Practice Educator – For Enhanced Clinical Practice in UTCs inDerbyshire-wide inDerbyshire-wide PUBLISHED MON 18 NOV 2024

Advancing Practice across Derbyshire is growing at a considerable pace. The challenges of support for trainees at both enhanced and advanced Clinical Practice in UTCs is widely recognised. Enhanced level practice is an area which we are focussing on for the coming year as we are keen to ensure that there is a defined training structure and access to capability framework for colleagues working at this level of practice.

We are excited to offer this opportunity either on 12-month fixed term contract or secondment arrangement for a qualified and experienced ECP (enhanced community practitioner) to join our growing Multi-Professional Practice Education Team to work as a Practice Educator for UTC Enhanced Practitioners. The role is 37.5 hrs per week, worked across Mon - Fri.We will need successful applicants to be willing to work flexibly and to travel as our trainees are Derbyshire-wide. Geographical areas and restrictions can be discussed and negotiated within reason and both remote and virtual working ensures that travel is done only where necessary.

To be eligible for the role applicants must have completed both Advanced Physical Assessment and non-medical Prescriber training and have at least 2 years' experience in practice in an ECP (community) role.

These roles are currently advertised for a period of 12 months, however, there may be an opportunity to become permanent.

The role will involve meeting with individual trainees in their clinical setting to undertake the role of practice educator, support with commencement and progression with a portfolio of evidence of capability and providing 1:1 roving supervision sessions within their clinical setting to support with workplace-based assessments. The successful applicant will have a key role in enhancing this service delivery and helping to evaluate and expand it further.

The successful applicant will have the benefit of becoming part of the Multi-Professional Practice Education Team for peer support and networking, and training around supervision skills and requirements etc will be offered as part of induction process.

These sessions support continuing professional development and training for the range of clinicians working at and towards a level of Enhanced or Advanced clinical practice as described by NHSEngland. This will include clinical practitioners working in the four urgent treatment centres.

Educators will be expected to:

• Support development of clinical reasoning and decision making
• Guide development of clinical assessment skills
• Undertake work-place based assessments to provide structured feedback to form part of a portfolio of clinical capability for practitioners

Feedback to trainees and educational leadership team regarding progress and any concerns or difficulties

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Job description attached.

The educational component may involve direct work with patients and their carers either in person or remotely, however the main focus is to support the clinical practice and development of DCHS clinicians and so supervision, mentoring, support and education will form the bulk of the role. This may be in providing 1-1 support shadowing a trainee during their usual duties, undertaking Workplace Based Assessments (WPBAs) or reviewing patients together in a community ward, Urgent Treatment Centre, clinic or care home setting.

As a qualified ECP practice educator the post-holder may be asked to provide input for trainees undertaking non-medical prescribing and clinical assessment training modules and as part of this may be asked to take the role of Practice Supervisor or Clinical Mentor for particular trainees. Appropriate training and support for undertaking these roles will be provided as required.

In addition to 1-1 support for clinicians, post-holders may also be asked to facilitate small group learning from practice groups to facilitate learning from and reflection on practice and other small group teaching groups around clinical skills and examination development. There is also the opportunity for larger group teaching sessions, currently delivered remotely, to be developed and delivered on topics of specific interest and expertise, contributing to a rolling programme of clinical education on clinical practice and non-medical prescribing.

It is expected that the team will mostly be self-managing whilst supported by the Clinical Director for Multi Professional Education who oversees job planning, workforce development and appraisal for the team. It is also hoped that the Practice Educators will participate in the development of a learning network of Practice Educators and Community Clinicians working across Derbyshire.