Job summaryAre you an experienced psychological professional with a passion for education, learner support and workforce development?
We are pleased to be offering an exciting full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, within our Practice Education Team at Devon Partnership NHS Trust. The successful candidate will join our established multi-disciplinary team, providing advice, training opportunities and support to staff, learners and supervisors across the organisation, with a particular focus on psychological professions.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will support the development, coordination and quality assurance of practice education for psychological professions across the Trust. They will act as a key contact for learners, supervisors and services, ensuring placements and learning opportunities are well supported, inclusive and aligned to professional and organisational requirements.
This exciting role will plan, coordinate and support psychological professions learner placements internally and externally, helping to ensure learners experience high-quality placements and are able to meet the required learning outcomes.
The role will develop placement capacity and learning pathways for psychological professions, working with services, education providers and professional leads to support a positive and consistent learner experience across adult and children's mental health services.
As part of placement expansion and workforce development plans, the post holder will support supervisors and practice educators within psychological professions, helping colleagues build confidence and capability in supporting learners.
As part of the Trust Practice Education Team, you will work within a multi-disciplinary team made up of nurses, allied health professionals and other professional leads. You will also link closely with psychological professions colleagues and senior leads, providing support, advice and coordination to strengthen practice education across the psychological professions workforce.
About usAbout Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our valuesWe not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Extensive experience of working within mental health or learning disability services in an environment which takes students/learners
- Experience of working with students/learners
Desirable- Previous experience of reviewing / designing/auditing training
KnowledgeEssential- Knowledge of psychological professions preceptorship/apprenticeships/other learner processes
- Knowledge of HEIs and health related degrees
QualificationsEssential- Professional registration with either the BPS, BABCP, BACP, UKCP, HCPC, (or equivalent)
- Educated to degree level
- Post Graduate qualification in coaching/mentoring/supervision
Desirable- Post Graduate diploma in Education or Project Management or equivalent.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants 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. 
