Job summary
Employer heading
Practice Development Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Our core education team are seeking a motivated and dynamic individual to join us in the delivery of our core education across Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will lead a team that supports the development and facilitation of clinical education across the career pathway with a primary focus on Preceptorship.
The office is based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, the post holder will work across all sites of the Trust including Birmingham Women’s, Birmingham Children's and the Mental Health Services and associated satellite sites.
Main duties of the job
Be able to support, identify and enable the Newly Qualified Practitioners learning and development during the Preceptorship period.
Liaise with line managers to ensure they and NQP apply with the national DH Preceptorship Framework; this includes the preceptee and preceptor.
Working in conjunction with the Clinical Education Team, the post holder will also be responsible for assisting with the development of the workforce across the span of the career pathway.
The post holder will contribute to the organisation and delivery of the Clinical Education Training Programmes. The post holder will also provide support and supervision for practitioners in clinical practice to maximise learning opportunities and ensure that staff have the knowledge, skills and values to deliver high quality evidence based care.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications and professional registration
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Midwife/AHP
- Recognised teaching qualification or willingness to work towards
- Developing managerial/leadership skills
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of robust clinical knowledge and skills relating to practice
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of current clinical guidelines
- Evidence of teaching within clinical environments
- Evidence of involvement in training programmes within an organisation
- Sound presentation skills
- Clinical supervision, delivering feedback and coaching skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to deliver skills training and simulation
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Abbi Nash
- Job title
- Head of People Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
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