Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 AHP Preceptorship Lead and Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) to join the Walton Centre.  This newly established post will be supported by the AHP Lead, nursing education team and student training leads.

Having launched AHP preceptorship within the Trust 12 months ago, this is an exciting time to be involved in leading ongoing implementation of best practice within AHP preceptorship offers.  The AHP preceptorship lead will be highly visible and motivated, championing and supporting educators/ preceptors and preceptees/ learners.  You will be an experienced educator, be aware of different learning styles and support staff to individually tailor clinical placements and preceptorships effectively.  You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of professions, directly influencing and supporting the high quality care we provide at the Walton Centre.

the successful candidate will encourage a dynamic approach to education, responding to audit data and feedback to shape preceptorship and clinical placement activities.  Importantly, you will be able to develop positive working relationships to support those involved in the preceptorship and clinical placement offer and create facilitate peer support/pastoral care for preceptors and preceptees and educators and students alike.

Main duties of the job

• Lead on the delivery and implementation of the HCP AHP Preceptorship guidelines
• Implement Trust policy for AHP/nursing preceptorship offer, engaging staff and ensuring 'buy in' across the Trust
• Work in collaboration with  nursing education team to maximise total placement capacity and offer dynamic/alternative placement and learning opportunities
• Facilitate collaborative wider AHP working across the Trust including leading on focus/ support groups
• Work with HR to collate and analyse data linked with compliance, recruitment and retention rates to evaluate impact of preceptorship offer
• Deliver high quality training to qualified staff in teaching and education roles as well as preceptees and students
• Provide practical support to teams to deliver high quality learning opportunities, using feedback from students and preceptees to facilitate a collaborative approach to shape AHP placement and Preceptorship offers
• Act as a champion for AHP preceptorship, education and development throughout the Trust
• To act as point of contact for escalation of concerns, working as a mediator/coach/mentor where indicated

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.