Job summary
Devon Public Health Nursing have an exciting opportunity for the position of Education and Development Lead.
Working hours are 34 hours/week, to be worked over a 9 day fortnight.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of the public health nursing Education Team across Devon. They will be key to delivering the Public Health Nursing Workforce strategy, ensuring the delivery of a high quality education and development programme for Pre and Post registration nursing students as well as the wider workforce.
In addition, the post holder will support the development and implementation of service development, standard setting, clinical audit and benchmarking, to deliver needs-led evidence-based care that supports the local and national priorities.
About us
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- NHS pension scheme
- Development Opportunities
- Perks at Work and Discounts Scheme
- Flexible working within service hours
We are proud to have received a CQC rating of 'good' across all domains at our recent inspection.
- DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on ourEquality and Diversity webpages.
- Happy to Talk Flexible Working-The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with theApplicant privacy notice.
- For more information about Working for Devon please visitour Working for Devon page.
- This role requires a DBS disclosure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The post holder will provide professional leadership contributing to the strategic development
and management of Public Health Nursing (PHN) education. They will ensure that all Public
Health Nursing team staff are developed in accordance with the Local Authoritys policies, the
Core Skills Training Framework and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines in
their current and future roles.
The Education and Development Lead role is key to delivering the Public Health Nursing
workforce strategy and will lead the transformation and skill development of the workforce.
They will work closely with the Senior Leadership and Quality Assurance and Safeguarding
teams and across Childrens Services to align leadership and governance.
The post holder will understand statutory, mandatory, pre and post registration clinical
education requirements focusing on promoting continuous professional development. They
will develop and implement an effective clinical education framework, which comprises
systems and processes with which to up-skill all Public Health Nursing staff, as a key
component of the Quality Assurance Framework.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency
in English.
Main duties and responsibilities:
1. To act as local lead for education representing Devon County Council and Public Health Nursing
(PHN) at strategic and district advisory board level to ensure that the underpinning principles to
support learning and assessment in clinical practice are achieved in accordance with Nursing and
Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance.
2. Develop multi-professional training opportunities to establish best practice across Childrens
Services .
3. Provide an educational perspective and professional advice to the Senior Management Team on
emerging / developing models of clinical education and policy.
4. Develop an ethos of positive lifelong learning as an integral part of multi-professional practice to
assist in change management and promote quality evidence-based care in Public Health Nursing
and allied services.
5. Design and establish a service wide professional learning framework with training programmes of
high-quality learning activities and interventions which develop and build capacity, capability,
leadership and management skills .
6. To support the development and implementation of a PHN Staff Development Strategy,
undertaking specific actions as required
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7. Be responsible for monitoring and reporting the achievement of Statutory, Mandatory and clinical
up-skilling with data collection and reporting processes to monitor and ensure compliance.
8. Regularly review, evaluate and update Public Health Nursing team educational requirements
against the commissioned service by researching, testing and introducing innovative ways of
educating in order to maximise the effective use of limited resources and meet service
specification support the creation of a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN)
apprenticeship career framework, enabling nursing progression into Specialist Practice career
pathways and maximising use of the levy.
9. Lead on the development, delivery and evaluation of opportunities such as work experience to
raise the profile of Public Health Nursing.
10. Be responsible for co-ordinating and implementing relevant Research & Development
programmes or activity if required
11. Alongside Head of Service work with Health Education England, Higher Education Institutes and
other professional leads to ensure a coordinated approach to the identification of pre-registration
nursing placement capacity and Public Health Nursing workforce succession planning and
development.
12. Lead on the recruitment of Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) into the
organisation to increase recruitment, retention and capacity.
13. Monitor the learning outcomes of practice placements for Specialist Community Public Health
Nursing (SCPHN) Health Visiting & School Nursing students to ensure they are met and oversee
the provision and maintenance of a safe learning environment where pre-registration students can
thrive and develop their knowledge.
14. Maintain oversight and assurance of the quality of practice assessment, including Practice
Educator supervision and audit
15. Collaborate with Higher Education Institutes to develop learning, assessment and support for
entry onto the Nursing and Midwifery Council register, with specialist education at a level beyond
initial registration.
16. Accountable for the coordination of practice placements of pre-registration nurses and student
Specialist Community Public Health Nurses across the organisation to ensure equity and quality of
learning experience.
17. Work within appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines and within the Nursing and Midwifery
Councils Code of Conduct and the Core Skills Training Framework to ensure professional and
educational standards apply across the service. Support the delivery of evidence-based practice
through the review of Public Health Nursing Standards, clinical policies and operating procedures
and through representation at Quality, Education and Safeguarding meetings (QES) , Quality
Assurance and Safeguarding meetings (QAS) and PHN Governance meetings.
18. Use audit, evaluation and data reporting processes to measure and improve levels of education
impacting on care and inform decision making in forecasting and planning.
Please refer to the full Job Description/Person Specification on the right hand side when completing your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife.
- Post registration Specialist Practice qualification (Health Visiting or School Nursing) with active professional Nursing and Midwifery Council registration.
- Degree level education.
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) at level 6 or equivalent experience.
- Leadership and/or Management qualification.
- Project management qualification.
- Education qualification or module.
Experience
Essential
- As a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
- Leadership and Management experience i.e.
- experience leading teams in a healthcare environment.
- Project management experience.
- Evidence of working across professional and multi-agency boundaries.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering/ facilitating education.
- Experience of service mobilisation.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Devon County Council
Address
Devon County Council
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD