Job overview
Practice Educator - Community - Band 7
- hours a week
We are transforming Adult Community Services in Croydon. Do you have the skills to be part of this exciting transformation agenda?
In Croydon, Health and Social care providers and commissioners have formed the Croydon Alliance Board with the aim of providing a whole system transformation that will deliver the outcomes our over 65’s have specified that they want.
The Outcome- Based Commissioning programme is a radically different approach to funding and delivery of services designed to deliver outcomes local people want whilst getting best value from the Health and Social care sectors. This includes the provision of well-coordinated care and support to promote independence in the most appropriate setting.
We require a part time Practice Educator to work within our Integrated Care Teams to support staff in developing the advanced skills required to provide effective nursing care at home to avoid hospital admissions. Excellent clinical, leadership and communication skills are essential along with the ability to work in an innovative way to support the transition to new Integrated Community Networks. The successful candidate will be passionate about education, quality and safety as well as acting as an excellent role model.
All candidates must have a clean full UK driving licence and the use of a car for work purposes.
Interviews: tbc
Main duties of the job
- Co-ordinate /facilitate educational activities for registered and non-registered nursing and midwifery within a designated practice area
- The post holder will establish and maintain links with Kingston Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Kings College London and south Bank University (as appropriate)
- Improve the patients experience and care standards on the ward/ clinical areas
- Support the induction content and process for all newly appointed nursing staff
- Improve the patient experience and care standards across the integrated Trust by leading and developing competency assessment documents
- Actively participate in national and corporate projects.
- Lead and ensure pastoral support for nursing staff
- Identify and coordinate the nursing staff to undertake CPD activity appropriate to role in collaboration senior nurse leaders and the Head of Nursing for Practice Development & Education
- Support with the development of a trust strategy/career pathway for nursing staff in collaboration with stakeholders and Head of Nursing for Practice development & Education and workforce lead
- Lead and develop study days for nursing staff in line with organisational priorities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.
Person specification
IT
Essential
- Computer literate, proven ability to use word, excel and email
Physical
Essential
- Physically fit as determined by the Occupational Health Department. Ability to move and handle patients and inanimate loads using appropriate equipment in accordance with Trust Policy. Able to stand and sit for long periods of time and able to undertake nursing duties.
- Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially. Proven ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy. Proven ability to emotionally support other staff.
car driver
Essential
- UK driving licence / car for work use
Qualifications
Essential
- RN/RGN Post-registration Specialist Practice qualification /District Nursing
- Practice assessor
Desirable
- Post-graduate teaching qualification or working towards Professional nurse advocate qualification or working towards
Skills (Clinical)
Essential
- Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice.
- Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues with particular reference to community nursing
Skills (analytical and judgemental)
Essential
- Ability to synthesise facts or situations requiring analysis, formulating and mentoring delivery plans. Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve. Evidence of adopting problem solving approaches to issues and situations. Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies, using the result of interim change and improvement.
- Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve.
Skills (communication and relationships)
Essential
- Able to provide and receive highly sensitive and contentious information. Demonstrates excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills. Able to facilitate clinical supervision and reflective practice. Able to chair, co-ordinate and facilitate meetings. Able to adopt appropriate communication style according to audience. Ability to work across professional teams..
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This advert is for Practice Educator with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in Thornton Heath, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 pa inc HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Aug 2026.
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