Clinical Facilitator

Job overview

Are you an experienced, enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking children’s nurse? Can you demonstrate evidence of your clinical expertise and passion about supporting nursing staff and students in developing their skills and knowledge to care for our babies, children, young people and their families?

If so, we invite you to come and work  on children wards full time (37.5 hrs. a week) as a Band 6 Clinical Practice Facilitator (CPF) at  the Variety Children’s Hospital (VCH), King’s College Hospital, Camberwell, London.

You will be joining an established Child Health Practice Development Team made up of a Lead Nurse, 11.5 WTE Band 7 Practice Development Nurses (PDNs)  and 3.2 WTE Clinical Facilitators who work within the Children’s and Young People Services over the two sites; the other site being at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRUH), Bromley in Kent.

This is an established post on the Camberwell site and this opportunity has arisen owing to the promotion of one of the team members.  Within the ward team you will be working with two Band 7 PDNs and another CPF.   

VCH believes in the development of the professional practitioner accountable for holistic nursing care i.e. the development of knowledgeable nursing practice that is evidence based, through facilitation of staff development, in order to promote continuous quality improvement reflected in patient care.

Working collaboratively with the senior nursing team, ward managers and the Child Health Practice Development Team you will develop a suitable learning environment to enhance the skills and expertise of students and qualified nurses. Excellent communication skills are required to continue the already good working relationships with internal and external partners. You need to have the ability to prioritise your own workload and have excellent organisational skills to ensure the success of this role.

As well as holding the ENB 998, Mentorship qualification. Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent qualification  and evidence of ongoing professional development. You should also exhibit continuing commitment of your own development. There will be opportunities for you to access in house and external training

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The primary role of the clinical facilitator is to ensure a positive learning environment for students and junior nurses.

• To support learners to maximise available learning opportunities to achieve the clinical practice standards expected from the educational placement
• To facilitate trained staff to develop and maintain assessor/mentor skills
• To act as a resource within Child Health and across the Care Group as necessary and act as a positive role model to students and other staff members
• To maintain effective relationship with Link lecturers, Lecturer Practitioner and other key staff in the Trust, in the interest of supporting nursing students

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

 We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

 King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.