Community Practice Educator
Job Description
Job title: Community Practice Educator
Company: Lincolnshire County Council
Job description: The role
The Community Practice Educator will act as line manager and practice supervisor for health visiting students and provide professional and clinical leadership for the 0-19 service. The post holder will be expected to contribute and influence local and regional developments in Health Visiting and Children & Young People’s Nursing. In addition, will take a key role in transformational change and take the lead role in educating students and make a significant contribution to the education of the wider workforce.
About you
We are looking for someone who is willing and committed to providing:-
- a high standard of training, support and development of our health visiting students, newly qualified and newly joined health visitors and children and young people’s nurses.
- Will hold a practice teacher or equivalent qualifications to allow them to formally sign off specialist practitioner health visitor students, or be willing to complete this training when they start in post.
- clinical leadership of a Children’s public health workforce to ensure that each member of the Children’s Health team is competent, able to meet the needs of our children, young people and their families and operate to high standards.
- support to staff in the localities who are teaching, assessing and mentoring others.
- working with the leadership team other senior colleagues to ensure that our workforce have the skills and are competent to meet the needs of our children, young people and their families now and in the future.
You will also possess sound theoretical and up to date and evidence-based knowledge of health visiting and the Public Health Outcomes Framework, be highly skilled in competency assessment and committed to ensuring national and professional quality standards are maintained. In addition you will be signed up to innovation and new ways of working demonstrate a readiness to adapt to new initiatives in a culturally and professionally diverse setting.
About us
We have high expectations of our workforce but in return we offer you opportunities for personal and professional development and training and access to clinical and safeguarding supervision. Lincolnshire is a big county and the post does include travelling across Lincolnshire but in return we are also flexible on where you will be based.
Along with a competitive salary of between £44,428 – £49,498 pro rata (dependent on competency, knowledge and skills) we are offering;
- A Contributory pension, including access to continue in the NHS scheme
- Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes
- Flexible working policies
- Career progression opportunities
- A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more
- Ability to claim back NMC annual fees
- Access to the IHV corporate membership
Further details can be found in our brochure
So if you have a great attitude and passion to positively influence outcomes for children and families in our wonderfully diverse communities, please don’t hesitate to contact us. For an informal discussion about this role please contact Sylvia Wilkinson on 07741 605953, David Midwinter on 07741605952 or Deborah Wilcox on 07741605947.
Applications close on 17 March 2024 and interviews will be held on 3 April 2024.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Expected salary: £44428 – 49498 per year
Location: Lincolnshire
