Practice Educator (Legacy Mentor)
Band 6
- Part time
- Flexible working
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
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- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
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- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
Cornwall Health and Care Partnership is committed to supporting the development of our newly qualified health professionals. It is a dynamic time in post-registration education and support with the introduction of new Practice Educator (Legacy Mentors). If you are seeking new opportunities in later career, have a wealth of experience to share, including the provision of coaching, mentoring and pastoral support to those registered professionals who are at the start of their careers or newly appointed into the NHS this is the position for you. This post would be suitable for a nursing or allied health professional.
You will work within a well-established team who have developed a strong networked community of practice across various providers. To support our objectives the team are looking to recruit a Practice Educator (Legacy Mentors) to work across the health and care sector. This opportunity is temporary for the next 12 months with secondments and flexible working considered. Those with experience of working within the primary care or social care sectors are encouraged to apply.
The person we are looking for will have; a strong clinical background with recent clinical experience, excellent communication skills, demonstrate a passion for education and act as a professional role model. Previous experience of supporting learners will be essential. We will provide appropriate support and opportunities for your continued development.
Interview date: 14th June 2023
Main duties of the job
Legacy mentors provide essential professional advice, education and guidance, feeding forward their ‘legacy’ to the next generation and supporting staff health and wellbeing and career progression.
The role will involve working closely with the existing team to ensure your accumulated clinical wisdom is not lost and instead is used to impart knowledge, skills and experience to the next generation of newly appointed clinical professionals. You will contribute to the development of high-quality learning environments. You will be responsible for developing positive working relationships across sectors working with autonomy.
The primary purpose of the role is to provide legacy mentorship to newly qualified health professionals working across the health and care system in Cornwall. You will work within an existing system wide team of educators.
You will enhance access to education, development, training, and support given to newly qualified workforce or those new to the NHS. The development and monitoring of mentorship in practice in keeping with the standards and requirements of professional regulatory bodies.
The team will work within various sectors and support a designated area with a clear focus on mentorship and retention across all sectors within East, Central and West Cornwall.
* We would be particularly keen to hear from those applicants based in the West of the county *
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education and Quals
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration – NMC, HCPC
- Professional qualification – RMN, RNLD, RN
- Educated to degree level in a health related field
- Substantial clinical experience
- Post graduate teaching qualification or equivalent, or willingness to work towards
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
Knowledge and Ability
Essential criteria
- Understanding of variety of routes/programmes in pre-registration education
- Ability to work under pressure and under own initiative
At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
- Individual professional development programmes
Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
