Practice Facilitator

Job Title -Acute Medicine Practice Facilitator

Hours per week -37.50 Per Week

Perm/Fixed Term-Permanent post on Victoria and secondment opportunity on AMU

Salary -£35,392 - £42,618 Per Annum

Closing Date-14th July 2023

Interview Date-TBC

working across 7 days with the occasional weekend, bank holiday and night shift.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Acute Medicine services for a 12 month secondment as the Acute Medicine Unit Practice Facilitator and a newly created post for Victoria our Acute General Medicine ward.

Both posts will work in partnership with the Practice Education & Development team to provide support and guidance to staff across both clinical areas.

Learning Environment
- Work in partnership with managers to provide an environment conducive to
- Participate in ward assurance regarding training compliance of the teams.
- Ensure all learning activities are in accordance with evidenced based practice.
- Be able to perform/demonstrate a skill with accuracy and attention to detail
- Be prepared for exposure to clinical emergencies and possible contact with bodily fluids when working in clinical areas with staff
- Be aware/understand the process for developing training packages and delivering training to staff.

The post holder will work in partnership with the Practice Education & Development team to provide support and guidance to staff across the medical wards. They will provide practical and pastoral support to staff, escalating any concerns to the Ward Managers and Practice Education
Team as required. They will support staff in the development of competence and confidence in the delivery of high standards of care whilst being responsive to the needs of patients, relatives and carers
as well as service demands. In addition, they will ensure that appropriate learning environments are created and maintained to drive the integration of theory with practice.

Here at George Eliot our vision to‘excel at patient care’takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

**Benefits**: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Role Model for Evidence Based Care
- Participate in monitor and review activities and promote the use of critical analysis of evidence-based practice.
- Assist in maintaining team’s

Reflective Practice, Clinical Governance
- Audit own practice to ensure knowledge and skills are kept current
- Promote reflective practice in line with clinical governance g., by participating in critical incident analysis.
- Maintain own clinical competency in line with the Regulatory Bodies standards

Professional Competence & Personal Development
- Be able to identify one’s own skills and performance to identify strengths and development needs.
- Be responsible for own professional development as identified on personal development