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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated HCPC registered physiotherapist to work as a AHP Clinical Facilitator.  Key areas of focus include providing visual support to pre-registration Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, and Dietetic students, apprenticeships and supporting those returning to practice. You will work collaboratively with clinical teams to embed non-traditional placement models to expand and support placement capacity within the four professions, with a specific focus on Physiotherapy. 

The post holder will work across three main hospital sites, facilitating placements, training, and educating the re-registration students.  You will work in conjunction with, and be supported by, our AHP Practice Educator for pre-registration students to contribute to, and ensure the provision of, high quality practice placements across these four professions. 

The successful candidate must enjoy teaching, sharing knowledge, be self-motivated and organised, whilst working as a professional role model.  They must demonstrate evidence of ongoing CPD and have recent experience as a practice educator.

You will be required to foster good relationships with the practice placement educators and external stakeholders.

There will be a requirement for attendance at relevant team, wider trust and off-site meetings as appropriate, and a requirement to deputise for the AHP Practice Educator.

Main duties of the job

To provide visible support to pre-registration students and their practice placement educators within Rehabilitation Services across the Trust. 

In line with the national AHP agenda, the post holder will be responsible for working collaboratively with clinical teams within Rehabilitation Services to ensure that non-traditional placement models are used and embedded within the department to maintain and increase placement capacity, particularly within physiotherapy, where possible whilst ensuring their quality.  This will require being able to identify and utilise appropriate technology, updating resources available to support these efficiently alongside face-to-face student working. 

Key areas of focus will include Rehabilitation Services pre-registration students, apprenticeships and supporting those returning to practice.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

Benefits to you
•    27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
•    NHS Pension Scheme:
•    Flexible working opportunities;
•    Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
•    Career development and training;
•    Wellbeing support and activities;
•    In-house physiotherapy Service;
•    On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
•    Subsidised staff parking (currently free). 
•    Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough