Practice Educator - Mental Health

Job summary

Band 6 Full Time An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Educator to join the Neighbourhood, Public & Mental Health System.

The successful post holder will provide educational support across the Sunflower, EDYS and Crisis Team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality learning and development opportunities for registered and unregistered staff, including Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Allied Health Professionals. The role will focus on developing and maintaining staff knowledge, skills and competence to ensure a workforce that is fit for purpose and practice.

Responsibilities will include supporting mandatory training compliance, contributing to the development and implementation of the system's education strategy, and promoting a positive learning culture across services. The post holder will work collaboratively with practice education colleagues, clinical teams and external partners to enhance learning opportunities and support workforce development initiatives.

To maintain clinical credibility and support practice-based learning, the role includes one clinical shift per week within Sunflower House. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician with a passion for education, workforce development and improving patient outcomes through learning and professional development.

Main duties of the job

To ensure good, safe and effective education programmes for nurses, HCAs and AHPs staff groups, also monitoring compliance with mandatory training. To develop and maintain staff knowledge and skills in order to ensure that all staff employed within the system are 'fit for purpose and practice'. Assist in developing and implementing the system educational strategy for both registered and unregistered staff. To promote educational partnerships with other education colleagues and other relevant agencies.

About us

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Job responsibilities

To ensure good, safe and effective education programmes for nurses, HCAs and AHPs staff groups, also monitoring compliance with mandatory training. To develop and maintain staff knowledge and skills in order to ensure that all staff employed within the system are fit for purpose and practice. Assist in developing and implementing the system educational strategy for both registered and unregistered staff. To promote educational partnerships with other education colleagues and other relevant agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications · Essential

Registered RMN/LD Nurse Or a registered Childrens Nurse with additional training and experience within the field of Mental Health and/or Learning Disability. Teaching qualification or willing to work towards. Desirable oPost registration qualification in CAMHs or equivalent.

Experience · Essential

Substantial post registration clinical, leadership and managerial experience. Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role. Evidence of working with learners in practice.

Desirable

Extensive experience of caring for children in MH Inpatient setting. Evidence of developing and delivering training in practice Knowledge Essential oUnderstanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of care. oUnderstanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues oProven ability to work under pressure, to prioritise workload and achieve deadlines.

Skills · Essential

Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills Dynamic, flexible, capable of inspiring confidence and able to bring people together in change Desirable oExperience of presenting information to wider audience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

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