Preceptorship Practitioner

at  The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The main aim is to welcome and integrate newly registered professionals into their new team and place of work. It is a structured start, and all nurses, nursing associates and Allied Health Professionals should be offered this during their first year of practice. This role will help new professionals translate their knowledge into everyday practice, grow in confidence and understand how to apply their professional codes to their day-to-day work.
This post will oversee and lead the structure and process to enable a positive preceptorship experience, which has shown to increase confidence, sense of belonging, recruitment, and retention of early career professionals. This role will align itself to a number of external principles and standards set by the NMC, the HCPC and NHS England.
This role will be supported by the Postgraduate Education Manager.

Education, Leadership and Clinical Practice

• To support and develop the Multiprofessional Preceptorship programme in relation to both Preceptors and Preceptees, ensuring the implementation of the framework, supports the continuing development of all healthcare professionals across the Trust.
• To support the reviewing, implementing, and auditing effectiveness of the Trust wide Preceptorship Policy in line with local and national policies and service reconfigurations.
• To support an equitable delivery of the Preceptorship process across the Trust.
• To be visible in the clinical environments liaising with Preceptees on the Preceptorship programme and supporting their partnership between them and preceptors.
• To audit the effectiveness of the teaching, learning and support activities that have been offered to all newly qualified multi-professional registrants in order that they can be amended accordingly.
• Contribute to the development of Preceptorship ‘e’ learning packages and assessment tools, to include specialist learning package

Planning and Organisational Skills

• Able to work as part of a team to develop and share good practice. Organise and manage own diary to meet relevant timescales and deadlines.
• Develop a range of evaluation and audit practices to support service development, providing reports to relevant stakeholders and groups
• To develop a timetable to visit clinical areas ensuring all Preceptees are given equitable support and advice.
• Create, maintain, and enhance effective working relationships with the Clinical teams promoting a positive Preceptorship culture within the Trust.
• Manage a variety of topics as and when required and directed by the Postgraduate Education Manage

Education, Leadership and Clinical Practice

• To support and develop the Multiprofessional Preceptorship programme in relation to both Preceptors and Preceptees, ensuring the implementation of the framework, supports the continuing development of all healthcare professionals across the Trust.
• To support the reviewing, implementing, and auditing effectiveness of the Trust wide Preceptorship Policy in line with local and national policies and service reconfigurations.
• To support an equitable delivery of the Preceptorship process across the Trust.
• To be visible in the clinical environments liaising with Preceptees on the Preceptorship programme and supporting their partnership between them and preceptors.
• To audit the effectiveness of the teaching, learning and support activities that have been offered to all newly qualified multi-professional registrants in order that they can be amended accordingly.
• Contribute to the development of Preceptorship ‘e’ learning packages and assessment tools, to include specialist learning packages

Communication and Relationships

• Develop and maintain communication with identified stakeholders by being visible in the clinical area thus facilitating the development of newly qualified staff, work alongside, and support, Preceptors to identify and confirm Preceptees competence, recognising areas for development and guiding development opportunities
• Provide direct feedback to Preceptees, adopting a pastoral support model to support learning development, managing difficult conversations at times.
• Identify a variety of evidence-based resources to support Preceptors in their role supporting Preceptees.
• To assist Preceptors and Preceptees with aspects of the online system (PARE etc).
• To work alongside the Postgraduate Education Manager, Undergraduate Education Manager and Practitioners in developing partnership with the Higher Education Institutions and colleagues in other NHS organisations in developing programmes that support the Preceptorship Framework.
• Provide specialist advice and support to new registrants within scope of own knowledge and experience.
• Communicate effectively at a variety of forums, through use of presentations and discussion to ensure all staff understand the Preceptorship programme.
• To work with Preceptees gaining continual evaluation of the programme particularly focusing on areas for development and support to retain newly qualified staff within the first 12 months of employment.
• To support the Postgraduate Education Manager and Undergraduate Education Manager in providing reports and briefing papers to Trust wide groups and committees as required.

Planning and Organisational Skills

• Able to work as part of a team to develop and share good practice. Organise and manage own diary to meet relevant timescales and deadlines.
• Develop a range of evaluation and audit practices to support service development, providing reports to relevant stakeholders and groups
• To develop a timetable to visit clinical areas ensuring all Preceptees are given equitable support and advice.
• Create, maintain, and enhance effective working relationships with the Clinical teams promoting a positive Preceptorship culture within the Trust.
• Manage a variety of topics as and when required and directed by the Postgraduate Education Manager

Financial and Physical Resources

• Exercise a personal duty of care in relation to Trust resources.
• Regulation, Quality Monitoring, and evaluation
• To review the implementation of the Preceptorship programme and its effectiveness via a recognised audit process.
• Contribute to external reviews/inspections in relation to education and practice.

General Responsibilities

• To report back to Postgraduate Education Manager on all role activity in a timely manner
• Undertake annual appraisal of the role and function with the Postgraduate Education Manager and ensure that the role remains dynamic and sensitive to the needs of service users
• Maintain own professional registration and practice through CPD.
• Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with Trust and professional registrant guidelines.
• Prepare accurate and concise reports, both written and verbal, for the Postgraduate Education Manager
• Deploy effective communication strategies to ensure that information and knowledge is imparted sensitively according to needs of patients, staff and students in training.
• Be an active member of relevant Trust committees and external groups contributing to developing/implementing local/national strategy.
• Keep relevant records and submit reports in a professionally acceptable manner.
• Promote a positive relationship with all stakeholders within the service.