Practice Educator - Community - Band 7
37.5 hours a week

We are transforming Adult Community Services in Croydon. Do you have the skills to be part of this exciting transformation agenda?

In Croydon, Health and Social care providers and commissioners have formed the Croydon Alliance Board with the aim of providing a whole system transformation that will deliver the outcomes our over 65's have specified that they want.

The Outcome- Based Commissioning programme is a radically different approach to funding and delivery of services designed to deliver outcomes local people want whilst getting best value from the Health and Social care sectors. This includes the provision of well-coordinated care and support to promote independence in the most appropriate setting.

We require a part time Practice Educator to work within our Integrated Care Teams to support staff in developing the advanced skills required to provide effective nursing care at home to avoid hospital admissions. Excellent clinical, leadership and communication skills are essential along with the ability to work in an innovative way to support the transition to new Integrated Community Networks. The successful candidate will be passionate about education, quality and safety as well as acting as an excellent role model.

All candidates must have a clean full UK driving licence and the use of a car for work purposes.

Interviews: tbc

Main duties of the job

• Co-ordinate /facilitate educational activities for registered and non-registered nursing and midwifery within a designated practice area
• The post holder will establish and maintain links with Kingston Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Kings College London and south Bank University (as appropriate)
• Improve the patients experience and care standards on the ward/ clinical areas
• Support the induction content and process for all newly appointed nursing staff
• Improve the patient experience and care standards across the integrated Trust by leading and developing competency assessment documents
• Actively participate in national and corporate projects.
• Lead and ensure pastoral support for nursing staff
• Identify and coordinate the nursing staff to undertake CPD activity appropriate to role in collaboration senior nurse leaders and the Head of Nursing for Practice Development & Education
• Support with the development of a trust strategy/career pathway for nursing staff in collaboration with stakeholders and Head of Nursing for Practice development & Education and workforce lead
• Lead and develop study days for nursing staff in line with organisational priorities

About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• RN/RGN Post-registration Specialist Practice qualification /District Nursing
• Practice assessor

Skills (Clinical)

• Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice.
• Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues with particular reference to community nursing

Skills (communication and relationships)

• Able to provide and receive highly sensitive and contentious information. Demonstrates excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills. Able to facilitate clinical supervision and reflective practice. Able to chair, co-ordinate and facilitate meetings. Able to adopt appropriate communication style according to audience. Ability to work across professional teams.

Skills (analytical and judgemental)

• Ability to synthesise facts or situations requiring analysis, formulating and mentoring delivery plans. Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve. Evidence of adopting problem solving approaches to issues and situations. Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies, using the result of interim change and improvement.
• Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve.

IT

• Computer literate, proven ability to use word, excel and email

Physical

• Physically fit as determined by the Occupational Health Department. Ability to move and handle patients and inanimate loads using appropriate equipment in accordance with Trust Policy. Able to stand and sit for long periods of time and able to undertake nursing duties.
• Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially. Proven ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy. Proven ability to emotionally support other staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.