Band 7 Preceptorship & Clinical Supervision Manager

Job overview

The Preceptorship and Clinical Supervision Manager

will ensure that the clinical workforce have access to the appropriate development and supervision support in line with regulatory requirements.

The post holder will ensure that all clinical staff have access to a clinical induction, preceptorship programme and clinical supervision.

The post holder will work in partnership with the clinical divisions to develop clinical staff that require additional support to improve and develop their clinical practice.

The post holder will also support with preparation to role work across the service, providing support with career events, interview preparation and application support where appropriate

Main duties of the job

• Manage the clinical induction process ensuring that all divisions have the appropriate support required to develop and maintain a local clinical induction.
• Develop manage and eva evaluate the Trust Preceptorship programme, ensuring an evidence-based preceptorship document is in place. Ensure a robust database is developed and maintained that identifies all preceptees progress and completion information as appropriate.
• Develop, manage and evaluate the Trust Preceptorship programme, ensuring an evidence-based preceptorship document is in place. Ensure a robust database is developed and maintained that identifies all preceptees progress and completion information as appropriate.
• Develo and maintain the Preceptorship policy, ensuring that all newly registered clinicians have access to and complete the programme and are supported in line with the policy.
• Develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based Preceptorship training ensuring that all preceptees and preceptors receive the appropriate training as required.
• Manage the Clinical Supervision process ensuring that all divisions have the appropriate support required to develop and maintain Clinical Supervision.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Line management of the Clinical Development Facilitators and Administrative staff.

Delegated budgetary responsibilities of £25K

Key Relationships

The postholder will need to establish effective working relationships with the following:

• Nursing and AHP Education Leads
• Develo and maintain the Preceptorship policy, ensuring that all newly registered clinicians have access to and complete the programme and are supported in line with the policy.
• Develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based Preceptorship training ensuring that all preceptees and preceptors receive the appropriate training as required.
• Manage the Clinical Supervision process ensuring that all divisions have the appropriate support required to develop and maintain Clinical Supervision.
• Undertake regular research activity relevant to educational practice and the clinical environment.
• Develop and maintain a robust Clinical Supervision database ensuring that it identifies all Clinical Supervision training and activity.
• Develop and maintain the Clinical Supervision policy, ensuring that all newly registered clinicians have access to the clinical supervision and are supported in line with the policy

All employees have a responsibility to participate in regular appraisal with their manager and to identify performance standards of the post. As part of the appraisal process every employee is responsible for participating in identifying their own training and development need

Attention is drawn to the responsibility of all employees to take reasonable care for the health & safety of themselves and other people who may be affected by their actions at work.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from people irrespective of age, gender, race and disability.

Safeguarding

It is the responsibility of all staff to safeguard and protect children and adults at risk at all times and staff must report any concerns as per Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults polices, which are available on the Trust’s intranet. Every member of staff must undertake regular mandatory safeguarding training at a level relevant to the role.

The Trust operates a No Smoking policy.

Whilst the postholder will be based at Mosely Hall Hospital this is a Trust wide appointment and travel around the Trust may be required.

Your attention is drawn to the confidential nature of information collected within the National Health Service. The unauthorised use or disclosures of patient or other personal information is regarded as gross misconduct and will be subject to the Trust’s Disciplinary Procedure and, in the case of both computerised and paper-based information, could result in a prosecution for an offence or action for civil damages under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Sustainability

The Trust attaches great importance to sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. It is therefore the responsibility of all members of staff to ensure that the Trusts resources are used efficiently with minimum wastage throughout their daily activities

Dignity in Care

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) is committed to providing dignity in care for all our patients and service users across the Trust.

All staff, workers, volunteers, students and individuals undertaking work experience/shadowing, irrespective of the role they specifically undertake, are required to adhere to BCHC’s vision, values and professional standards. This also involves working with and alongside colleagues and partners, demonstrating a duty of candour (i.e. honesty and straightforwardness), openness and accountability in order to achieve high quality and the best possible care outcomes for our patients, service users and the local community.

Infection Prevention and Control

The Trust is committed to minimising any risks of healthcare associated infection to patients, visitors and staff. All employees must attend Infection Prevention and Control training as required for their post. Employees must be familiar with and comply with Infection Prevention and Control policies available on the Intranet.

This job description will be subject to discussion and reviewed on an annual basis within the appraisal process.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.