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Nurse Education and Development Lead

Employer
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Location
Maidstone
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 Per annum
Closing date
24 Oct 2024
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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 8A
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
The post holder will work as an integral member of the Corporate Nursing team and will ensure the delivery of, and provide assurance of, the standards of practice learning and professional education for the nursing profession. The post holder will be identified as a reference point for the wider organisation, for issues relating to nursing education and nursing development.

The post holder will line-manage the Practice Placement Facilitators within the team and will work closely alongside the AHP education and placement team.

The post holder will ensure close and effective working relationships with all clinical and operational managers within the organisation, and will be responsive to any concerns or escalations raised. The post holder will also be responsible for forming positive working relationships with external partners, including Canterbury Christchurch University and Greenwich University.

Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.

Working at KMPT (youtube.com)

Main duties of the job

  • To provide direct leadership and effectively manage the Nurse Education team, creating an environment conducive with KMPT values.
  • To oversee the recruitment, performance, and attendance management of the Nurse Education team.
  • To have an awareness of the budget in which the service sits and to enable cost-effective decision making.
  • To maximise the use of funding to ensure appropriate training provision for students to meet current and future knowledge and skills needed for the future nurses in mental health.


About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the management, direction, and development of the Nurse Education Team, including responsibility for identifying and co-ordinating opportunities and innovations for both pre-registration nursing students and nurses working within the organisation. The post holder will work with Corporate Nursing, Human Resources, and Improvement Team colleagues to ensure investment in education and training directly supports service needs and has clear and improved outcomes for service users.

The post holder will support the development and delivery of the Trusts Nursing Strategy and Workforce Strategy in relation to education and training for qualified Nurses in order to meet their responsibilities in teaching, supporting, and assessing nursing students in practice.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please see the Job Description for full details.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Nursing qualification
  • Evidence of CPD


Experience

Essential

  • Mental health clinical experience
  • Management experience


Desirable

  • Teaching/mentoring experience


Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Priority House - although this can be negotiable

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9PH

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380-SS0597

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