project manager Islington, England
Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Placement Development Project Manager – North Central London
Hours of work: Full time (37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday)
Remuneration: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum
Contract length: Fixed – 12 months in the first instance with possibility to review.
Responsible to: Programme Manager Islington Training Hub
Accountable to: Programme Director for North Central London Training Hub
Responsible for: Management & expansion of clinical placements in Primary & Community Care in liaison with higher education institutes, NHS England & host learning environments.
Location: Islington GP Federation: 16-18 The Studios, 8 Hornsey Street, London, N7 8EG, and any other location to be agreed in the North Central London boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey & Islington.
About the role
The Placement Development Project Manager will be responsible for supporting the expansion of clinical placements in primary care learning environments for the five boroughs of North Central London (NCL) (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington).
This role will lead on three main areas of work:
1. Support the alignment of educational audit processes for pre-registration and post-registration nursing with NHSE’s Quality Framework standards for approved learning environments in primary care.
2. Working with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and relevant training providers, adapt student placement models to promote primary care as a learning environment and grow the number of nursing and AHP placements across North Central London (NCL).
3. Develop and maintain reports on the total number of clinical placements across NCL for a range of professions to monitor educator capacity and ensure high-quality placements are maintained.
This role will work closely with the NCL Faculty and Quality team to promote professional development opportunities for educators to ensure educators have the skills to deliver safe and effective learning. The Placement Development Project Manager will cultivate strong working relationships with other NCL programme and project leads, in particular the NCL apprenticeships, PCAN and T-Level to coordinate placement strategies across NCL.
We are looking for someone who can develop strong links with partners from a range of different sectors. The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of the education sector and supporting learners, either into placements or work experience, or have the relevant industry experience working in a health or social care setting.
The individual will have excellent communication and organisation skills, with the ability to work autonomously and make links to wider workstreams supporting workforce development and training.
The post will be employed by Islington GP Federation, a core member of the NCL Training Hub team.
This role will report to the Programme Manager for Islington Training Hub, with accountability to the Programme Director for NCL Training Hub.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Working with the NCL Faculty and Quality team and NCL Nursing programme, align Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) audit requirements with the NHS England Quality Standards framework.
- Under the direction of the Programme Manager and Clinical Leads, manage the delivery and general administrative support of all activities to support the clinical placement expansion work programme for NCL.
- Work with a range of internal and external stakeholders to broaden the placement experience for learners in primary care, including:
o North Central London Training Hub leads (across all boroughs)
o GP practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs) o Health and social care regulators
o Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and other training providers.
o NHS England Workforce and Training (formally Health Education England)
o Other primary and community care providers as required.
- Provide regular project updates on a consistent basis to inform progress. This includes contributing to monthly reporting for NCL Training Hub’s Joint Operational Group (JOG) on clinical placement activity.
- Work with Borough Training Hubs to identify practices and PCNs willing to host trainees, liaising with HEIs on placements set-up and schedules.
- Keep accurate data on current and future educators and sites for all professions supporting learners across North Central London, including assessors and supervisors.
- Produce quarterly reports on placement activity, including when audits are due, to monitor performance against agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the work programme.
- Produce high quality written materials to promote primary care careers and the sector to expand student placement models.
About NCL Faculty and Quality programme
The North Central London (NCL) Training Hub Faculty and Quality team are responsible for managing the education, training and workforce development of educators for all professions who support learners in primary and community care.
This includes the approval process for new educators and learning environments mandated by NHS England’s Quality Standards framework and establishing NCL Training Hub’s Education Faculty.
In NCL we are growing our network of educators and educational environment for all clinical placements, with a particular focus on growing nursing and AHP placements in primary care. The Placement Coordinator will drive the development of relationships with learning environments aligned to the NCL Faculty and Quality programme, work with Trust placement coordinators to broaden clinical placement opportunities at an ICS-level and engage with Higher Education Institutes to increase capacity and opportunity for primary care placements and rotations.
About North Central London Training Hub
This is an opportunity to join a growing team aimed at developing our health and social care workforce in North Central London.
The North Central London (NCL) Training Hub is a network of multidisciplinary primary care teams, community providers, and social care providers. Training Hubs receive core funding from Health Education England, but we also have extra commissions from NHS England & Improvement and Local Authorities.
The NCL Training Hub has been established to enhance training, education, and workforce development – with specific focus on enhancing the recruitment of new, and retention of current, staff. The NCL Training Hub has developed innovative educational and workforce initiatives for primary, community and social care. During
2021-22, these innovative models have been shortlisted and won national awards, including from HSJ and Nursing Times.
Additional responsibilities of the role
1. Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information
Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information.
2. Equal Opportunities
Post holders must always fulfil their responsibilities regarding equality laws.
3. Health and Safety
Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and
Safety at Work Act (1974), and to ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.
4. Risk Management
All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly. They are expected to be familiar with the risk management strategy and emergency procedures and attendance at training as required.
5. Infection Control
Infection Control is everyone’s responsibility. All staff, both clinical and non-clinical, are required to adhere to the Hygiene Code (2006), Infection Prevention and Control
Policies and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection control at all times thereby reducing the burden of Healthcare Associated Infections including MRSA.
6. Safeguarding
Within their sphere of competence, each member of staff is responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the children, young people and / or vulnerable adults for whom they are responsible or may encounter, in the job role.
7. Review of this Job Description
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder on an annual basis.
Person Specification
Job title: NCL Placement Coordinator
This is a specification of the qualifications, knowledge, experience, skills and abilities, that are required to carry out effectively the responsibilities of the post (as outlined in the role description) and forms the basis for selecting a candidate.
Qualification and Experience - Essential (Application, CV and interview)
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience working at a similar level in workforce, education and training.
- Demonstrated experience in successfully coordinating projects in challenging and complex environments.
- Considerable experience of working with learners in an educational context.
Qualification and Experience - Desirable (Application, CV and interview)
- Experience working with HEIs, training accreditors, primary and community health providers, NHS Trusts and other providers to support transformation projects.
Knowledge and Skills - Essential (Application, CV and interview)
- Good understanding of educational support required for learners undertaking student placements and/or work experience.
- Experience of drafting papers and other communication pieces.
- Good knowledge of project management principles and techniques.
- Ability to plan and prioritise own work to manage workload and meet deadlines.
- Experience preparing regular reports for a range of colleagues and stakeholders.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise effectively while managing multiple stakeholder expectations.
- Good problem-solving skills, with ability to work effectively with others and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
- Good attention to detail.
- Competent in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Knowledge and Skills - Desirable (Application, CV and interview)
- Understand primary and social care in the UK.
- Understand national, regional and local health and social care landscape, particularly workforce pressures facing clinical roles in primary care.
- Understanding of pre- and post-registration nurse training requirements for general practice.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Islington, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Project Management: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 20/08/2023
Reference ID: NCLPlacementDevelopmentProjectManager
