Practice Educator

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Professional Development Support - Practice Educator (Enhanced preceptorship project)

Professional Development Support Service (PDS)

Band 6

Part Time

WTE ( hours/week).

Fixed term contract for 6 months

This post is open to NMC/HCPC registrants.

Are you an NMC/HCPC registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional looking for a new, exciting and challenging role working as part of a proactive and forward-thinking team? Do you have a passion for facilitation and strive to be part of a team which creates a workforce delivering excellent clinical care as well as valuing colleagues and supporting their career progression?

Main duties of the job

We are pleased to offer a development opportunity within the Professional Development Support team where your main focus will be delivering and evaluating a new enhanced preceptorship programme for Locala.

This opportunity has arisen following a successful bid to NHS England for RePAIR programme monies (Reducing Pre-registration Attrition and Improving Retention). Locala are using these monies to fund this WTE fixed term post/secondment to enhance the current preceptorship programme to enrich our support for preceptees and preceptors across the organisation.

The role will also offer the opportunity to work alongside our existing PDS Educators and support provision and delivery of clinical education and development activities for our clinical workforce (nurses, allied health professionals, visiting students and learners) across a range of practice settings.

The successful candidate will require strong effective communication and interpersonal skills, experience of leadership and a drive for innovation and improvement.

In return we can offer a supportive team structure and a commitment to your own professional development, for example enhancing your skills in facilitating training (using a range of formats and in a variety of settings (including face to face and online).

About us

Welcome to Locala Health and Wellbeing - proud to provide NHS community healthcare services across Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford. We help people have better lives - and you can too. "Join us" and you will get:

Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible. Generous pension - We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%. Agenda for Change pay scales and holiday allowances - We are committed to the AfC scales for all colleagues and acknowledge all existing NHS length of service. Development opportunities - We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles. A say in how things are done - We are a membership-based, colleague-owned organisation. Join us and you immediately become a member with opportunities to be involved and have your say. Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated "Good" NHS healthcare services, as well as having a "positive social impact in local communities Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

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Desirable

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Experience

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