of safe, effective, and responsive, high quality patient care, through evidence-based practice thus improving the patient's experience. The service also contributes to and informs the development of strategies to support service improvement.

To have responsibility for developing and changing practice and/or services in any of the divisions in designated areas of community services.

To provide strong clinical leadership to integrated community teams and across the wider community services where required, contributing to the quality andsafety strategic developments and assurance across the trust.

To support competency-based development of the workforce across the community services acting as a role model and promoter of integration.

To identify the learning and development needs of the workforce providing co-ordination/implementation of a programme of development.

To assess, coordinate and support delivery of the workforce skills and competencies aligned to specific teams of registered and unregistered staff.

About us

'Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagementin the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev'

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work with the International Recruitment lead in developing, delivering and reviewing a robust framework and programme for International Recruits into the organisation

Provide supervisory, assessor and placement support to community-based learners relevant to professional qualification and accountability.

To have responsibility for unregistered workforce for planning, teaching and assessing including taking responsibility for supporting new employees to achieve required competencies.

To provide support and supervision to the pre and post registration students in practice when required. Contribute to the coordination and the planning of appropriate placements ensuring mentors are prepared for the students placement. Responsible for planning, teaching and assessing students fitness to practice prior to completion of degree course.

To support effective practice with medicines within the clinical divisions within LCHS.

Working with the divisional leadership teams to be proactive in leading service development through identifying and supporting changes to ensure the delivery of a responsive service to meet the needs of patients and commissioners.

Work with Divisional leaders to undertake workforce planning by identifying skill gaps within the workforce and proactively work with educational providers to bridge the gap.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional Qualification holding current registration
• Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level in a specialist area and having gained specialist knowledge in community based services including public health, chronic and long term conditions management.
• Practice Education Programme (CPE qualification) or willingness to work towards - nurse only
• Teaching and Assessing qualification, for example, Clinical Practice Educator, Clinical Practice Teacher, Cert Ed, PGCE or equivalent
• Supervisor/Assessor status or professional equivalent
• Safeguarding-level 3 or willingness to undertake

Desirable

• Clinical Supervision qualification/training
• Clinical Leadership qualification/training

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Demonstrates knowledge of management and leadership
• Able to demonstrate a working knowledge and experience of the governance agenda locally.
• Clinical competency across a range of clinical skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Skills for analysis of service delivery and improvement planning.
• Extensive knowledge of Nursing/AHP Speciality Knowledge of Theories & Models of Learning for Educational Research & Practice
• Knowledge of audit and research
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Solid knowledge and understanding of national and local policy context.
• Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control Procedures

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Lincolnshire wider workforce planning and health and social care agenda

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the management/leadership of team/s
• Experience of clinical and theoretical teaching in a range of contexts
• Experience of lesson planning, and evaluation
• Experience of mentoring and supervising pre and post registration students

Specific Requirements

Essential

• Basic IT / keyboard skills
• Ability to travel across Lincolnshire to areas not covered by public transport.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Mentoring and coaching skills Change management skills
• Demonstrate good organisational ability, leadership skills, and communication skills Facilitation / Teaching skills Presentation skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Address

Beech House

Waterside South

Lincoln

LN5 7JH

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