Associate Practice Education Facilitator- AHP
Closed for applications on: 12-Mar-2024 13:48
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 12-Mar-2024 13:48
Key details
Location
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
- Address
- Whinney Heys Road
- Town
- Blackpool
- Postcode
- FY3 8NR
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Business hours)
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Education and Training
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for assisting in the provision of high quality Multi-Professional learning environments within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust; and will be required to work locally with services where inter-professional learning opportunities can be promoted. The post holder will support the Practice Education Facilitator and team by contributing to the delivery of the Quality Assurance Framework for the Allied Health Professions Workforce within the organisation, with a focus on both Acute and Community Settings.
Advert
Band 6 Associate Practice Education Facilitator AHP
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HCPC registered Allied Health Professional to join the Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) team. This role is to provide support to the PEF Lead for Allied Health within the organisation at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
The PEF team provide support to supervisors, assessors, educators and healthcare learners who are undertaking university programmes of study whilst on clinical placements here at the Trust. The role includes supporting all learners including , allied health professionals, nurses, apprenticeship and work experience learners.
The post holder will contribute to the provision of high quality Multi-Professional learning environments within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. You will take an active role in ensuring the sustainability of learning and contribute to local and national conferences and working groups. The post holder will be required to work locally and across boundaries with services where inter-professional learning opportunities are promoted in line with the Quality Assurance Framework.
The successful candidate will be a HCPC registered healthcare professional with a mentor/educator qualification. The candidate will also have extensive NHS experience with a minimum of 3 years experience post registration.
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
In line with current legislation, all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no later than 1 April 2022. Please note you will be asked to provide evidence of your vaccination status in the form of a Covid Passport.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further reference and guidance.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • HCPC Registered healthcare qualification
- • Mentor qualification/or equivalent Educator training
- • Relevant degree
Desirable criteria
- teaching qualification
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- • Broad range of clinical experience with a minimum of 3 years post registration
- • Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting
Desirable criteria
- • Practical experience of facilitating change
- • Staff management/staff supervision
- • Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
- • Knowledge and experience of the private, voluntary and independent sector
skills/knowledge/ability
Essential criteria
- • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- • Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
- • Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- • Able to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
- • Excellent decision making skills
- • Excellent organisational and time management skills to prioritise own workload and work independently
- • Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning
- • Microsoft office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Desirable criteria
- • Ability to present to large groups of people
- • Detailed understanding of a range of regulatory body requirements
- • In depth knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework
Attitude and Personal Characte
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- • Ability to work without supervision and use own initiative
- • Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- • Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work
- • Understanding of quality improvement methodology and outcome measurement
- • Ability to work as a member of a team
- • Ability to supervise staff on a day to day basis
- • Flexible approach to meet service needs
- • Car owner & driver
Desirable criteria
- • • Ability to write evidence based reports
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rhonda Richardson
- Job title
- Practice Education Facilitator - AHP - Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 954000
- Additional information
Rhonda Richardson - PEF - AHP Lead
07889843055
or the PEF Team on
01253 954000 or [email protected]
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