Healthcare Support Worker Mentor (RN)

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Responsible for the central recruitment of healthcare assistants within South Tees NHS Foundation Trust.

Line Management of the mobile healthcare support worker team

Oversight of the onboarding process of applicants

Assist with the delivery of coaching and mentoring healthcare support workers across the South Tees Trust incorporating career advice and guidance.

Involvement in the planning and some delivery of the care certificate and ongoing clinical skills programme.

Provide (on ward) training and support to healthcare support workers

Establish a healthcare support worker forum that will be chaired monthly by the successful applicant

Work collaboratively with the clinical apprenticeship team to support the delivery of the clinical apprenticeship programmes and ensure mandatory observations are completed in the clinical area

Liaise with educational providers and act as the conduit with clinical practice areas and multi-disciplinary teams.

Assist the support structure for clinical apprenticeships across the organisation

The role will be key in supporting new healthcare support workers so stay and stay well in the organisation

The need to be confident in building relationships and facilitating positive working environments for healthcare support workers

Raise the profile of healthcare support worker retention and share good practice with others and provide support to ward managers.

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

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