What is a Care Home Education Facilitator?
The purpose of the Care Home Education Facilitator (CHEF) is to work with mentors in care homes, primarily for the older adult, to enhance the learning experience of student nurses in practice placements.
This will be achieved by providing guidance to mentors through education and skill development while working towards achievement of the Quality Standards for practice Placements (NES 2008).
The ethos underpinning the CHEF role is to contribute to a learning environment promoting a values based, person centred integrated approach to care and learning.
Aims of the Role
- Support the education and development needs of staff to effectively support students in the care home setting.
- Contribute to quality of care provided for the older adult through sign posting practice learning opportunities for mentors and other members of the clinical team.
- Contribute to the skills development of new and experienced mentors and individuals in wider education support roles.
- Provide a link between Care Homes, National Health Service, Scottish Social Services Council, and Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and Higher Education Institutions.
- Develop opportunities for partnership working improving the equity of the student learning experience
- Maximise and promote the Care Home contribution to the development and preparation of the future nursing workforce across sectors.
- Facilitate New Qualified Practitioner’s engagement with Flying Start NHS ™
What are the Quality Standards for Practice Placements (NES 2008)?
The standards were revised in 2008 and were developed so that students and individuals and organisations who support them understand their responsibilities and expectations in relation to practice placement learning.
QSPP
What are the Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in Practice?
The Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in Practice (NMC 2008) provides a development framework outlining the knowledge and skills required of mentors/sign off mentors/practice teachers. There are 8 Domains in the framework each with identified outcomes that mentors/sign off mentors are required to evidence
SSLAiP
The 8 domains in the development framework are:
- Establish effective working relationships
- Facilitation of learning
- Assessment and accountability
- Evaluation of learning
- Creating an environment for learning
- Context of practice
- Evidence-based practice
- Leadership
Contact Details
Care Home Education Facilitators
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Ward 4, West House
GartnavelRoyalHospital
1055 Great Western RoadGlasgow
G12 0XH
Telephone number: 0141 201 4439