Clinical Educator

NHS Jobs; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a clinical educator to deliver apprenticeship training and clinical skills sessions, ensuring competencies align with national frameworks. You will provide supervision to new staff, coordinate learner forums, and collaborate with HEIs to audit and improve training programmes.

The role focuses on embedding learning in practice, ensuring Care Certificate attainment for apprentices, and maintaining high standards of

Responsibilities

• To be the link facilitator for defined places or where the cohort of apprentice students are working.
• Deliver clinical skills training to meet the Clinical Competency framework for apprentices, new staff and other clinical staff.
• Provide support and supervision to new staff and supervise staff to ensure competency and patient allocation.
• Meet with academic colleagues to ensure apprentices meet professional and academic standards.
• Capture feedback from trainees and rectify teething issues; support apprentices and students in practice.
• Provide learner forums and extra clinical sessions; support development of assessment and supervision for the workforce plan.
• Ensure all new apprentices acquire the Care Certificate and are supported through the programme.
• Provide information, advice and guidance on learning opportunities within the Trust.
• Assist in evaluations to inform future education and learning programmes.
• Log issues raised by staff and help resolve them within an appropriate timeframe.
• Prepare accurate verbal and written reports; base training on national/local information, policies and guidelines.
• Develop protocols, competencies and SOPs to support clinical effectiveness.
• Provide support with clinical educators supervising and assessing students on pre-registration programmes.
• Support new models of working to deliver the workforce plan, and work with HEIs and training personnel to audit and smooth training programmes.
• Support the clinical education team to embed learning in practice.

Job description

Main Duties & Responsibilities 1. To be the link facilitator for defined places / or where the cohort of apprentice students are working Deliver clinical skills training to meet the NCH&Cs Clinical Competency framework to both new and existing apprentice staff, and other clinical staff. Provide support and advice to teams on the roles of new staff ensuring patient allocation to meet competency practice Provide support and supervision to new staff Meet with academic colleagues to ensure apprentices and trainees are meeting relevant professional and academic standards Capture feedback from trainees and ensure any teething issues are rectified 7. Support any apprentice or student nurse who maybe struggling. To provide Learner forums and extra clinical sessions to support the apprentices and students in practice. Support development of assessment and supervision required for effective delivery of the workforce plan. Ensure all new apprentices acquire the Care Certificate and are supported through the programme. To provide staff with appropriate information, advice and guidance relating to the learning opportunities provided within the Trust. To assist in evaluations to inform the provision of future appropriate education and learning programmes. To receive and appropriately log any issues or concerns raised by staff and help to ensure that these are resolved effectively and within an appropriate timeframe. To prepare accurate and precise reports, both verbal and written. To base training on relevant national and local information, policies, and guidelines with research based practice. Make appropriate use of resources as necessary to fulfil the job objectives. To maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with NMC professional guidelines 1To develop protocols, competencies and Standard operating procedures which support the clinical effectiveness of staff. 1To provide support with the other clinical educators for those supervising and assessing students on pre-registration programmes. To support new models of working, to deliver the workforce plan. To provide training and support in developing the role of the supervisor/assessors and practice educator. To work with HEIs and other key training personnel in contributing to the audit and smooth working of training programmes. Support the clinical education team to provide a model of support for trainees undertaking the practical clinical skills courses to embed their learning in practice

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