Training & Development Facilitator - Band 6

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Our Community Hospital is in the beautiful Market Town of Stroud in a semi-rural position in the Cotswolds. It has the bonus of good access to the M5 motorway and is also serviced by excellent train links to London, Bristol and the West country.

There are 2 wards at Stroud Hospital; Cashes Green Ward has 22 beds and Jubilee 16 beds. Both are mixed sex, medical inpatient ward specialising in all aspects of sub-acute care, rehabilitation and end of life care. The wards strives to deliver the highest quality individualised care to patients, and their families, from admission right through to discharge.

Applicants should have post registration experience, having worked on a ward. You need to have excellent communication & interpersonal skills with an ability to teach and impart knowledge. I doing so you will be supporting staff in providing a high standards of patient care as well as their personal development.

We would expect commitment, flexibility & demonstration of trust values and in return we offer a range of opportunities to enhance your career.

• The role involves working alongside nurses on the inpatient wards, in promoting high standards of care, by supporting, training and developing individuals and their teams.
• Assess, plan, develop and implement a training and development programme for nursing staff on in- patient wards according to individual, organisational and commissioned service delivery strategies.
• Co-ordinate local induction of all clinical new starters, including nursing, medical and AHPs
• Support and facilitate all staff to achieve and maintain clinical competencies
• Identify individual training needs and facilitate the learning required.
• Maintain an accurate training database for all individual staff.
• Projection of future training needs analysis.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.