Learning Environment Lead – Clinical Placements

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Full time
Job Summary

Are you a Registered Nurse who has a passion for nurse education and can offer the right support to our pre-registration student nurses to achieve their goals to become qualified nurses?

If your answer is yes, this role is for you. An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Clinical Education Team for a Learning Environment Lead-Nursing. We are looking for someone who can manage student nurse placements and also provide practice supervisor/assessor training.

The post holder will provide support to student nurses and placements teams to ensure students have an excellent experience in their practice learning environments. You will need to have a good understanding of student nurse placement management and other issues in relation to nurse education.

The post holder will be the key link between practice placements and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to ensure a high-quality pre-registration learning experience for student nurses.

The post holder will also work with the other learning environment leads in the Clinical Education team to provide support to placement teams to ensure consistent high-quality placements are provided for students and will lead on the implementation of the Safe Learning Environment Charter.

SABP wants to ensure high-quality clinical learning environments are provided through support, educational input, and developmental activities for students and practice-based assessors and supervisors.

Main Duties of the Job

Lead in the planning and management of student nurse placements in partnership with the rest of the clinical education team. Provide a reference point for student nurses and others with regards to placement practice. Facilitate and support practice assessor/supervisor training and support forums. Network and establish links with other Clinical Educators and Learning Environment Leads across the system to benchmark current practice and aid own and colleagues' professional development. Work clinically alongside student nurses, assisting them with putting theory into practice, e.g. role modelling/coaching. Undertake placement assessments/audits in a timely manner and develop processes to respond appropriately to support safe learning environments. Ensure sufficient student nurse placement capacity within SABP balancing the needs of students and the needs of services effectively whilst providing high-quality learning experiences, including those with special needs.

About Us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job Responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with NMC registration Degree level qualification or equivalent Desirable

Mentorship or Practice Assessor or teaching qualification Experience

Essential

Significant post registration qualification and demonstrable experience working in an NHS setting Specialist professional knowledge of mentorship, education, and development of practice Experience of planning, design, and delivery of training programmes Experience of monitoring standards in practice Experience of supporting practice-based learning, education audit, and the development of strategies to enhance the learning environment. Desirable

Experience of working at the interface between education and other external health care providers Evidence of Continual Professional Development 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. UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see.

Employer Details

Employer Name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address

Trust Headquarters

18 Mole Business Park, Randall Road

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

Employer's Website #J-18808-Ljbffr

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