Speech & Language Therapist - Practice Education Facilitator INTERNAL in Wrexham

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.

This post is fixed term / secondment for 12 months due to maternity cover

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.

This post is fixed term / secondment for 12 months due to maternity cover

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to take on the role of Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) in East area of BCUHB, 1 day a week (0.2 WTE). This is a fixed term contract for 12 months to cover maternity leave. The PEF Band 7 role facilitates and supports quality placement provision, linking in with relevant Cardiff Metropolitan and Wrexham University Speech and Language Therapy programmes.

Core role elements:

• Creating the conditions for quality placement learning
• Facilitating placement capacity and innovation
• Supporting professional regulation and practice

Main duties of the job

• Ensuring the appropriateness of placement allocations.
• Facilitating placement capacity indicated in the HEIW Annual Placement Plan.
• Consolidating and sustaining existing practice learning environments.
• Scoping new and innovative practice learning opportunities and enabling placement capacity solutions.
• Supporting staff understanding of new digital education platforms.
• Organising key stakeholder events for learners, practice and education staff to share best-practice.
• Promoting awareness and engagement on policy changes impacting on practice learning.
• Championing and embedding organisational changes in response to regulatory body standards.
• Engaging with relevant partners to deliver practice educator preparation.
• Escalating concerns to AEIs relating to students’ sickness, absence, and professional behaviour.
• Representing placement providers on regulatory body standards development work.
• Contributing to the ongoing development of the PEF role through annual reports for relevant stakeholders.
• Contributing to organisational arrangements for the preceptorship of new registrants.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in S<
• HCPC registered
• Post graduate study relevant to clinical area at Masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience at Level 7.
• Able to demonstrate continuing professional development e.g. up to date, relevant CPD portfolio.
• Clinical supervisory experience

Desirable criteria

• Membership of appropriate clinical network group
• Other professional or academic qualification which relates to clinical practice
• Accredited Practice Placement Educator Certificate

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience clinically in area of specialism
• Experience of clinical leadership
• Experience of delivering clinical education in area of specialty
• Experience in service development / improvement.
• Delivering Practice Supervision
• Contributing to Student training

Desirable criteria

• Experience of lecturing externally
• Experience of project management
• Additional clinical or health care related experience

Knowledge and Kills

Essential Criteria

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to problem-solve
• Ability to self-evaluate
• Prioritisation skills
• Reflection and analytical skills
• Ability to work as a team member
• Effective planning, time management and organisational skills
• Ability to report statistical information / service data and present reports and documents to a high standard

Desirable criteria

• Welsh speaker