Would you like to work for an organisation that will make a real difference and offer a truly rewarding and enjoyable career?

Team Derbyshire Healthcare are seeking an enthusiastic and driven individual to be our professional educational lead for our internationally educated nurses.

The purpose of this new role is to develop and deliver appropriate education and training for internationally recruited nurses. It will also contribute to their pastoral support to ensure a safe and effective transition into the Trust and life in Derbyshire.

The Practice Facilitator is a key part of our international recruitment support and will contribute to the provision of high-quality education, training and development opportunities to our internationally educated nursing recruits enabling them to deliver the Trust's overriding vison 'To make a positive difference in people's lives by improving health and wellbeing'.

It would be a great fit for a registered nurse, who is seeking a new challenge and would like to play a key part in developing this new service.

We are a friendly, values-driven Trust and put our people first in the knowledge that an engaged and empowered workforce leads to good patient care.

It's a good time to join Team Derbyshire Healthcare - we are growing, with lots of exciting new developments and investment in local mental health services.

Main duties of the job

The primary purpose of this role will be to:

Develop and deliver the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) programme for internationally educated nurses to prepare them for entry on to the Mental Health part of the NMC register.

Identify any gaps in skills, knowledge, or experience of international recruits

Support the development, provision and assessment of clinical skills, core competencies and pastoral support to internationally educated nurses joining the Trust, to ensure these are evidence based, consistent in standard and fit for purpose.

Prepare and support the teams into which the international recruits will be working.

Supporting professional practice within the wider nursing settings.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Person Specification Qualifications / Attainment Essential

• Qualified nurse with professional registration RN3: Mental health nurse
• Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
• Demonstration of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• Leadership and management qualification
• Qualification in teaching and assessing or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Current experience with expert nursing skills and knowledge
• Working knowledge of the NHS sector and range of staff groups both clinical and non-clinical
• Planning and delivery of educational activities and staff development within a health care setting
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of NHS Constitution

Desirable

• Coaching/Mentorship experience
• Clinical supervision experience
• Experience of building internal and external networks
• Project management experience
• Service improvement and change management experience
• Research experience
• Audit experience

Skills Essential

• Excellent clinical skills in line with national guidance

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