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Practice Educator (Nursing and Midwifery) APPLICANT GUIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE PRACTICE EDUCATOR POST The Nursing and Midwifery Practice Educator role was introduced in 2012 as part of NHS Education for Scotland’s commitment to fully supporting NHS Boards in the ongoing learning and development of nurses and midwives. The role is intended to enhance the existing NHS Scotland practice education infrastructure. The national network of Practice Educators is a valuable resource for all nurses and midwives and NHS Boards in their preparation for meeting NMC revalidation requirements. The role brings learning and development resources, directly relevant to their clinical care, closer to where nurses and midwives practice. Specifically, assisting Boards to develop and deliver education for nurses and midwives linked to key national clinical priority areas with a clear focus on better outcomes for patients, families, service users and carers. What will be the key responsibilities of the Practice Educator? The Practice Educator will deliver key objectives that are agreed annually by NES in collaboration with the Boards to ensure customisation to the Board’s clinical priorities. The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Support patient-centred care and quality improvement through contributing to the development and delivery of related, and specific, education for nurses and midwives.

• Support quality assurance and governance arrangements in relation to professionalism, continuing professional development and revalidation for nurses and midwives

• Develop strategies to ensure equity of access to appropriate education and learning and development opportunities, with a specific focus on level 5 and 6 nurses and midwives in direct care giving roles.

• Facilitate uptake and embedding of education that supports older people and person-centred care, specifically related to supporting implementation of NES priorities linked to Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011

• Actively engage with aspects of quality of care and corporate performance and governance.

You will find more detailed information on the function of the Practice

Educator role in the job description. How does this role link to other NHS Scotland education programmes? The role is directly connected to the Effective Practitioner programme and will be crucial for the learning and development of nurses and midwives at levels 5 and 6 of the Career Framework. There will be clear links to Flying Start NHS®, Early Clinical Career Fellowships, Senior Charge Nurse/Leading Better Care and Clinical Academic (education) Careers. The role will sit in the context of broader work streams including Modernising Nursing Careers and Midwifery 2020, as well as Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) development. Across NHS Scotland, the Practice Educator network will complement and be complemented by a web-based resource. This will draw together, and signpost nurses and midwives to education resources including: professional development and revalidation resources; post registration career development; and a career long e-portfolio which can be used for revalidation and for e-KSF purposes. The NES Practice Educator will facilitate access to these resources and act as a catalyst for learning linked to national care priorities. What are the employment arrangements? Significant thought has been given to the employment of the postholder. The postholder will be employed by NES and become part of the NES establishment. However, in the context of the current economic climate, these posts provide an opportunity to invest at a local level in supporting the development of the nursing and midwifery workforce. This employment model will ensure that the Practice Educator post is fully integrated into existing practice education or equivalent teams within Boards, ensuring the delivery of outcomes appropriate to local, regional and national priorities. The Practice Educators will report to and receive direction, management and leadership from the existing NES Regional Practice Education Co-ordinators. The post holders will have a professional supervisory link to the Nursing and Midwifery practice education/development leads (or equivalent) within their host board. This arrangement ensures safety around employment arrangements for NES and the post holders, whilst realising the original vision for the posts to be located close to where nurses and midwives practise. There are close connections with Higher Education Institutions, Scotland’s Colleges and professional bodies to identify and signpost to relevant formal education, identify any gaps in provision and to collaborate on new provision and resources. APPLICATION PROCESS If you are interested in applying for this post please apply online and follow the onscreen instructions provided to complete your application. Demonstrating equivalency of Masters graduate education If you do not hold a post–graduate qualification, you are required to demonstrate in your application form and responses to the competency based questions that your

knowledge and experience through, for example continuing professional development activities, national and local project activity and secondments are equivalent to post-graduate level (SCQF level 11). You may find it useful to refer to the SCQF level descriptors which are available on the SCQF website. http://www.scqf.org.uk/The%20Framework/Level%20Descriptors In addition, you will be asked to complete 2 competency based questions as part of the online application. The questions will be indicated on the form. Competency Based Questions In completing these questions please refer to the criteria in the person specification. You should provide an example from your work experience which best demonstrates how you meet this criteria. Be clear and specific. For each section you may wish to include a description of: • the situation and context • the skills, knowledge and behaviours you deployed • the outcome, and your personal contribution • what you learned from the experience Please limit your response to a maximum of 500 words for each section. SELECTION EVENT ACTIVITIES If you have been short-listed and invited to the selection event, you will be notified via email by the HR recruitment team. Please check your emails regularly including your junk folder. The selection event will take place on in Glasgow. Selection Event Format 1. Competency based interview including a ten minute presentation. You will be sent further details regarding the presentation topic if you are invited to attend for interview. 2. Written exercise, again further details will be given as required. You will be advised at the selection event when you should expect to hear the outcome. This will be by email from HR. Post selection feedback will be available to all candidates on request. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) What key skills are required for the role? We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic nurse or midwife who has experience within an education role. Leadership, high level communication,

