Clinical Skills Facilitator

The Clinical Skills Facilitator (CSF) will support the Practice Placement Facilitator (PPF) in facilitating high quality learning experiences for student nurses and trainee nursing associates (TNAs), managing the clinical placements within the Trust and providing continuing support and development for practice supervisors and practice assessors.

The post will also involve collaborative working with our partners, within the Higher Education Institutes and the West Kent Consortium (for the TNA Programme) and will influence and develop the clinical learning environment for all student nurses and trainee nursing associates.

You will be a Registered Nurse with significant experience. You will possess a professional degree with current registration, and a practice assessor (previously mentor) qualification or equivalent.

You will also have: experience of teaching, supervising and assessing pre-registration students and TNAs in the practice setting; good communication and leadership skills; a problem solving approach; and be committed to providing a good clinical experience for pre-registration students and TNAs.

The post is within the Professional Standards Team would support the PPF:

• In the Trust’s achievement of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s pre-registration standards and provision of high quality clinical learning environments for pre-registration nursing students and TNAs.
• To support ward/department managers to provide an appropriate clinical learning environment to all pre-registration students and TNAs.
• To improve patient care and promote best practice through effective induction, assessment and training of nursing staff.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 500,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.

We employ over 6,500 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please emailmtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.netif this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.