Band 2-4 Widening Participation Facilitator Person Specification (PDF, 72.7KB)

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

About
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital.
Hospitals covered by the Trust include: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB, Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX.

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Key details
Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, BH7 7DW
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 0800-1700 Core hours)
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 pa
Grade: Band 4

Specialty
Main area: Education

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job Overview
The Blended Education and Training Department are recruiting a Widening Participation Facilitator. You will facilitate inclusive, accessible and responsive pastoral support for the employees across the Trust.

Who are we looking for?
The Role Is Suited To Any Of The Following:

• Senior Healthcare or Therapy Support Worker
• Registered Nurse Associate
• A skilled educator with insight into healthcare

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, able to work in a range of learning environments including the classroom and the clinical area. You will have experience and insight of current healthcare and be able to adapt your teaching style to the needs of your learner. Creativity and innovation will be a key part of your approach to this role so that you can inspire and develop our clinical and non-clinical band 2-4 workforce. You will be able to demonstrate how you can problem solve, and reach out to under-represented groups, those from disadvantaged backgrounds, school leavers and those in long-term unemployment to join and develop a career in the NHS.

Base Location: The Role will require cross site working between Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals.

Interview Date: TBC

Your Main Duties Will Include:

• Contribute to the design, coordination and delivery of the following education programmes:
• Healthcare Support Worker Induction
• Higher Development Award
• Care Certificate competency assessments
• Organise and deliver the following widening participation and vocational activities:
• Career Development Drop-ins
• Personal statement and interview skills workshops
• Career progression workshops
• Community outreach
• Introduction to Healthcare for school leavers
• Band 2-4 Conference
• Moving and Handling Level 2
• Functional Skills Maths and English Level 2
• T-Level placements

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Your day-to-day role and scope includes:

• Work with learners across the band 2-4 workforce to provide one-to-one pastoral support and individualised feedback.
• Meet with learners and carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical assessments on a regular basis to enable the learner to complete training requirements in a timely manner.
• Act as an Assessor to ensure competency, underpinning knowledge, safety and consistency (full training provided).
• Enable fair access to career progression and widening participation opportunities for education and training for the workforce.
• Support the Band 2-4 and Career Development Educator in the delivery of various education and training programmes.
• Reporting into the Band 2-4 Senior Educator, deliver literacy and numeracy education and widening participation education opportunities, including Functional Skills Maths and English at Level 2 (full training provided).
• Deliver Moving and Handling Level 2 training as required and to local and national governance standards (full training provided).
• Contribute to and deliver education activities to encourage widening participation, ensuring it is accessible for those with learning differences and diverse learning needs.
• Escalate areas of concern observed in practice or during education activities to the Band 2-4 Senior Educator and ward clinical leaders as appropriate.
• Provide career development and role progression advice in line with the Trust's Widening Participation and Career Development Strategy.
• Support the delivery of outreach initiatives relating to The Princes Trust, T-Levels, NHS Cadets, Kickstart Scheme etc.
• Promote and facilitate nurturing, supportive, inclusive and accessible learning environments with a focus on learning differences and equal opportunities.

Please Note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in relevant field.

Desirable criteria:

• Teaching Qualification
• Moving and Handling Trainer
• Care Certificate Assessor
• Registered Nurse Associate

Experience
Essential criteria:

• Experience of working in healthcare.
• Experience of working with learners of various backgrounds.
• Experience of teaching learners.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of working in an acute hospital setting.
• Experience of teaching small groups.
• Experience of teaching English and Maths Subjects.

Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria:

• Competent in Microsoft Office 365.
• Competent in following nursing plans and undertaking routine care skills including Patient Observations.
• Skilled at giving feedback.
• Evidence of organising programmes and events.
• Knowledge of Care Certificate Standards.
• Knowledge of the Widening Participation Agenda.
• Knowledge of Career Pathways.

Desirable criteria:

• Ability to assess the work of others and implement development plans where necessary.
• Experience with writing lesson plans/curriculum.

Further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Amanda Docksey
Job title: Careers and Apprenticeships Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0300 019 6457

Additional information:
Clair Meldrum
[email protected]