interpersonal, organisational and facilitation skills are required. The post holder will have a level of autonomy but should also be comfortable working as part of a national and regional network. It says on the advert that travel across Scotland will be required – what does this mean? Although the post will be hosted in NHS Lanarkshire, it is expected that some travel will be required within the region or more nationally for network development or practice education activities. What support will be available for post holders? There will be an induction and on-going development programme for the post holders, with support from the regional Practice Education Co-ordinators. Post holders will have a professional supervisory link to the NHS Board Nursing and Midwifery education/development (or equivalent) lead.

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JOB DESCRIPTION VALIDATION (Approval for Advertising)

Job Title: Practice Educator

Requisition No: 1524BR

AfC Reference No: JD04/715

AfC Band Band 7

JD Approval Date: 22/07/2014

HR Approval by: Sandi Millar (c/o Emma Reid)

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1. JOB DETAILS JOB TITLE: Practice Educator (Nursing and Midwifery)

2. JOB PURPOSE The Practice Educator is a new NES role within NHSScotland’s Practice Education infrastructure. The main purpose of the post is to provide a visible and sustained conduit for NES core business which will contribute to the education and development of nurses and midwives across the NHS career framework, but majoring on level 5 and 6 practitioners in direct care giving roles. The postholder will provide and facilitate access to education to support key national priorities including the Healthcare Quality Strategy for Scotland. Practice Educators will have a key role in supporting the learning and development of nurses and midwives linked to the Quality Ambitions and 12 national Quality Outcome Measures - care governance priorities and patient care improvement. In addition they will support NMC revalidation requirements and provide access to education including web-based resources to support career and professional development and progression of the nursing and midwifery workforce. This post will enhance and strengthen the existing practice education infrastructure of 100 wte Practice Education Facilitators (PEFs) working within the NHS Boards, and the 3 regional Practice Education Coordinators (PECs) positioned within NHS Education for Scotland (NES). The principle aims of the role are to:

Support patient-centred care and quality improvement through contributing to the development and delivery of related, and specific, education for nurses and midwives.

Develop local education support for the implementation of NMC revalidation requirements.

Develop strategies to ensure equity of access to appropriate education and learning and development opportunities, with a specific focus on level 5 and 6 nurses and midwives in direct care giving roles.

Maximise the workplace as a dynamic learning environment which values and supports continuous professional development for all staff.

Contribute towards national NES work commensurate with the postholder’s professional expertise.

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3. DIMENSION NHS Education for Scotland (NES) employs approximately 500 staff across Scotland with a high proportion of professionals in health and education backed by functional and corporate support departments. The budget for the whole organisation in 2009/10 is in the order of £400M. As a Special Health Board, NES is sponsored by the HR Directorate of the Scottish Government Health Department (SGHD) with whom regular meetings are held for the purposes of strategic liaison and NES performance management. The total NMAHP Directorate budget is in the order of £6 million whilst financial implications of specific corporate responsibilities accumulates additional resources on a year by year basis, complemented by SGHD funds. The Directorate has a staff of around 70 people, ranging from Director of Allied Health Professions, Associate Directors, Programme Directors, and Educational Programme Managers to Administrative Assistants. In addition, there is a Practice Education Network of over 126 wte posts developed, managed, co-ordinated and part funded by the Directorate to improve practice education provision across all territorial Health Boards; this network impacts on all nurse, midwife and AHP students as well as all registered practitioners in Scotland. NMAHP has three main teams in order to manage its complexity, ensure strength of strategic leadership and provide effective performance management. The postholder will be based within an NHS Board and funded by NHS Education for Scotland. The Practice Educator will enhance the practice education infrastructure and will be contextualised within an explicit nursing and midwifery Clinical Education Career Framework. The postholder’s specific expertise will be harnessed in the development and roll out of national, regional and local educational solutions to support care governance.

