Career Navigator Job at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Bodmin

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Job Description

Career Navigator

Band 6

Main area
Career Navigator
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Flexible working and secondments considered.)
Job ref
201-23-432
Site
Carew House
Town
Bodmin
Salary
£33,706 - £40,588 Per Annum / Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/03/2023 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care
We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns.

Great Organisation
We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems.

Great People
We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care.

Great Partner
With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people’s quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.


Job overview

This one-year fixed term post is a fantastic opportunity to support nurses working in all parts of our health and care system. The role of the Career Navigator is to ensure that nurses can access quality career conversations to identify potential and raise awareness of opportunities to develop at all career stages. This will include providing individual tailored coaching and promoting clear career paths to help people understand the available routes through which they can achieve success.

To do this, you will be a registered nurse with a keen desire to support staff retention across Cornwall’s Health and Social Care sectors. Resilience and excellent interpersonal and communication skills will be needed to successfully coach individuals through career transitions and build relationships with a range of stakeholders.

A key outcome measure for this post will be the ability to retain the skills of our existing nurses and help them build satisfying and sustainable careers here in Cornwall.

Based with CFT as part of the placement expansion team, you will work in collaboration with learning and development leads, Practice Educators and our new Legacy Mentors, plus clinicians and internal and external training providers. We offer a supportive working environment and the opportunity to access training to develop your coaching and mentoring skills.

Secondments and flexible working are encouraged. Some travel will be required but you will be able to work from home when not on site.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (CIoS) nursing and midwifery workforce can access quality career conversations to identify their potential.

Providing individual tailored coaching to staff to ensure they are fulfilled and in control of their careers. Individuals accessing the service may range from those who are newly entering the profession, to those seeking a change or are considering leaving.

The ability to retain the skills of our existing nursing workforce within the CIoS health & social care sectors.

Hosted by CFT but working across all parts of the health and social care system, there is a requirement to liaise with workforce leads, the placement expansion team, learning and development leads, Legacy Mentors, employers and clinicians and it will be essential to develop and nurture key relationships with a wide range of individuals, partners and stakeholder organisations.

Excellent personal and communication skills are needed, plus a keen desire to support nursing and midwifery staff to build satisfying and sustained careers in the county. The post holder will feel confident in using their skills and experience gained working with health and/or social care to support colleagues to identify the area of work which they are interested in. The post holder will understand the posts and development pathways which are available across the system to offer guidance regarding the completion of job applications and interview techniques for staff seeking promotion.


Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Education and Quals

Essential criteria
  • Current professional registration – NMC, HCPC
  • Professional qualification – RMN, RNLD, RN
  • Educated to degree level in a health related field
  • Substantial post qualifying clinical experience
  • Coaching qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures

Knowledge and Ability

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of variety of routes/programmes in pre-registration education
  • Ability to work under pressure and under own initiative
  • Understanding of issues around CPD
  • Knowledge of issues impacting on retention

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

  • Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
  • Protected CPD time for registered staff
  • Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
  • Leadership and Management development programmes
  • Coaching and mentoring opportunities
  • A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
  • Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
  • A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
  • Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

  • Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
  • Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
  • Free DBS checks where required
  • Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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