Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Practice Facilitator
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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the ASCR Ward Education Team as a Clinical Practice Facilitator. In this role, you will support the education, training, and development of Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) across ASCR wards, helping to build a skilled, confident, and compassionate workforce.
Working closely with HCSWs in the clinical environment, you will provide one-to-one support, guidance, and practice-based assessment, enabling staff to develop the skills and competencies required to deliver high-quality patient care. You will coordinate and deliver orientation programmes and study days, monitor progress through regular reviews, and support staff to achieve role-specific development objectives.
Working collaboratively with clinical teams, you will play a key role in ensuring HCSWs are equipped to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care while contributing to the ongoing development of the ASCR wards.
Main Duties of the Job
- Support the education, training, and development of Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) across ASCR wards.
- Provide one-to-one support, guidance, and practice-based assessment in the clinical environment.
- Coordinate and deliver HCSW orientation programmes, study days, and learning activities.
- Monitor progress through regular reviews and competency assessments.
- Support staff to achieve role-specific competencies and development objectives.
- Work collaboratively with clinical teams to promote high standards of patient care.
- Contribute to the development of a skilled, confident, and compassionate HCSW workforce.
Working for Our Organisation
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre, and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached full job description for main responsibilities and person specification.
Person Specification
Education And Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate with NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Supporting students in practice course (SSIP)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of working in an acute ward environment
- Confident working with IT systems
- Evidence of continual professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching or supporting learners in the workplace
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Competent in all the following skills
- Physiological measurements
- Wound care
- ANTT
- Catheter care
- ECG
- Blood glucose measurement
- Venepuncture
- Assess clinical skills
- Able to work to agreed deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate and teach how to care for patients safely, effectively, and to a high standard
- Work alongside HCSWs to practice and develop their skills in a clinical setting
- Understanding of band 2 and 3 HCSW pathways
- Manage time effectively
- Ability to problem solve
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Excellent role model
- Work well independently and as part of a team
- Motivated
- Organised
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
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