Community Practice Educator

To undertake the role of SCPHN Community Practice Educator for students completing the SCPHN registration programme and for pre-registered students for the speciality they are to be competent in.
To support the service to adhere to the NMC standards for pre and post registration programmes. To support the development of and ensure the quality of Practice Supervisors.
To positively promote educational standards within Young Greenwich School Nursing through the provision of a consistent, person-centred approach to education, training and assessment.
To provide clinical expertise and resource for clinical teams, including (pre/post registered nurses) students and to provide expert advice and leadership for the development, innovation, and implementation of evidence-based services to children young people and their families. The post holder will be expected to hold a clinical case load part of whole time equivalent.
The SCPHN Community Practice Educator role will be expected to adhere to a high level of experience and excellent knowledge of their speciality area and be able to work with minimal supervision., To monitor and manage SCPHN and pre-registered nursing students (including apprentice on placement with the service) to ensure their learning opportunities enable them to meet the NMC competencies and standards- (incl "Standards of proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses" in partnership with accredited universities)., + Supervise practice supervisors and provide support for SCPHN/pre-registered nursing students.
+ Offer clinical and safeguarding supervision to nursing students.
+ Coordinate a preceptorship program for newly qualified SCPHNs.
+ Liaise with universities and the Trust's Education Team for student support.
+ Collaborate with managers to ensure an optimal learning environment and resource access.
+ Promote and support quality service models in line with commissioned requirements.
+ Assist in training delivery and service development to enhance clinical competence.
+ Identify and assess children and families in need, coordinating care with relevant agencies.
+ Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and attend case conferences and reviews.
+ Lead the Healthy Child Programme, assessing and mitigating risks for children.
+ Maintain compliance with Key Performance Indicators for service delivery.
+ Oversee clinical delivery quality, including record-keeping and adherence to guidelines.
+ Lead audits, develop action plans, and contribute to policy and guideline development.
+ Adhere to professional codes of conduct and Trust policies.
+ Regularly travel across Greenwich for meetings, training, and service support.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
+ We're Kind
+ We're Fair
+ We Listen
+ We Care