Clinical Practice Facilitator Band 6

The Clinical Placement Facilitator (CPF Band 6) will under the supervision of the Placement Coordinator to ensure clinical placement provision across the Trust for a range of Higher Education Institutions that work in partnership with the Trust. This will include the acute, community and primary care services for a range of the healthcare workforce students including pre-registration nurses and trainee nursing associates and paramedics. They will ensure that the Trust meets the requirements of the Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates 2018) and maintain a register of Practice /Supervisors Assessors and that the contractual agreements between the Trust and the Higher Education Institutes in relation to SSSA are met. The Clinical Placement Facilitator will work closely with the Placement Coordinator and Higher Education Institutions to ensure that the clinical practice environments are suitable learning environments and that adequate support is provided for students by the Trust and the HEI. They have a central role in supporting the students and monitoring their achievement whilst on placement to ensure the development of a suitable professional and future employee of the organisation. They will work with the Placement Coordinator and trust recruitment team to ensure that students are encouraged and supported to become Trust employees. Clinical Practice Facilitator Band 6 Three year fixed term, 37.5 hours per week Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital We are looking for a Clinical Placement Facilitator (CPF Band 6) who will be under the supervision of the Placement Coordinator to ensure clinical placement provision across the Trust for a range of Higher Education Institutions that work in partnership with the Trust. This will include the acute, community and primary care services for a range of the healthcare workforce students including pre-registration nurses and trainee nursing associates and paramedics. They will ensure that the Trust meets the requirements of the Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates 2018) and maintain a register of Practice /Supervisors Assessors Proposed Interview Date - to be confirmed Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. **These include**: - Croydon University Hospital - Purley Hospital - The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath - Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside - A minor injuries unit in New Addington The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. **Our Vision**: “Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it” Our 5 key ‘Here for you’ promises to the people of Croydon are: - You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff - You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff - You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians - You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, mínimal waiting and care closer to home - You feel it’s getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services We are one of 17 Trusts in the country who have been accepted as national pioneers on staff engagement and empowerment, through the adoption of "Listening into Action" as a new way of working. The approach we are taking to “Listening into Action” is new and different. Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role