Clinical Practice Facilitator

Clinical Practice Facilitator: Permanent (32 hours)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Clinical Practice Facilitation team in Community Nursing. The post holder will take day to day professional responsibility and be accountable for leading and developing clinical practice programmes for community staff ensuring safe delivery of quality patient care. To support community staff in achieving demonstrable delivery of safe, cost-effective clinical care within a high-quality learning environment. The postholder will work directly with teams and individuals at a variety of sites across the community in Stockport, supporting nursing staff to fulfil their potential and ensuring they are competent and confident in their job roles. They will contribute directly to communicate clinical standards and trust values to individuals and teams.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical skills training and education across all community services as part of the Clinical Practice Facilitator team. They will maintain a highly professional personal profile and update clinical knowledge and skills as a role model in clinical practice, being visible and accessible to all community staff.

They will provide support to all community teams, acting as a professional resource and facilitator for developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care to ensure clinical effectiveness. They will act as a role model for standards of care and expected behaviours through participation in direct patient care.

The post holder will support community staff to maintain compliance with trust training requirements and oversee new starters to complete all mandatory training as part of their induction and within agreed timeframes. Additionally, they will support delivery of the Preceptorship and Community Induction Programme, maintaining regular contact with named preceptors.

They will work alongside the Clinical Practice Facilitation team to identify service development opportunities, be involved in quality improvement initiatives and contribute to the development and implementation of initiatives and training to improve, enhance and maintain patient care standards.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Details

Date posted

15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

362-NAM6CLIN-09-26-A

Job locations

Across community nursing sites

Stockport

SK7 4PW

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• 1st level NMC Registered Nurse with a degree or PgDip in District Nursing/Community Specialist Practitioner qualification.
• Nurse Prescriber V100/V150/V300
• Level 7 study

Desirable

• oLive mentorship qualification or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Has abroad range of specialist knowledge within sphere of responsibility.
• Evidence of CPD and up to date knowledge of nursing issues.
• Demonstrate research-based practice
• Competences within scope of professional practice to meet service needs.
• Knowledge of trust policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the Community Specialist Practitioner District Nursing programme.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in supporting and educating staff at all levels to develop in their practice.
• Experience of managing change

Desirable

• Experience at Band 6 District Nurse Caseload Holder level
• Experience in leading a team

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• An enthusiastic and supportive leader who motivates people
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Self-reflective practitioner
• Problem solving skills
• Proactive and positive approach
• Team player
• Confident decision maker
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Approachable
• Adaptable

Work-Related Circumstances

Essential

• Occupational health clearance.
• Must be able to work flexibly in response to service/patient needs e.g. evenings, weekends, patients with special needs
• Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across Stockport and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Where possible adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• 1st level NMC Registered Nurse with a degree or PgDip in District Nursing/Community Specialist Practitioner qualification.
• Nurse Prescriber V100/V150/V300
• Level 7 study

Desirable

• oLive mentorship qualification or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Has abroad range of specialist knowledge within sphere of responsibility.
• Evidence of CPD and up to date knowledge of nursing issues.
• Demonstrate research-based practice
• Competences within scope of professional practice to meet service needs.
• Knowledge of trust policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the Community Specialist Practitioner District Nursing programme.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in supporting and educating staff at all levels to develop in their practice.
• Experience of managing change

Desirable

• Experience at Band 6 District Nurse Caseload Holder level
• Experience in leading a team

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• An enthusiastic and supportive leader who motivates people
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Self-reflective practitioner
• Problem solving skills
• Proactive and positive approach
• Team player
• Confident decision maker
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Approachable
• Adaptable

Work-Related Circumstances

Essential

• Occupational health clearance.
• Must be able to work flexibly in response to service/patient needs e.g. evenings, weekends, patients with special needs
• Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across Stockport and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Where possible adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Across community nursing sites

Stockport

SK7 4PW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Across community nursing sites

Stockport

SK7 4PW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• 1st level NMC Registered Nurse with a degree or PgDip in District Nursing/Community Specialist Practitioner qualification.
• Nurse Prescriber V100/V150/V300
• Level 7 study

Desirable

• oLive mentorship qualification or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Has abroad range of specialist knowledge within sphere of responsibility.
• Evidence of CPD and up to date knowledge of nursing issues.
• Demonstrate research-based practice
• Competences within scope of professional practice to meet service needs.
• Knowledge of trust policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the Community Specialist Practitioner District Nursing programme.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in supporting and educating staff at all levels to develop in their practice.
• Experience of managing change

Desirable

• Experience at Band 6 District Nurse Caseload Holder level
• Experience in leading a team

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• An enthusiastic and supportive leader who motivates people
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Self-reflective practitioner
• Problem solving skills
• Proactive and positive approach
• Team player
• Confident decision maker
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Approachable
• Adaptable

Work-Related Circumstances

Essential

• Occupational health clearance.
• Must be able to work flexibly in response to service/patient needs e.g. evenings, weekends, patients with special needs
• Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across Stockport and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Where possible adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act.