11 Oct
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Kingston upon Thames
Job description
Job summary
Would you like to work in a friendly, supportive and innovative nursing environment and a Trust which prides itself on providing high-quality services to the local community?
An opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Practice Facilitator to join our Practice Development Team at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a motivated adult nurse who enjoys teaching and sharing their knowledge and has an excellent range of clinical skills.
If you are an experienced Band 5 nurse with post-registration experience in an acute hospital, have excellent communication, IT and clinical skills with the ability to work well in a team and independently, we would love to hear from you.
You will be expected to deliver training via Microsoft Teams and face-to-face sessions and provide ward-based support to newly qualified nurses, internationally educated nurses, nursing associates, health care assistants and other health care professionals undertaking preceptorship, as well as supporting pre-registration students within the clinical successful applicant will : o Have excellent organisational skills and be able to work well under pressure and to tight deadlineso Be a team player and demonstrate a flexible, adaptable approach, ability to exercise good judgmento Have experience of using IT systems and recording data
Main duties of the job
Contribute to the delivery of educational initiatives via different approaches including from face to face, virtual, 1 : 1, facilitated classrooms and simulation suites working collaboratively with MDT CPF is a visual role model, providing expert advice, knowledge, leadership, support and motivation to establish clinical practice based on research evidence.
Contribute to standard setting and regular audit in line with the Trust's commitment to Clinical Governance. To monitor and review clinical and professional standards of care, reporting on performance, and instituting remedial action where post holder will be expected to spend a minimum of 70% working with nursing (including healthcare assistant) staff in clinical practice & the remainder undertaking non-clinical area based education and development practice development team's aim is to support staff to provide evidence-based, high-quality compassionate care to do this by : o Helping staff to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to care for patients and meet NMC Standardso Championing high quality,
evidence-based care and addressing areas of poor performanceo Supporting staff with the emotional impact of their work and where necessary signposting to further supporto Encouraging a culture of continuous improvement, where all staff feel empowered to take action to improve care
Interview / Assessment : Tuesday 1st October 2024
About us
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.
We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames,
Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance.
Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.-HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.
Trust Values Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has four key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them.
They are : - Caring- Safe- Responsible- Value Each Other- Inspiring
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains the detailed job description and person specification.
We welcome informal visits or phone calls to find out more about the role prior to interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN1 Registered Nurse on the NMC register
- Mentorship course / Practice assessor or equivalent or knowledge and experience of teaching techniques and learners needs.
Desirable
Post Registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to design, deliver and evaluate training sessions / programmes
- Experience of mentoring / supervising / assessing students in practice.
- Experience of involvement in educational initiatives