Clinical Educator

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; West Wick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Skills Educator to support the Clinical Skills Activities Team (CAST) within DERI. The post holder will deliver clinical skills training, support the Trust Preceptorship Multi-Professional Programme and provide cross-cover to other clinical teams.

Based in clinical education settings across ELHT sites, you will work with multidisciplinary colleagues, promote education across roles, advise ward managers and educators on skills

Qualifications

• Competence across a wide range of clinical skills and teaching qualifications.
• Evidence of formal teaching/training experience and post-registration clinical exposure.
• Awareness of educational frameworks and quality improvement standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical skills training (e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, IV therapies, ECG).
• Provide annual/periodic reports on courses and progression.
• Support preceptorship and dispersed professional educational programmes.
• Collaborate with ward managers and educators to implement best practices.

Skills

Clinical skills training

Teaching/assessing

Data reporting

Cross-site coordination

Education

Current NMC/HCPC registration

Formal Teaching qualification

Tools

AIM train the trainer

ECDL/ IT literate

ILS/BLS provider

Job description

To support the Clinical Skills Activities Team (CAST) in the delivery of clinical skills within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT). The post holder will be part of DERI, based within the Clinical Education Team. The the core elements will be to provide clinical skills training, support the Trust Preceptorship Multi- Professional Programme and provide cross cover to other clinical teams within DERI.

You will develop, co-ordinate, implement and evaluate clinical skills training within ELHT with an ultimate aim of supporting colleagues to gain the skills needed to provide safe, personal and effective care and improve patient care and experience.

The post- holder will work with multi- professionals across the Trust and will need to promote the benefits and importance of education, in each person's role. The role will provide expert advice to ward managers, team leaders, practice-based educators, and clinical areas in supporting Trust standards in implementation of skills, and promote effective communication between clinical areas and the Clinical Education Team to facilitate the transition of the learners between trainee and competent practitioner

You will be typically based within a classroom setting or simulated clinical environment within the learning and development centres on the BGTH and RBH sites. You may also be required at times to support learners in the clinical areas.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver clinical skills training for example; venepuncture, cannulation, IV therapies, ECG, male catheterisation, tracheostomy care, Acute Illness management (AIM) and CSW AIM.
• Provide monthly reports for clinical skills courses, training and development and preceptorship progress.
• Manage teaching groups to ensure that training delivered is equitable to all users
• Collate data, documentation, and resources such as feedback from evaluations to evaluate course materials.
• Act as support and advice to clinical areas with regards to skills, international nurses and preceptorship.
• Adapt training delivery to service needs and demand.
• Ability to organise, prioritise and plan own workload, prioritising and be able to work autonomously.
• Facilitate an adult learning process that creates a safe, non- threatening climate which supports learning across the health care system
• Organise and deliver a training programme to the newly appointed international nurses.
• Support the development of the Multi- professional Preceptorship Programme across the Trust.
• Support other clinical teams within DERI in the facilitation of their courses as required.
• Be a faculty member for resuscitation courses e.g. ILS/BLS dependent on area of expertise.
• Evaluate service delivery, identifying areas for improvement and initiate change as required.
• Assist and develop quality improvement ideas and programmes within the team to improve educational outcomes extending across the Trust.

About us

The post is a full time vacancy and hours are worked predominantly Monday to Friday from 8am- 4pm, although flexibility is required around these hours to cover training requirements.

You will be expected to work across all sites of ELHT as necessary although the majority of time is spent between Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospitals.

Job responsibilities

To support the Clinical Skills Activities Team (CAST) in the delivery of clinical skills within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT). The post holder will be part of DERI, based within the Clinical Education Team. The the core elements will be to provide clinical skills training, support the Trust Preceptorship Multi- Professional Programme and provide cross cover to additional clinical teams within DERI.

Please see the job description and personal specification for full details of what this role entails.

Person Specification

• Evidence of competence within a wide range of clinical skills
• Subject specific expertise/ evidence and clinical skills knowledge
• Teaching/ assessing qualification
• Extensive and recent post registration clinical experience in an acute setting
• Evidence of formal facilitation skills, training and teaching experience
• Experience of supporting learners in the clinical setting
• Ability to work independently and part of a team
• Knowledge of preceptorship frameworks and standards
• Possess analytical skills, such as critical thinking, communication techniques, problem solving and creative thinking
• Organisational and evaluation skills
• Ability to work under pressure- good time management skills and prioritisation skills
• Ability to form positive working relationships
• Self motivated and enthusiastic
• Ability to work autonomously
• Current NMC/ HCPC registration
• Access to a vehicle to be able to travel across sites if needed
• Formal Teaching qualification
• AIM train the trainer
• ECDL/ I.T literate
• Knowledge of educational frameworks
• Knowledge of quality improvement programme standards
• ILS/ BLS provider

Qualifications

• Current NMC/ HCPC registration
• Formal Teaching qualification

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.