Bank Legacy Practitioner

In this meaningful and rewarding position, you will play a key part in supporting Nurses and Allied Health Professionals who are at the early stages of their careers. Your work will help them develop confidence and skills, achieve a positive work/life balance, and feel supported and satisfied in their roles.

As a Legacy Practitioner, you'll build strong relationships, collaborate with colleagues, and act as an ally and mentor. This may be through the use of observation and feedback, structured teaching and coaching and reflection.

Where You'll Work

Legacy Practitioners may work across a variety of specialisms and care settings, offering support based on referral and need.

You'll also work closely with our wider practice education team, an established team of experienced educators.

Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis prior to the close date so please do not delay in submitting an application

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Essential: - Hold a Registered Health or Social Care Professional qualification with current registration and without restriction.; - Educated to degree level or equivalent in a specific field, experience of working at a similar level in specialist area; - Coaching, mentoring qualification and/ or equivalent experience; - Completed or willing to complete training as Practice supervisor and Practice assessor/Practice educator; - Commitment to continuing professional development

Desirable: - Mental Health first aid training

Essential: - Demonstrable clinical experience as a registrant; - An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust; - Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support; - Demonstrates the values and role model for others; - Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.; - Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships; - Used to working in a busy environment; - Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change; - Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.

Essential: - Demonstrate developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.; - Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health and social care services.; - A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it

Desirable: - Understanding of career progression pathways

Essential: - Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences; - Coaching skills; - Mentoring skills; - Evidence of success in efficient and effective planning and managing multiple work streams; - Skills for communicating on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence and diplomacy.; - Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.; - Professional calm and efficient manner

Essential: - Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues; - Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands; - Strategic thinking ability to anticipate; - Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis; - Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills

Essential: - Effective at planning own workload and prioritising to achieve targets.; - Skills for managing multiple demands within defined financial targets.

Essential: - Keyboard skills, use of presentation, projection/multi-media equipment and e-learning resources; - Knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access; - Ability to travel to places of work that may not be accessible by public transport