Job overview

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1- part time hours 30 hours per week

Mental Health Services have a real drive to ensure that our workforce has the necessary skills and training to provide excellent care.  We are very excited to recruit a Senior Practice Educator to join the division with a clear remit to support staff development, access to training, supervision, and career progression. 

The ideal candidate will have a passion for mentoring, training, and development, whilst being motivated to learn new skills with the understanding that engagement with staff and service users along this journey is fundamental.

The post holder will be responsible for the planning, delivering and evaluating  training across the Mental Health Division. This will include scoping existing knowledge and skill of the workforce.

The post-holder will work in partnership with Clinical leads to establish, implement, and maintain a developing clinical practice model in Mental Health Services (MHS), which will be underpinned with training, supervision, and professional development.

With training and development being a central element in staff retention, the role will be closely linked with the development and training needs of new and existing roles and will be a supportive resource to clinical staff, Team managers, pathways leads and the wider Trust Education team.

Main duties of the job

 To create an environment where staff feel motivated, supported,     engaged, well led and are able to engage in professional and career development conversations.  

To offer and develop programmes of training and education that facilitate the on-going professional development for all levels of clinical and non-registered clinical workforce.

To act as an expert resource, demonstrating high standards of clinical expertise in the delivery of mental health care.

Maintaining a high clinical profile working with mental health services to educate and develop knowledge and skills.

Establishing and maintaining an effective clinical educational environment that supports staff in the delivery of safe, high quality, evidence-based care for 0-25 year olds (and up to 35 years for our Early Intervention in Psychosis pathway) and their families.

To act as an expert resource, demonstrating high standards of care and clinical expertise in the delivery of mental health care.

To maintain a high clinical profile in the clinical environment supporting and developing staff and contributing to the clinical service needs.

Be highly flexible to support new initiatives, changes to practice and embed evidence-based practice in a wide range of clinical settings.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.  Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year.  We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community.  If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.