Clinical Practice Facilitator, ICU.

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

Established in 1998 from the merger of Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals, the Trust has been on a long journey of development and improvement to its current position as the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents. It became a Foundation Trust in December 2010.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in the boroughs of Runnymede, Spelthorne, Woking and parts of Elmbridge, Hounslow, Surrey Heath and beyond. The Trust employs around 4,400 individual members of staff. Our turnover was £425 million in 2021/22.

The Trust provides a whole range of services across its hospital sites. The majority of planned care, like day case and orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation services, is provided at Ashford Hospital, with more complex medical and surgical care and emergency services at St. Peters Hospital.

Key details

Location

Site: St Peters Hospital
Address: Guildford Road
Town: Chertsey
Postcode: KT16 0PZ
Major / Minor Region: Surrey

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £39,205 - £47,084 per annum inc. HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Main area: Nursing and Midwifery

Job Overview

We are excited to advertise a substantive band 6 Clinical Practice Facilitator post to join our experienced ICU educator team; you'll need to be an experienced ICU nurse with a passion for teaching and educating our ICU staff.

Your day will be varied, involving simulation training, bedside teaching and classroom sessions, working with staff both in a 1:1 scenario and with larger staff groups.

The post holder will:

1. Support the professional development of nursing and healthcare staff within the Intensive Care Unit.
2. Support staff within the clinical setting undertaking required competencies associated with their role.
3. Assist the CPE / Matron in delivering specific training during induction and the first year.
4. Support the Intensive Care Clinical Education Team in delivering clinical training to Trust staff as required.
5. Flexibility of working hours will be required to meet the demands of the service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical & Professional Responsibilities

1. Support the Intensive Care clinical development of staff in practice in partnership with their supervisors, ward managers and Clinical Educators.
2. Undertake clinical practice hours as determined in an individual work plan defined with the Lead Nurse Professional Development and Divisional Chief Nurse.
3. Function as a practicing professional working directly alongside the staff in clinical practice in line with the NMC/HCPC code.
4. Be a point of reference for support in managing issues/concerns raised by clinical staff and the Education providers.
5. Work closely with Intensive Care Clinical Practice Educators in relation to supporting staff in practice and ensuring their learning outcomes are achievable and being met.
6. Undertake assessment of both registered and unregistered clinical staff in practice as required.
7. Provide feedback to the Intensive Care Clinical Practice Educators / Matron regarding clinical staff practice needs, issues/concerns.
8. Support the development and delivery of formal training and study days and clinical skills training as required to support staff development.

Leadership & managerial

1. Act as a role model when in clinical practice demonstrating excellence in practice.
2. As a practice facilitator supervise the safe delivery of high standards of clinical practice and evidence based care in accordance with the NMC code, the Trust's strategy for nursing and the Trust's policies and procedures.
3. Support the Clinical Practice Educators in assessing the practice needs of clinical staff and create a culture of reflective practice.
4. Work with staff within the clinical setting to facilitate practice by enabling and motivating them to realise their potential within existing and available resources.

Education

1. Support the Intensive Care Clinical Practice Educators with the specific training needs, both practical and theoretical, required by both registered and unregistered staff.
2. Provide feedback using a coaching approach and feedforward to staff following supervision, 1:1 teaching or group teaching sessions in practice in accordance with agreed competency frameworks taking guidance from the corporate team.
3. Practice within a supportive learning environment for all learners encouraging staff at all levels to deliver high quality care within a supportive environment.
4. Foster a learning environment within the clinical areas, ensuring staff are provided with opportunities to develop, taking guidance from the Band 7s & 8A.

Applicant requirements

Warning: You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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

1. NMC registered
2. Teaching/assessing qualification
3. Evidence of further professional development and maintenance of mandatory training
4. First level degree or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

1. PGCE in education.

Experience

Essential criteria

1. Recent experience in Intensive Care setting in UK
2. Evidence of involvement in teaching and mentoring learners
3. Experience within a clinical teaching role or equivalent
4. Able to manage own workload
5. Recent evidence of supporting nursing practice within the clinical setting.

Desirable criteria

1. Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD.

Skills

Essential criteria

1. Able to assess competence and level of understanding
2. Able to give effective feedback and feedforward to NAAs
3. Able to respond to individual learning needs
4. Be able to understand an individual's communication, physical & emotional needs; recognise their needs and preferences.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Mary Mault
Job title: Head of Nursing
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01932 726867

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: Ashford Hospital, London Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 3AA