Practice Education Coordinator

Non-Medical Practice Education is responsible for learners on placement from Greater Manchester, North West and UK-wide universities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed registered nurse with a keen interest in education to assist with the delivery of education and learning environment development for nursing, including TNAs, and Allied Health Profession learners. You will work in the Medical and Non-Medical Education team within the School of Oncology, to develop quality learning environments and support the breadth of the learner’s clinical placement experience across non-medical professions and support the development for new nursing and allied health profession learners.

Demonstrate a pleasant, approachable, and proactive manner to create and promote good working relationships within the School of Oncology and the clinical divisions.
Work in partnership with the Education Leads, assessors and supervisors to ensure all learners are offered high quality learning environment.
Work in partnership with Higher Education Institutions (HEI), supervisors and assessors
Ensure that all Trainee Nursing Associates are supported to fulfil their assessment needs throughout their programme and coordinate rotational learning environments. Liaise with HR and managers to identify qualified NA posts on completion of TNA training
Ensure effective introduction and management of allocated learners across all undergraduate learner professions in all learning environments including the development and expansion of capacity
Develop and scope expansion of capacity to meet the Trust, regional and national demand.
Support the development, implementation and review of education in practice and associated learning environments
Maintain professional registration and practise in accordance with the NMC code
Contribute to the professional knowledge and competence of supervisors and assessors in practice and maintain appropriate record keeping using PARE

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
You will primarily be in the Practice Education team of two responsible for undergraduate non-medical learners but with close links and working relationships with the Medical and Non-medical Education team as a whole. You will be line managed by the Undergraduate Education Manager for Practice Education. There may be cross working at time to support the wider team.
There is the opportunity for flexible working with working from home arrangements and hot desk working within the trust environment.

Communication
- Demonstrate a pleasant, approachable, and proactive manner to create and promote good working relationships within the School of Oncology and the clinical divisions
- Work in partnership with the Education Leads, Senior Sisters, assessors and supervisors to ensure all learners are offered high quality practice learning environments
- Work in partnership with Higher Education Institutions (HEI), supervisors and assessors
- Demonstrate effective written, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills, with team colleagues, staff in designated clinical areas and other staff Trust wide and externally, at all levels on a range of matters relating to practice education
- Manage difficult conversations with staff in designated clinical areas maintaining confidentiality at all times and escalate to senior colleagues as appropriate.
- Maintain and update records and dashboards
- Contribute to accurate completion of Student Data Collection Tool or alternative HEE collection database

Quality and Service Improvement
- Record and contribute to the quality reporting processes for all Pre-registration learners
- Engage with the online InPlace Audit, for both organisation and agencies, and assist practice education leads (PELs) and managers to complete the educational audit
- Liaise with HEI to complete relevant agency InPlace Audit
- Review and monitor PARE evaluation scores and report internally to senior staff, managers and PELs.
- Provide advice and guidance and pastoral support for learners in difficulty and liaise with PELs and HEI partners where necessary
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