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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 200 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.
Band 7 Specialist Practice Development Lead
Closed for applications on: 6-Jul-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 6-Jul-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Hobmoor Health Centre
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B10 9JH
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (4 days)
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Practice Teacher
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and motivated Band 7 Specialist Practice Development Lead (SPDL) to join the School Nursing teams for Birmingham School Health Support Service. The SPDL is a new role, replacing the previous Practice Teacher role and the successful candidate will have responsibility for teaching and assessment within the service. A specialist training module will be available to the successful candidate.
The purpose of the Specialist Practice Development Lead is to ensure that the underpinning principles to support learning and assessment in practice are adhered to according to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance (Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA 2019).
The post holder will work across the scope of practice within school nursing discipline to embed quality in clinical practice.
The SPDL will assist in identifying the clinical and professional development needs to support the clinical workforce as an on-going process. The SPDL will have shared responsibility for teaching and assessment of all staff within the service (City Wide). The successful candidate will have responsibility for delivering clinical supervision; mentoring new staff; providing support and leadership to practice assessors and practice supervisors and creating a learning environment within the teams. They will oversee student placements and liaise with Higher Education Institutes on behalf of the service.
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They will act as a role model for the team and will advocate for best practice to enable the school nurse teams to provide evidence-based care. The SPDL will maintain an awareness of the national direction of School Nursing by working within the Clinical Governance regulations and adhere to the NMC Code.
The SPDL will hold a pivotal role in the teaching, facilitation, assessment and supervision of specialist practitioners and the wider workforce to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in developing their leadership and management skills.
The successful candidates must have:
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing qualification
- Evidence of post registration development and training
- Hold a recognised teaching/assessing qualification and willing to undertake specialist training around the role
- Experience of work within School Nursing Teams
Working for our organisation
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work in accordance within their professional governing body and provide support and advice on accountability issues to other team members as required / necessary.
- To act as a role model for staff and students demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct.
- To support a specialist practitioner student on a identifiable caseload within a team that is appropriate to the student learning needs and where required by a specific clinical service.
- Keep up to date with current developments in practice and delivery of patient care.
- Take an active role in the development and review of clinical policies and procedures and identifying best evidence-based practice in delivery of care.
- Provide proactive professional support for clinical audit and the measurement of quality standards and service outcomes, including supporting peer review within teams.
- To undertake and promote the role of the nurse prescriber in line with service need.
- To maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous records according to BCHC and NMC guidelines for clinical record keeping.
- Support, monitor and assess nursing staff in clinical practice to achieve and maintain clinical and professional competencies.
- Work with new members of staff within the Division to enable them to achieve clinical and professional competencies by providing teaching opportunities within the Public Health Agenda.
- Provide educational expertise to enable colleagues to meet their learning needs.
- Undertake designated service projects and/or teaching that underpin and support service objectives and Key Performance Indicators within the Division.
- To be actively involved in the recruitment and selection of candidates for the specialist community practitioner training and others as appropriate.
- To work in collaboration with Professional Development and HEI to support the Co-ordination of student placements.
- To oversee the entire specialist practitioner experience from induction to completion of the course.
This involves:
• Ensuring completion of the annual audit of the learning environment
• Contribution to ongoing curriculum development within the HEI’s
• Delivery of Action Learning Sets
• Being a preceptor to newly qualified Specialist Practitioners/Community Health Nurses - Working with the Clinical Management Team to develop implement and maintain public health activities which demonstrate effectiveness specifically around the high impact measures to include the development of local delivery plans.
- Supporting post registration students into clinical practice, identifying their individual needs and supporting their development via the preceptorship process.
- Support practice supervisors to maintain their learning in practice utilising the ‘long arm approach’ as required.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
- Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
- Discounts for local and national retailers
- Dedicated well-being services for all employees
- Flexible working where possible
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered First Level Nurse and SCPHN (or equivalent) educated to degree level.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Hold a recognised teaching/assessing qualification.
- Post graduate qualification in prescribing where appropriate.
- Practice Supervisor and Assessor course.
Experience
Essential criteria
- An awareness and understanding of the knowledge and skills necessary for the development, implementation and evaluation of Public Health Programmes / Approaches.
- Awareness of current legislation relating to safeguarding vulnerable people and how it relates to practice.
- Awareness of the needs of people from deprived and diverse communities.
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies/patients/public.
- Previous demonstrable/current experience within Specialist area of practice.
- Experience of teaching, mentoring and assessing. Experience of working with pre and post registration students.
- Ability and willingness to contribute to service development opportunities.
- Experience of clinical supervision and as a facilitator for supervision.
- Significant post registration experience at Band 6 or above within the community setting.
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit.
- Ability to operationalise strategic policies and organisational agendas.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate analytical and organisational skills with a clear understanding and knowledge of data analysis development and data management and interpretation.
- Must be flexible, creative and innovative.
- Supervisory and mentorship skills.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others.
- Ability to adopt a constructive and logical approach to dealing with conflict and to challenge and support others appropriately.
- Ability to manage complaints effectively.
- Ability to participate in the recruitment and retention process.
- In-depth knowledge of learning theories and styles.
- In-depth knowledge in the assessment and care of service users / patients in the community.
- Understanding of clinical governance systems and processes.
- Experience of delivering presentations to groups or individuals.
- Ability to use a variety of communication methods
- Experience of facilitating groups and/or chairing meetings.
- Experience of facilitating clinical supervision.
- Problem solving approach.
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and up to date evidence-based clinical practice.
- Excellent organisational/prioritisation skills and the ability to meet deadlines, often working with sensitive or contentious information withing a variety of environments.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and implementation of NHS access targets.
- Competent user of MS Word, Excel, Access and patient administration systems.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with individuals and groups.
- Understanding of the goals and values of the Division and the Trust.
- Ability to think creatively and prioritise in a busy ever-changing environment.
- Ability to lead complex projects, setting clear direction and delivering service objectives.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing sickness absence.
- Experience of carrying out appraisals.
- Knowledge and skills in workforce planning, evidencing the ability to engage and fully utilise staff skills and interests.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to liaise with relevant agencies.
- Awareness of confidentiality.
- Project management experience.
- Experience of undertaking research.
Other Job Requirements
Essential criteria
- To work in a variety of settings – clinic, home and children’s centres.
- Flexible disposition.
- Able to travel independently between various locations.
- Ability to work across various service specific sites in Birmingham.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Yasmin Shakeel
- Job title
- Service Manager - 0-19 Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
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