About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced registered nurse with a passion for clinical education and workforce development? Do you want to contribute to a hospice that strives to be a centre of excellence in specialist palliative and end of life care?
St Leonard's Hospice is seeking a motivated and skilled Clinical Practice Facilitator to take a lead role in designing, delivering and embedding high quality clinical education within our hospices clinical services. This is a key role in ensuring our clinical teams are equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver outstanding palliative and end of life care.
This is a part-time position working 30 hours per week normally between office hours, Monday to Friday however there is an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake clinical shifts as required to maintain clinical credibility and competence.
Main duties of the job
Working under the direction of the Head of Patient Safety & Learning, the Clinical Practice Facilitator will:
Lead on an evidence-based clinical education programme through collaborative working with key stakeholders and assist in identifying learning needs to target education interventions.Support a range of learners through delivering and facilitating engaging teaching sessions and support our clinical leads and champions to deliver and facilitate their own sessions.Support staff to development clinical competence and confidence by championing reflective practice, clinical supervision and learning from incidents into everyday clinical work.
Our ideal candidate will:
Be a qualified Registered Nurse and have extensive experience of caring for people at the end of life in a healthcare settingHave experience in clinical education, supervision and assessment of staff and learnersHave strong communication, organisation and facilitation skills and be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
What we can offer you in return:
Salary above NHS pay scales
Reimbursement of NMC feesGolden Hello of £1,000 (after tax) as a special thank you and welcome to our teamUp to 41 days Annual LeaveContinuation of NHS pension and annual leave entitlement (T&Cs apply)Attractive pension scheme for non-NHS staffExtensive employee discountsOngoing training and professional development opportunitiesA supportive, inclusive and values-drive working environment
About us
Our mission is to provide excellent care and support to those living with life-limiting illness and to the people they care about, to enrich their lives and to contribute to the ongoing development of end-of-life care. We do this by placing our patients at the centre of everything we do, and through involving patients and their families in all decisions regarding their care.
We can only achieve this with the help of our amazing colleagues, by developing and recognising their contribution, and by sharing our knowledge and skills through education, audit and research.
Job description Job responsibilities
Take a lead role in designing, delivering and embedding high quality clinical education within our Hospices clinical services to ensure we have a workforce who are appropriately skilled and engaged to safely and effectively deliver care.
The Clinical Practice Facilitator will coordinate the delivery of a clinical education and training work plan that will allow the Hospice to deliver quality patient centred services now and, in the future and position us as a centre of excellence for specialist palliative care. They will support a range of learners (new employees, returners, student placements, preceptees, experienced clinicians), adapting teaching approaches to meet learner needs.
Main duties and responsibilities
Professional
1. Work alongside the clinical teams to build an understanding of the clinical education and development requirements. Assist in identifying needs using incident data, audits, feedback and service priorities.
2. Engage with external professional networks to understand changes to legislation, policy & practice and their impact on the clinical education/development requirements.
3. Lead on the design, implementation and evaluation of a structured, evidence based clinical education programme that meets the needs of the organisation and satisfies our regulatory and legal compliance obligations. Promote an innovative approach to learning such as blended and workplace-based education.
4. Monitor and report on training compliance, contributing to governance processes and audits.
5. Set the standard for education and training delivery in the Hospice, coaching and supporting clinical leads/clinical champions to deliver training as SMEs and pass on their knowledge and expertise.
6. Directly deliver and facilitate engaging teaching sessions as required across the organisation including simulation, case-based learning and practical skills training.
7. Champion reflective practice, clinical supervision and learning from incidents into everyday practice, promoting a just learning culture.
8. Promote collaboration with other organisations (Hospices, Health and social care, charitable sector and education) to share best practices and reduce inefficiencies, inequity and duplication in the clinical education.
9. Work closely with the wider Workforce, Education, Learning and Development (WELD) team to ensure that clinical education and development leverages learning technologies, is accessible, value adding and evolves in line with the changing landscape and best practices in adult learning.
10. Chair the Clinical Education, Training and Development group and attend relevant forums related to governance and quality to support the development of the education and development plan.
11. Maintain clinical knowledge, competence and practice. Be available and flexible to work clinically across services to support education and clinical needs and to maintain clinical competence.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
Desirable
Teaching/assessing qualification
IT Essential
Good IT Skills Knowledge of Microsoft applications (word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook, teams)
Desirable
Experience of working with learning management systems Experience of using OneDrive and SharePoint
Experience Essential
Post registration experience in palliative and end of life care Experience in clinical education, supervision and assessment of staff and learners
Desirable
Experience in specialist palliative care services Strong understanding of inpatient & community services in palliative and end of life care Experience of contributing to and working with strategy Experience in service development, audit or practice improvement initiatives
Personal Essential
Work confidentially and with discretion Ability to cope with pressure and adapt a changing environment Committed to own/others continuing professional development and quality improvement
Skills Essential
Excellent clinical assessment & care skills Good organisational skills Strong facilitation skills Ability to be sensitive and empathetic and communicate at all levels Able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Advanced communication skills Established networks relevant to the role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name St Leonard's Hospice
Address St Leonard's Hospice
185 Tadcaster Road
York
North Yorkshire
YO24 1GL
Employer's website https://www.stleonardshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)