Clinical Education Facilitator

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Critical Care nurse with a passion for teaching to join our established education team. You will mentor staff, deliver educational programmes for pre-registration and post-registration learners, and help maintain high standards of patient care in a busy integrated critical care unit.

The role focuses on pre-registration, CPD, mandatory training and medical device training, with opportunities to develop learning resources and assess

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with live NMC registration and critical care experience.
• Critical Care Course completed; supervisor/assessor training preferred.
• Evidence of Level 6 study or equivalent educational experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver educational programmes for pre-registration and post-registration learners.
• Undertake inductions, CPD, and mandatory training.
• Assess competence and review progress of learners; support evidence-based practice.

Skills

Critical Care Nursing

Staff development & teaching

Mentoring & supervision

Clinical governance & CPD

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Critical Care Course

Supervisor and Assessor training

Level 6 study evidence

Tools

Nursing Education Resources

Job description

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Critical Care nurse who is passionate about teaching and developing staff to be part of our established education team. You will be expected to be a role model, delivering excellent standards of care, following the policies and procedures of the trust and challenging practices not in line with these. You will be dynamic, credible and have a proven track record mentoring staff and teaching to small and large groups. You will have experience caring for general and cardiothoracic critically ill patients, completed the Critical Care Course, supervisor/ assessor training and be committed to an ongoing career in Critical Care. You will be required to provide staff with the essential knowledge and skills required to deliver safe and effective care, helping them settle into this busy, friendly unit. The successful candidate will be expected to work professionally, developing a positive learning environment conducive to education and help make a real difference to patient and staff experience.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the integrated critical care unit (general and cardiothoracic), with specific focus on pre-registration, post-registration, continuing professional development, mandatory and medical device training. You will undertake student and new starter inductions, deliver educational programmes and develop learning resources. You will assess competence, review progress and work alongside staff in the bed space. You will remain updated and support evidence-based practice.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We are passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organization and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as Good by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job responsibilities

To be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role. To support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse with the assessment of training needs and subsequent development, delivery of training programmes including Nurse induction, Care Certificate and on-going educational and clinical development programmes for nurses. To be accountable for :

• Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice
• Enhancing the patients experience
• Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organizations objectives.

To promote learning within the clinical environment. To work with other departments within the Trust to facilitate learning to support service developments and to support staff in practice who are subject to capability/competence processes. Demonstrate a specialist level of knowledge, skill and understanding of clinical practice standards within the Trust, acting as a resource and role model to colleagues. Support staff with specialist advice in relation to practice education. Work alongside clinical staff, promoting best practice, providing support and education, facilitating a learning environment and development of staff to meet local requirements. When delivering training sessions and supporting staff clinically, promote that all staff are aware of and adhere to all relevant Trust policies and procedures as part of educational activity. Participate in supporting a culture of protecting patients from harm and deprivation of basic rights ensuring a safe and effective service with continuous quality improvement. Contributes to managing changes and improvement through the use of audit, staff/student feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team. Promote a clean and safe environment by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management, critical incident reporting and root cause analysis. Participate in the promotion of a high standard of fundamental care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health Professions Council, national legislation and local standards. To support staff development when standards fall below expected levels. Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately. Critically appraise and synthesize the outcomes of relevant research, evaluations and audits and apply information when seeking to improve practice. Within an educational environment, promote a culture of person-centered care. Ensure that everyone within the sphere of care is treated with dignity and humanity, understanding individual needs, showing compassion and sensitivity, and provide care in a way that respects all people equally. Act as a visible positive role model to others, setting expected standards of behaviour and contribute to the delivery of high quality person-centered care. Promote staff to take responsibility and accountability for the care they provide, judgements made and actions taken in a way meets the requirements of organizational policies and procedures, professional bodies and the law. Participate in the appraisal process ensuring that personal development plans are consistent with the team's, department's and organizations objectives. Participate in communication networks within and external to the team. To be aware of Health and safety regulations within the Trust. Promote a learning environment conducive for all staff, supporting staff in induction. Ensure purposeful and effective learning experiences. Support the Senior Sister/Charge nurse in the identification and development of educational programmes and staff development strategies. Deliver clinical education presentations to large and small groups. Contribute to the design and delivery of informal and formal teaching programmes. Support the learning, development and assessment of all staff including supporting staff to achieve competence, and Revalidation. Participate in the recruitment and selection process. Support the overseas recruitment process. Network with peers across professional groups and clinical disciplines promoting the exchange of knowledge, skills and resources. Act up in the absence of the designated person in charge. Attend professional forums and disseminate information. Maintain comprehensive training records for staff and provide reports as required. Support the Senior Sister/Charge nurse with an innovative and proactive approach to the redesign of educational services, linked to organizational priorities and in support of improved outcomes. Support the development and implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Programme for the organization. Seek opportunities for personal development supporting the research agenda of the organization. Maintain a working knowledge of local, national and professional strategy and policy, and the educational agenda.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Registered Nurse Level 1 with live registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Supervisor and assessor
• Evidence of Level 6 study
• Critical Care Course
• Experience of cardiothoracic and general critical care nursing

Desirable

• To hold a PGCert in Education
• Level 7 study
• Formal teaching experience

Experience

Essential

• General and cardiothoracic critical care experience
• Post resgistation critical care course

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