Professional Nurse Educator

at  Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

We are excited to announce a full-time permanent Band 7 position for a qualified Mental Health Nurse who has a passion in leading the development of evidence based clinical nursing education, to work as a Professional Nurse Educator in collaboration both Specialist Services and with the Department of Nursing Research, Education and Development (NRED) at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
The Professional Nurse Educator (PNE) will be working across Sussex within our Specialist Services which cover both inpatient and community clinical settings in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Forensic Services, Early intervention in Psychosis and Perinatal Services.
The aim of the PNE is in a supernumerary capacity, supporting clinical, professional, educational competencies and developing the mental health nursing workforce (including but not limited to registered nurses, internationally educated nurses IENs , nursing apprenticeships, student nurses and healthcare support workers).
The first 6 months will focus on supporting our IENs working within inpatient Medium and Low Secure Forensic Services at Hellingly and Chichester, to support their competencies to work at a Band 5 level, then focusing broadly across the division.
The PNE will be responsible for the delivery and evaluation of programmes, nursing frameworks of clinically relevant practice education to support the professional development of the mental health nursing team, focusing on the delivery of high-quality patient/person centred care grounded in evidence-based practice, underpinned by national, organisational and trust objectives, guidelines, and policies.
The PNE will provide expert knowledge and clinical leadership to the clinical team, facilitating the application of theory to practice within designated clinical settings.
The PNE will ensure sufficient high-quality placements to enable safe, effective, compassionate care to be delivered by learners and staff.
The PNE will ensure safeguarding processes are in place and will raise any issues or concerns with the leadership team
This is a Sussex wide role, and PNE must be able to travel across various SPFT sites.
The successful candidate will work with the Department of Nursing Research, Education and Development to understand the wider strategic educational picture but be based 100% of the time in practice to manage pre-registration and post-registration nursing, and apprenticeship placements.
Clinical placements are a vital part of the learning experience for students and trainees and providing high quality placements not only contributes to the development of individuals but also to the Trusts learning and teaching culture. The role will be challenging and rewarding in order to develop and deliver high quality education and training in practice.
Support managers, assessors and supervisors in practice and act as a link between clinical practice and the Department of Nursing Research, Education and Development (NRED), International Recruitment team and Higher Education Institutes (HEI) in relation to development of learners and staff.
The post holder will be accountable for their own professional actions and act autonomously to resolve issues and problems arising within practice. Provide strong, skilled professional leadership and support to all members of the workforce involved with learners.
Lead by example, acting as a role model to others by demonstrating effective professional attitudes and behaviours
Develop communication networks and close working relationships with managers, practice assessors and supervisors other practice placement areas and HEIs.
Play a leading role as appropriate, to development curriculum ensuring that the principles of work-based learning, clinical need and up to date practice of caring for patients is included.
Support the recruitment of internal and external candidates who want to apply for the nursing associate apprenticeship and registered nurse degree apprenticeship within Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Support NMC quality assurance monitoring and HEI external examiner and Ofsted visits to the Trust.
Contribute to study days at the run by NRED and locally to their site of work providing virtual , face to face training and clinical coaching in practice.
Support the general duties of a Practice Education Facilitator in clinical practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered mental health nurse with extensive recent acute inpatient clinical experience
Educated to degree level
Completion of recognised Supporting Learners in Practice (SLiP) or Practice Assessors study days
Robust evidence of own personal development, and that of influencing and supporting a learning environment within a team
Experience in change management
Audit and research skills
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
Experience as assessor/supervisor in a clinical setting
Awareness of current issues in nursing
Project management
Introduction of change into the work environment
Knowledge of professional issues, current and future in mental health nursing, education, training and development
Working knowledge of the NMC Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018)
Ability to identify solutions to problems and implement them effectively
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
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