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• The post holder will be responsible for: leading on Phase One, providing placement experiences for college students and trainees and managing and evaluating the work of The Academy. Phase Two, extending Phase One to include other college partners, provide mental health curriculum development and education expertise to colleges to develop new courses.
• The successful candidate will work closely with the Director of Nursing Research, Education and Development to hep develop and deliver the trusts new academy agenda.

Main duties of the job

• Lead on agreed aspects of the continuing development of the Health and Care Academy - continue Phase One to provide 'insight' placements for further education college students and trainees.
• Scope and map access programmes and potential for new programmes.
• Develop new and innovative placement experiences for students and trainees studying at one of our local partner further education
• Prepare Band 3 senior support workers to mentor further education college students and trainees on placement.
• Prepare high quality project reports.
• Work closely with the Director of Nursing Research, Education and Development to provide day-to-day professional nurse leadership.
• Contribute to multi-professional education
• The post holder will work across the Trust to provide nurse education leadership.
• Ensure that the highest standards of training and education are aspired to and achieved
• Report to the Lead Nurse for CPD
• Provide curriculum expertise to college partners
• Line manage the Band 6 practice educator (support workers).

About us

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Job description Job responsibilities

• Lead on agreed aspects of the continuing development of the Health and Care Academy - continue Phase One to provide 'insight' placements for further education college students and trainees.
• Scope and map access programmes and potential for new programmes.
• Develop new and innovative placement experiences for students and trainees studying at one of our local partner further education
• Prepare Band 3 senior support workers to mentor further education college students and trainees on placement.
• Prepare high quality project reports.
• Work closely with the Director of Nursing Research, Education and Development to provide day-to-day professional nurse leadership.
• Contribute to multi-professional education
• The post holder will work across the Trust to provide nurse education leadership.
• Ensure that the highest standards of training and education are aspired to and achieved
• Report to the Lead Nurse for CPD
• Provide curriculum expertise to college partners
• Line manage the Band 6 practice educator (support workers).

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
• Qualified teacher/relevant teaching qualification for nurses
• Completion of Nurse Assessor Course
• Meet NMC requirement for maintenance of registration including revalidation

Desirable

• Post qualification study to Master's level (or equivalent)

Knowledge/Experience Essential

• Extensive experience as an operational or clinical manager
• Extensive experience of teaching in a clinical setting
• Evidence of involvement in curriculum development
• Demonstration of personal development
• Evidence of developed teaching skills with experience of teaching at pre and post registration degree level
• Experience of classroom teaching
• Demonstrate expert knowledge and understanding of nurse education and nurse education practice
• Experience of performance management
• Experience of staff management
• Demonstration of collaborative working with Multi professional teams /other services
• Evidence of ability to work in partnership with university and/or further education college colleagues
• Evidence of multi-professional training delivery
• Evidence of report writing
• Evidence of conducting audits
• Evidence of ability to support change through excellent leadership and the ability to support strategic vision
• Evidence of implementing innovative practice
• Decision making skills that reflect a patient/carer focus

Desirable

• Evidence of publication experience
• Evidence of conducting Quality Improvement projects
• Evidence of application of coaching skills

Communication/Relationship Skills Essential

• Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence at a senior level across the Trust and externally
• Ability to analyse complex information (including performance data) which may be conflicting
• High level of written and oral communication skill
• Ability to use Microsoft office (including Word and Excel)
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Well organised systematic thinker able to organise and direct others
• Organisational skills including project planning/management
• Ability to engage and motivate staff
• Ability to lead individuals to improve practice and teaching skills
• Able to present complex nursing issues and information
• Able to present complex nursing issues and information
• Ability to develop and use multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
• Ability to write reports to a high standard

Approach/Values Essential

• Ability to travel across sites in good time
• Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Department of Nursing Research, Education and Development, Chief Nurse Directorate and those of the Trust.
• Demonstrates Equality and Diversity as fundamental to every aspect of practice
• Non-judgemental attitude
• Demonstrates a positive attitude towards Mental Health
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role

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