Legacy Mentor

Do you want a rewarding opportunity that makes the most of your experience? Are you passionate about inspiring the next generation of the health and social care workforce? If so this opportunity is for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen with in the Learning and Organisational Development Team for a Legacy Mentor. This role will appeal to extensively experienced health and social care professionals.

You will be helping newly qualified nurses, nursing associates, AHPs by imparting your knowledge, skills and experience through coaching and mentoring, supporting them in the early stages of their career as well as supporting practice placements, and liaising with placement educators to ensure quality learning experiences.

You will demonstrate empathy and patience, passion about your profession and provide pastoral support. You will be confident in building relationships and collaborating with others. This is your opportunity to influence the incoming generation as they set out on a career in health and care, to stay and stay well. Training will be provided for someone with the right skills and attituded needed for this role.

You will have a degree and relevant experience and hold a current professional registration. You will also have an accredited teaching qualification or experience in supporting learners in practice. You will be able to work flexibly within organisations to mentor and coach colleagues as well as work from home when necessary.

Legacy Mentors may work in a range of specialisms or environments across the health and social care spectrum using a coaching model. Within the initial 12 months, the Legacy Mentor will be required to work flexibly across the organisation to focus on areas of most need, however it is anticipated that their initial workplan will focus on;
- working with targeted groups to understand reasons for turnover, identify trends and implement actions
- to lead of specific actions in relation to the Trusts Nursing Retention Self-Assessment
- input into the delivery and evaluation of the refreshed preceptorship programme
- providing ongoing support to PEF activity with a focus on developing and implementing actions to facilitate substantive employment for final year professional placements.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and social services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.

This post is located with in the Learning and Organisational Development Team with in HR. the team support the development and implementation of the Trusts People Strategy, ensures effective processes are implemented to enable staff to continually develop, supports workforce planning and manage the Organisations NHS Education contract to ensure the agreement is delivered and students receive high quality learning experiences

WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Summary of Main Duties
- To help facilitate a positive working environment for people in their early career and provide support where possible through coaching and mentoring
- Coach newly qualified clinical professionals and/or students on placement to enhance their knowledge and skills
- Provide clinical expertise on a range of projects, supporting best practice and enhancing the learning environment for all
- Liaise and work with other practice area support staff to ensure consistency across the setting and blended learning approaches to support the transfer of learning/skill attainment
- Raise the profile of the role of legacy mentors and share good practice with others, enhancing the profile of the organisation and providing support to managers
- Work as an integral member of the Learning and Organisational Development Team to positively contribute to the retention of staff

For more detailed information please see the attached Job Description document