Job summary

Senior Practice Development Facilitator

Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics

Care Group: Theatres and Anaesthesia

Band: 7

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum

Interview Date: 24th February 2025

We are recruiting for a Senior Practice Development Facilitatorwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

The purpose of the job is to contribute to the development of first-rate education and professional development support for all registered and non-registered staff within the department. Within theatres, we provide practical placements for all nursing, midwifery and paramedic students, of which all require support from the education team.

We are very fortunate to be able to provide apprenticeships within the theatre department, this involves ensuring strong collaborative working alongside universities and stakeholders to ensure the correct support and guidance is available throughout the course.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an Operating Department Practitioner or Nurse with post qualification of at least three years.

The post holder will provide leadership and motivation in order to establish excellent evidence based clinical practice. They will also monitor and review standards of care and take part in any programmes of development and improvement where necessary providing supervision and support.

The job plan involves 80:20 clinical to management responsibilities in order to maintain standardisation across the staff group in providing safe care to our patients.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Date posted

17 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

275-2501SPDF

Job locations

Medway Hospital

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Identify the training and development needs of staff in accordance with local and national policies.

Support staff in the provision of regular local and relevant teaching and training sessions

Assist in the provision of training programmes for staff to expand clinical skills

Review and develop the annual educational, training and development business plans.

Develop and implement training programmes for practitioners to expand their clinical skills in accordance with the Trusts standards

Assist with facilitation and teaching of Trust Preceptorship Programme

When required, assist in the selection of staff for attendance on courses and other development opportunities

Work with Learning Environment Lead and links from HEIs to ensure that clinical environments are conducive to supporting education and training of all staff and students. Ensure educational opportunities supports learning outcomes identified within learning agreements for students

Plan, provide, implement and deliver monthly departmental audit sessions to ensure all staff maintain mandatory, refresher and additional skills to deliver optimum patient safety and care

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