4. ORGANISATION CHART The Practice Educators will report to and receive direction, management and leadership from the NES regional Practice Education Co-ordinators. There will be a professional link to the professional and/or practice education nursing and midwifery leads within the NHS Board and a close connection with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Scotland’s Colleges and professional bodies.

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FIGURE 1: ORGANISATION CHART

NHS Board Nursing/Midwifery Professional/Education Leads

Practice Educator (NES employee but located in NHS Boards)

Line management

Professional

Director of Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs

Director of Allied Health Professionals

Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery

Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery

Programme Director(s)

Regional Practice Education Coordinators

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5. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT

The primary purpose of the NMAHP Directorate within NES is to maximise the contribution of key staff groups within NHS Scotland, and other sectors, through appropriate commissioning, research and educational development work programmes.

The Directorate is characterised by a large range of multi disciplinary endeavour which it undertakes with other NES Directorates and Deaneries; NMAHP leads a significant proportion of this work.

Specifically, the primary functions of the NMAHP Directorate is to:

Ensure that the educational and lifelong learning needs of Scotland’s Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professions (nine groups), Healthcare Chaplains, and their support staff are effectively met;

Ensure that all aspects of NES strategy relevant to these health professions are met;

Lead and contribute to NES multidisciplinary responses to service development needs, nationally, regionally and locally;

Provide the organisation with health policy leadership and implementation, as designated by the Chief Executive;

Provide strategic advice, information and support on the educational needs of these designated health professions to SGHD, Higher Education Institutions, Scotland’s Colleges, QAA, NHS Scotland, Department of Health (England), professional and regulatory bodies and social and voluntary sectors.

From August 2009 the Directorate has assumed responsibility from SGHD for monitoring and enhancement of designated pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes in Scotland.

6. KEY RESULT AREAS /KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Education for Quality and Workforce Development

Assist nurses and midwives to access relevant education and continuing professional development which supports clinically effective patient care and assures positive patient experiences.

Contribute to the development and delivery of education for nurses and midwives linked to care governance and the 12 national Quality Outcome Measures.

Facilitate the implementation and the provision of ongoing support for NMC revalidation requirements.

Support the implementation and review of multidisciplinary education initiatives,

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such as opportunities for collective learning in clinical areas linked to quality enhancement and cross sector working.

Scope learning and development needs of level 5 and 6 nurses and midwives.

Contribute to the development of personal and career development that maintains and focuses on the enhancement of attitudes, skills and knowledge of nurses and midwives.

Provide peer support to Senior Charge Nurses and team leaders in relation to the facilitation of learning in practice, personal development planning, mentoring, coaching and promoting a positive learning environment.

Engage in strategic partnership working with service managers, human resource managers and HEIs to support Senior Charge Nurses and team leaders to identify and support the development of talented individuals from across the career framework.

Contribute to the development of NHS Board quality assurance and governance arrangements in relation to education, continuing professional development and revalidation for nurses and midwives.

Collaborate with HEIs to facilitate Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to support and enhance career development and progression.

Scholarship and Research

Contribute to the identification, development and coordination of audit and evaluation of workplace learning in relation to quality of care and patient experience.

Establish, evaluate and further develop strategies to ensure equity of access to education and appropriate learning and development opportunities for nurses and midwives.

Contribute to identifying and implementing ways of measuring impact of education initiatives.

Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop a robust evidence base to underpin practice based education activity.

Promote principles of education governance alongside the dissemination and implementation of educational research to support care governance and to enhance practice learning.

Leadership

Work with regional PECs, NHS Board managers and Higher Education Institution practice education leads to :

i. develop specific education resources that are commensurate with the postholder’s expertise and are linked to key national priorities.

ii. deliver key objectives agreed annually by NHS Education in collaboration with NHS Boards to ensure customisation to the Board’s clinical priorities.

Work with regional PECs and other practice education roles within NHS Boards to share good practice and innovation through the development,

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implementation and dissemination of educational resources and through other activities.

Produce regular reports to NES Nursing and Midwifery Programme Directors and NHS Boards education committees on progress and impact related to delivery of objectives.

Contribute to the formulation and development of regional and national strategic plans and policies for the provision of practice education.

