Clinical Educator

NHS Jobs; Oxford; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an educationally-focused professional to advance clinical teaching and staff development through self-directed learning and close collaboration with line managers.

The role emphasizes maintaining a personal professional portfolio, supporting others, peer review, and contributing to a positive learning environment that promotes evidence-based practice and continuous improvement across the trust.

Responsibilities

• Maintain personal professional development through self-directed learning and engaging with their line manager to address identified learning needs
• Maintain own professional portfolio and support others to do the same
• Participate in and actively seek peer review to reflect upon and improve clinical and educational practice
• Advocate for and contribute to a working environment that promotes continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning
• Maintain a forward view of the skill mix within their assigned clinical area to anticipate and work with the senior practice development team to respond proactively to emerging educational priorities
• Actively contribute to providing a positive learning environment that makes effective use of resources (e.g., human, financial, equipment, space)
• Able to apply assessment methods to assess the progress of learners, maintain records of proficiency and provide reports on training as required
• Monitor and support teams to maintain their clinical competence
• Able to participate in, identify and describe basic principles of educational programmedesign, including the use of learning outcomes and assessments
• Demonstrate continuous professional development in a range of evidence-based learning and teaching methods
• Provide sensitive feedback focused on the progress of learners and foster a climate in which best practice can be safely debated and reflected upon
• Participate in the evaluation of education programmes and the dissemination of results
• Provide teaching and support to learners from the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure appropriate induction and orientation of newly appointed colleagues

Job description

Maintain personal professional development through self-directed learning and engagingwith their line manager to address identified learning needsMaintain own professional portfolio and support others to do the sameParticipate in and actively seek peer review to reflect upon and improve clinical andeducational practiceAdvocate for and contribute to a working environment that promotes continuous learning anddevelopment, evidence-based practice and succession planningMaintain a forward view of the skill mix within their assigned clinical area to anticipate andwork with the senior practice development team to respond proactively to emergingeducational prioritiesActively contribute to providing a positive learning environment that makes effective use ofresources (e.g., human, financial, equipment, space)Able to apply assessment methods to assess the progress of learners, maintain records ofproficiency and provide reports on training as requiredMonitor and support teams to maintain their clinical competenceAble to participate in, identify and describe basic principles of educational programmedesign, including the use of learning outcomes and assessmentsDemonstrate continuous professional development in a range of evidence-based learningand teaching methodsProvide sensitive feedback focused on the progress of learners and foster a climate in whichbest practice can be safely debated and reflected uponParticipate in the evaluation of education programmes and the dissemination of resultsProvide teaching and support to learners from the multi-disciplinary teamEnsure appropriate induction and orientation of newly appointed colleagues

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust