Home First Practice and Learning Facilitator

Job summary
This role is offered on a fixed term basis for up to 6 months.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust at a pivotal time as we have launched our new countywide Home First service.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated registered allied health practitioner to support the learning, development and clinical growth of our workforce, helping to ensure staff have the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver outstanding care to people in their own homes. Working closely with our substantive Practice and Learning Facilitator and Home First leadership team, you will play a key role in developing staff, supporting competency assessment, facilitating clinical learning and contributing to the delivery of a high-quality, person-centred service.

This role offers the opportunity to influence and shape a brand-new service, working alongside a diverse multidisciplinary team while promoting continuous improvement, professional development and excellence in patient care.

Main duties of the job

• Support the delivery of clinical education, induction and competency-based learning programmes for staff across the Home First workforce
• Contribute to the development of a skilled, competent and confident workforce through training, coaching and workplace-based assessment
• Assess, monitor and support staff undertaking work-based competencies within your professional scope of practice.
• Undertake observational visits to support competency sign-off, development and quality assurance.
• Work collaboratively with your fellow colleague and B5 Learning and Development Practitioner, Home First Leads and multidisciplinary colleagues to identify learning needs and develop staff capability.
• Support the induction, onboarding and ongoing development of new members of staff throughout their probationary period.
• Promote evidence-based practice and maintain awareness of current NHS priorities, research and best practice relevant to Home First and community care.
• Build effective relationships with colleagues, education providers and partner organisations to maximise learning opportunities and workforce development.
• Champion high standards of patient care, professional practice, health and safety, and organisational values across the service.
• Travel across Gloucestershire to deliver training and support staff working in a variety of community settings.

About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 327-26-857
Job locations: NHS Training Hub Invista, Ermin Street, Brockworth, GL3 4HP, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Current HCPC Professional Registration
• First degree or evidence of studying at this level
• Postgraduate training / education qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Proven evidence of recent and ongoing CPD and understanding of revalidation requirements

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable recent experience of working in a healthcare provider setting
• Demonstrable experience in supporting learners in practice, mentoring and supervision
• Enhanced interpersonal skills to handle group facilitation, 1:1 coaching and challenging situations
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Packages, e.g. Word, power point and presentation software. e.g. video

Desirable

• Experience of managing people
• Dynamic and enthusiastic individual who can support, encourage and motivate others, strong interpersonal communications and presentational skills, an out-going, professional and confident manner

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations.

Employer details
Employer name: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/

For questions about the job, contact: Community Manager, Melanie Richmond, melanie.richmond2@nhs.net, 07989350211