Interpret NMC regulatory standards and guidance and support the implementation of a range of policies related to practice education and revalidation across the NHS Board and HEI partner area taking local factors into account.

Contribute to NES national work corresponding with the postholder’s specific professional expertise.

7. USE OF PHYSICAL RESOURCES Equipment, machinery and Systems

Use of computer to:

develop and gather information about key stakeholders, for example communication networks.

create posters, leaflets, documents, reports, fliers and presentations.

update and maintain data.

A working knowledge of the following software packages:

Word

Access

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Maintain records of confidential issues which are gathered and acted upon with sensitivity.

Regular travel to various local and national meetings.

Use of audiovisual equipment such as data projectors, laptop computers and overhead projectors.

8. ASSIGNMENT, GENERATION AND REVIEW OF WORK This is a unique post which will be located within the NHS Boards and employed by NES. In addition to operational line management, support and leadership will be available from the regional Practice Education Coordinators employed by NHS Education for Scotland. Overall strategic leadership for practice education will be provided by the Programme Director for Practice Education at NES. The postholder is expected to work autonomously in planning, prioritising and setting objectives within a regional and national practice education team.

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9. DECISIONS AND JUDGEMENTS The Practice Educator activities will be generated by local and national strategies and priorities. The postholder will work collaboratively with a range of colleagues to facilitate decision-making around education priorities and to lead on designated pieces of work under the guidance of line manager and/or PEC. The postholder will work unsupervised but under the direction of the NHS Board professional/practice development lead. The postholder must demonstrate an ability to function autonomously and provide professional leadership in team decisions.

10. COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONS A key aspect of this role will be to establish and sustain productive and cohesive working relationships and the ability to influence a range of stakeholders within the NHS, Scotland’s Colleges, Higher Education Institutions and professional bodies. The postholder will be expected to interpret complex professional and regulatory standards and guidance and develop local implementation and quality assurance processes in collaboration with stakeholders. The post holder will be expected to communicate with a wide range of individuals including: Within NHS Board: Assistant Directors of Nursing, Lead Nurses and midwives, professional leads, service managers, Senior Charge Nurses, team leaders, human resource managers, and workforce planners and developers. Within NHSScotland: Scottish Government Health Directorates. NES Director of NMAHP. NES Associate Directors for Nursing and Midwifery. NES Programme Directors. NES Regional Practice Education Coordinators. Other Special Health Boards. Outwith NHS: Higher Education Institutions and Scotland’s Colleges - senior staff and leads for practice education. Professional organisations. Other relevant agencies.

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11. MOST CHALLENGING ASPECTS OF THE JOB Responding to directives from local stakeholders alongside regional and national priorities. Political awareness to be able to engage strategically and work operationally across organisational boundaries. Maintaining tact and diplomacy whilst working across organisational boundaries. Working in a professional and collaborative way with a range of professional colleagues and stakeholder organisations. Establishing and maintaining visibility over large geographical area. Providing support and guidance for the nursing and midwifery workforce in challenging and changing employment, workforce and regulatory contexts. Achieving the core requirements of the post whilst balancing competing demands. Managing time effectively to achieve required outcomes within the constraints of the role. Providing high quality position, discussion, progress and annual reports on activity and impact related to key results areas for a range of stakeholders. Maintaining a high degree of autonomy and ability to direct own work.

12. EFFORT REQUIRED TO DELIVER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST Physical Travel locally across NHS Board area and nationally. Key board and IT skills. Moving presentation and teaching equipment. Preparation of venues for teaching/educational activities. Mental Create practice education resources. Produce detailed, accurate and comprehensive reports for a range of stakeholders, such as impact reports. Analyse and interpret research papers, complex organisational information and regulatory standards. Problem solve around practice education issues. Manage prolonged periods of concentration. Communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to individuals, groups or large audiences in relation to areas such as governance, education, continuing professional development and revalidation. Emotional Negotiation with stakeholders on complex and sensitive matters. In partnership with human resource managers and senior nurses and midwives support the development and introduction of processes to address performance or capability issues in relation to professional standards and revalidation. Unpredictable workloads and interruptions. Communicating on partnership issues across organisational boundaries.

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Managing change. Environmental Exposure to a variety of environmental settings including clinical areas in hospital and the community, offices and education/teaching venues.

13. QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR EXPERIENCE SPECIFIED FOR THE POST

Registered nurse or midwife.

First level degree.

Post holders will be required to have a Higher level qualification such as a Postgraduate Diploma in Education or Masters Degree, or equivalent experience/qualification.

Experience within an education role.

Experience as a senior nurse or midwife.

Evidence of continuing professional development around education in practice.

Experience in, and commitment to, teaching and facilitation of learning and development in clinical practice.

Experience of introducing a significant change within a service setting.

Leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to include presentation, influencing, negotiation and complex report writing.

Research and critical appraisal skills with the ability to disseminate complex, highly specialised information.

Knowledge of the healthcare professional regulatory framework for nurses and midwives.

Working knowledge of research and education governance.

IT skills.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Criteria – these are attributes without which a candidate would not be able to undertake the full remit of the role. Applicants who do not clearly demonstrate in their application that they possess the essential requirements will normally be eliminated at the short listing stage.

Desirable Criteria – these are attributes which would be useful for the candidate to hold. When short listing, these criteria will be considered when more than one applicant meets the essential criteria.

Means of Assessment – please note that candidates invited for interview will be notified if there will be a requirement to undertake a test or presentation. These additional assessments may be used to judge one or more criteria within the factor.

Factors Essential Desirable Means of Assessment

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Registration with NMC • Educated to first level

degree • Holding a Higher level

qualification, such as a Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Education, Masters degree or equivalent

• Evidence of continuing professional development in education, clinical practice or leadership

Application & Pre-Employment

checks

Experience/Training (including research if appropriate)

• Experience within an education role

• Experience in a nursing or midwifery role

• Experience in, and commitment to, teaching and facilitation of learning and development in clinical practice.

• Experience of leading a significant change within a service setting

• Experience of project management

• Experience of interprofessional working and learning

• Experience of working across organisational boundaries

Application & Interview

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Specific Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills

• Leadership skills • Influencing and

negotiation skills • Presentation skills • Research and critical

appraisal skills • Report writing about

complex regulatory and organisational issues

• Knowledge of healthcare professional and regulatory framework for nurses and midwives

• Knowledge of research and education governance

• IT skills • Knowledge of

improvement and evaluation approaches

• Contribution to research related activity

Application, Interview, Test/Presentation

Personal Attributes • Team player • Ability to work to

deadlines • Ability to function and

to support others in a rapidly changing environment

• Ability to function autonomously

Interview, Test/Presentation

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE TITLE:

Practice Educator LOCATION: Hosted by NHS Lanarkshire

REPORTING TO:

Programme Director

GRADE:

Agenda for Change Band 7 SALARY SCALE: £31, 383 to £41, 373 per annum

HOURS AND DAYS OF WORK:

Full time; 37.5 hours per week. Based on a normal working week of 37.5 hours. Office opening hours are 0700 to 1900

JOB STATUS: Permanent

NOTICE PERIOD: 4 weeks

ANNUAL HOLIDAYS:

27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years service, rising to 33 days after 10 years service

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:

8 local/ Public Holidays per annum

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS CLASSIFICATION:

The ‘exemption’ status of posts within NES may change in the future and all successful candidates should be aware that they may be asked to obtain a further Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau at a later date, should a post’s status change, or if they are transferred or promoted into a post that is exempt.

SUPERANNUATION: Please note under changes to workplace pension arrangements introduced by the UK Government, NHS Education for Scotland along with other employers requires to ensure all staff are automatically enrolled in a pension scheme. Consequently, all new starts from 1 October 2013 will be automatically enrolled into the NHS Superannuation Scheme (Scotland). Contributions are based on whole time pensionable earnings as set out in the table below:-

Sessional workers who work more than 10 sessions per week under NHS condition may be unable to contribute further to the superannuation scheme. The conditions above are for information purposes only and may be subject to variation. They do

not form the basis of a legal contract.

Employee contribution rates in 2015/2019 Tier Annual Pensionable Pay (Full Time Equivalent) Contribution 1 Up to £15,828 5.2% 2 £15,829 to £21,601 5.8% 3 £21,602 to £27,089 7.3% 4 £27,090 to £49,967 9.5% 5 £49,968 to £71,337 12.7% 6 £71,338 to £111,376 13.7% 7 £111,377 to any higher amount 14.7%