Associate Clinical Educator

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital; Norwich; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dynamic Associate Clinical Educator to support the education and development of Health Care Support Workers. This 12-month position involves delivering effective training sessions and requires a Foundation Degree in Health Studies or equivalent. Successful candidates will exemplify PRIDE values and have recent acute nursing experience. Competitive salary and NHS benefits offered.

Benefits

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Free Park & Ride service

Flexible staff bank

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Clinically up-to-date, with significant recent acute nursing experience at band 4.
• Experience in assessing learners.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service.
• Coaching learners on various educational and training programmes.
• Encouraging the development of unregistered Health Care Support Workers.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Effective role model demonstrating PRIDE values

Education

Foundation Degree in Health Studies or equivalent

Assessing, Teaching, Mentoring/Coaching qualification

Job description

Fixed term contract/secondment opportunity for 12 months

Looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about the education, training, and support to our Health Care Support Workers?

Practice Development and Education are offering a 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunity for an Associate Clinical Educator.

We are looking for an innovative and highly motivated Associate Clinical Educator to join our team. Are you dynamic, enthusiastic and have a commitment to education? Our department celebrates diversity and inclusivity, we welcome applications from individuals who represent the full spectrum of our community.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support clinical educators on the training programme and pastoral support of all health care support workers. The role encompasses the preparation and delivery of classroom-based teaching sessions, clinical skills training and workshops using appropriate teaching styles, equipment, and technology to optimise learning and development. To ensure that our health care support worker workforce is prepared to deliver essential care safely, effectively, and compassionately. Primarily this role will be supporting our Band 2 - Band 3 pathway progression for NNUHFT staff.

If you are passionate about education this position offers exciting and progressive opportunities within Practice Development and Education.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

• To support Clinical Educators in the delivery of both the theoretical and practical components of educational, developmental and training programmes, using a range of teaching/learning styles within scope of practice.
• To coach learners on various educational and training programmes, enhancing their learning experience and their understanding of how different roles contribute to the patients care and experience.
• To support and encourage the development of unregistered Health Care Support Workers to progress along a career pathway with can lead to registration, undertaking apprenticeships and other programmes of learning, with a step on step off approach.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree in Health Studies (Science)/ Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate / equivalent
• Assessing, Teaching, Mentoring/Coaching qualification (short course) / Willingness to undertake

Experience

• Clinically up-to-date, with significant recent acute nursing experience at band 4
• Experience in assessing learners

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• To be an effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence

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.

Lead Nurse for Practice Development and Education

£27,485 to £30,162 a year, per annum, pro rata