Clinical Practice Facilitator | Havens Hospices in Southend-on-Sea

We are seeking an experienced and passionate palliative care nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration and a strong understanding of hospice care to join our team. This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to combine clinical practice with education and staff development.

You will be based predominantly on our inpatient unit, maintaining your clinical expertise by working at least one shift per week, while dedicating the remainder of your time to supporting, coaching, and developing colleagues. Through hands-on guidance, training delivery, and sharing best practice, you will play a key role in strengthening the skills and confidence of our workforce.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about learning and development, and who thrives on supporting others to grow. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to deliver high-quality training and professional development, ensuring staff are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to provide exceptional, compassionate care to our patients.

Alongside maintaining high standards of care, you will provide hands-on educational support within the flow of work to our adult services nursing workforce, including both formal competency assessments and informal, on-the-job learning. You will also support the community team, either on-site or within patients’ homes, helping to meet their development needs. The role includes contributing to the development of training programmes and educational resources, working within our clinical governance framework, and delivering training across the wider organisation.

In addition, you will act as a mentor for nursing staff and a key point of contact for student nurses and Allied Health Professionals, while proactively keeping up to date with current best practice to ensure the highest standards of care are consistently achieved.

Havens Hospices provides specialist care and support for people of all ages who are living with incurable conditions and their families. Working at Havens Hospices allows you to give the gift of time to families, creating memories. Although you may not be giving direct care to our patients, your contribution will have an immediate effect on our care services.

In return for your expertise and passion, you will receive a competitive salary package, and most of all, by making the most of every day you work at Havens Hospices you’ll be helping us continue ‘Making every day count’ for those who need us most. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our employees and patients and expect all colleagues to share this commitment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Organisational Learning & Clinical Education Lead to create and promote a learning culture and deliver the Clinical Education Strategy.
• Identify individual training needs in employees and work proactively to support them with their continued professional development.
• To support the Organisation Learning & Clinical Education Lead with the implementation of training and support programmes as identified through clinical governance.
• Facilitate specialist training relevant to employee groups roles including regular service training days as identified through governance.
• To contribute to developing and planning a systems-based approach to education, training & development programmes, some of which may be delivered to external candidates.
• Communicate educational and practice information and undertake presentations on clinical education to large groups across the organisation.
• To provide support to Havens Hospices care employees to enable them to meet mandatory training requirements.
• To work alongside employees to deliver and assess clinical skills and knowledge, using a structured approach to assessment and feedback.
• Provides best practice advice in a clinical setting for employees in relation to clinical practice.
• Supports mentors and employees in decisions relating to student placement, competency, and fitness for practice.
• Promote and practice evidence-based care.
• Works with Organisation Learning & Clinical Education Lead to ensure workforce are clinically competent and have the resources to deliver evidence-based care.
• To administer a structured induction and orientation programme for all new employees.
• Provide mentorship and clinical supervision to nursing and care employees within the organisation.
• Undertake regular training needs analysis.
• Contribute to employee development and appraisal in line with Hospice policy.
• To support the Organisational Learning & Clinical Education Lead with the development of appropriate clinical competencies and helping with implementation.
• Implement nursing research and developments in palliative and end of life care to contribute to the development of the service.
• To deputise for the Organisation Learning & Clinical Education Lead on education, training and development at external meetings as directed.
• Actively participate in clinical audit and action planning to improve and maintain standards of care.
• Establish and maintain effective working relations with all members of the multidisciplinary teams.
• Foster a culture that supports learning from adverse or untoward events and provide training and support.
• Lead and be proactive on developments in clinical practice.
• Complete any required and expected clinical duties as per the charity’s Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 6) job descriptions.

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Written and oral communication skills to persuade, motivate and negotiate.
• Able to empathise with staff where there are barriers to learning.
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Able to synthesise and analyse a range of clinical evidence in order to inform practice development.
• Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information.
• Proficient IT skills using MS Office, Excel, Teams.