Clinical Educator

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

12 months Fixed Term / Secondment - 37.5 hours

The Education and Practice Development team are accepting applications for the position of Band 6 Clinical Educator.

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Band 5 or 6 nurse to join our friendly and professional team. The primary purpose of the role is to promote best practice at all times, providing support and leadership to nursing staff and learners Trust wide.

Main duties of the job

• Co-ordinate teaching programmes.
• Provide teaching in both the clinical setting and the classroom.
• Record competences.
• Respond to educational requirements that emerge from service needs.
• Be involved in Practice Development projects including medical devices.
• Attend various appropriate meetings to represent Trust.
• Maintain a high profile within the clinical area acting as a role model positively influencing practice and challenging poor practices.
• Ensure standards, policies and protocols are applied to practice.

About us

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Person Specification Education and qualifications

• Experience in an Acute environment.
• Experience of teaching and supporting leading on new developments.
• Functioned at Band 6 with line manager responsibility.
• Previous exposure to developing training and education programmes.

Experience and knowledge

• Registered Nurse Degree.
• Preparation for mentorship/teaching and assessing courses or equivalent.
• Teaching experience.
• Simulation teaching.
• Teaching qualifications.

Skills, abilities and competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Skilled at managing own time and workload.
• Prioritising accordingly.
• Understanding of best practice in Cannulation, Venepuncture and Infection Control.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care commensurate with the expert clinician.
• Excellent knowledge of multi-professional roles and a vision for the delivery of patient care in different ways.
• Competent in a variety of expanded roles.
• Aware of new roles and developments such as Nursing Associates.
• Computer literate.

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.

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum, pro rata.