Clinical Educator (XR07)

Integrated Care System; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Clinical Educator in Leeds to lead clinical education and support staff development in oncology. The ideal candidate will have substantial clinical experience, strong teaching skills, and the ability to enhance the quality of care delivery. This role includes leading on clinical education programmes and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring effective patient care.

Qualifications

• Substantial post-registration experience including in a junior leadership role.
• Relevant clinical experience within the specialty.
• A track record of collaborative working with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the design and delivery of clinical education programmes.
• Support staff development through preceptorship and clinical supervision.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the Clinical Service Unit.

Skills

Clinical teaching

Coaching

Assessment

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Masters degree or equivalent

Job description

Areyou an experienced clinical leader with a passion for education andprofessional development?

Weare looking for a dynamic and compassionate Senior Clinical Educator to joinour Oncology team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. You will help shapethe future of cancer care by supporting, educating, and developing bothregistered and unregistered staff across our oncology services.

Aboutthe Role

Asa Senior Clinical Educator, you will:

Lead on the design, delivery andevaluation of clinical education programmes for nursing and AHP staff.

Support staff development throughpreceptorship, clinical supervision, and mentorship.

Collaborate across professionalboundaries to improve care quality and patient outcomes.

Contribute to the strategicdirection of the CSU through workforce development, quality improvement andservice innovation.

Provide leadership and oversight tojunior staff, and deputise for the Matron where required.

WhatWere Looking For

Experience: Substantial post-registration experienceincluding in a Band 7, 6 or equivalent leadership role.

Relevant clinical experience(essential).

A track record of collaborativeworking with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills& Attributes:

Strong clinical teaching, coachingand assessment skills

Main duties of the job

Thejob holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinicalstaff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable thedevelopment of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers,providing supervision through on-site support and Trust wide continuousprofessional development activities. The post holder will be responsible forleading clinical education and associated resources in their designatedclinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.

Thejob holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and otherpractice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement.The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinicalprofessional development for preceptorship and other role developments. Theywill enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered andunregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a juniorclinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.

Youwill be expected to lead the nursing contribution to service development,ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on theimplementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines,audit and research.

About us

OurLTHT values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we seethis as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed byour staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

Allour actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.

Additionally,the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

Commitment to delivering highquality evidence based care

Commitment to working in amulti-disciplinary team

Commitment to the clinical area,valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive andcreative working environment

Commitment to own development andthe development of junior staff.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

JOBPURPOSE

Thejob holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinicalstaff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable thedevelopment of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers,providing supervision through on-site support and Trust wide continuousprofessional development activities. The post holder will be responsible forleading clinical education and associated resources in their designatedclinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.

Thejob holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and otherpractice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement.The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinicalprofessional development for preceptorship and other role developments. Theywill enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered andunregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a juniorclinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.

Youwill be expected to lead the nursing contribution to service development,ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on theimplementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines,audit and research. They will function as a role model for registered andunregistered staff within the clinical area and Trust, enabling andsupporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross city working toensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effectiveand efficient care.

. JOBDIMENSION

Therole of the Senior Clinical Educator Post is essential for the organisationto ensure nurses and or ODPs work within the governing standards set byprofessional and regulatory bodies. The job holder will support, educate anddevelop registered and unregistered staff in their clinical role andcompetency, to meet the standards required to deliver high quality evidencebased care for service users.

Thejob holder will deliver education on a Trust wide basis which impacts on awide range of clinical areas and departments. The post holder will contributeto the planning, implementation and evaluation of education and training ofregistered and unregistered workforce. They will work in collaboration withthe senior management team to maintain and project the vision and objectivesof the service and ensure that they are embedded in practice. They willidentify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trust teams.The post holder will lead by example, will be responsible for disseminatinggood practice and actively challenging assumptions, practice and performancewhere appropriate.

. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEREQUIRE

Qualification

Registered Nurse (RN Adult foradult clinical areas or RN Child for childrens areas )or OperatingDepartment Practitioner

Relevant teaching and assessingqualification (essential)

Masters degree or post graduatelevel development equivalent to a masters

Experience

Significant and recent relevantclinical experience.

Clinical experience within thespeciality (essential )

Significant post registrationexperience in a junior leadership role eg Band 6 or equivalent

Experience of clinical audit andstandard setting

Working with a wide range ofprofessionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues

Evidence of service development andor facilitation of change management

Budgetary management experience(desirable)

Understanding of performancemanagement strategies

Significant experience within aleadership position

Skills

Competent in organising ownworkload and that of others.

Good problem solving and decisionmaking abilities

Coaching Skills

Can evidence excellentcommunication skills (verbal and written). Including sensitive persuasivecommunication eg in supporting staff members through remedial processes

Able to use word processingapplications & current digital systems

Routinely plan and deliver teachingsession/programmes in a range of settings e.g formal/informal

Evaluate and evidence the impact ofsupport and change

Evidence of continuous professionaldevelopment of clinical skills

Ability to teach, supervise andassess registered and unregisteredstaff

Recruitment and selection

Able to present information tolarge groups of multi-professionals.

Ability to work under pressure

Clinical leadership

Self-confidence; used to lead,involve and challenge others appropriate

Ability to prioritise workload andmeet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.

Develops new skills in response toemerging knowledge and techniques.

Influences the development ofothers through education and training.

Knowledge

Knowledge of current healthpolicies and issues in nursing , midwifery, ODP and education

Standards of professional practice

Clinical & Quality GovernanceFrameworks and application

Awareness of Leeds TeachingHospitals Trust guidelines, policies and structures

Awareness of the Leeds ImprovementMethod

PersonalAttributes

Act as positive role model.

Good self-motivation and able tomotivate staff

Assertiveness, influencing andpersuasion skills

Good communication skills bothwritten and verbal

Professional attitude

Able to work on/under owninitiative.

Ensures personal and professionalbehaviour and integrity at all times

Compassionate and caring

Flexibility, adaptable, capable oflateral thinking

Positive approach to change

Ability to monitor, maintain andimprove service delivery

. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Ourvalues are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see thisas a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by ourstaff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

Allour actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionallythe following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

Commitment to delivering highquality patient care through positiveand evidence based learning.

Commitment to work professionallyand effectively in a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients needs aremet.

Commitment to show respect andvalue people as individuals

Commitment to maintaining owndevelopment and that of the clinical team.

Commitment to motivate and rewardthe highest standard of nursing patient care.

. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS

Leadership and management skills

Teaching and assessing skills

Organisational and Time managementskills

Quality improvement skills

Understanding of evidence basedpractice research conscious

Team player

Learns from incidents andcomplaints

Conflict resolution and Managingstress

Uses initiative to resolve issueswithin their own control

Ability to act professionally atall time

Ability to act professionally atall times

. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Awareness of Leeds TeachingHospitals Trust guidelines, policies and structures

Support and assist in Identifyinglearning needs of individuals and teams and develop learning programmes toensure these are met.

Facilitate staff to achievecompetencies.

Facilitate a culture of sharedlearning.

Act as a clinical role model,demonstrating evidence based practice, promoting best practice and providingchallenge when appropriate

Maintain and continuously improveown and others specialist knowledge.

Leadership

Support in providing leadership tothe clinical team.

Provide line management to juniorClinical Educators within the CSU

Support and inspire staff toprovide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients

Deliver a positive patientexperience

Support in the delivery of aneffective, safe, quality service within budgetary envelope

Anticipate problems and takepreventative or mitigating actions, orhave contingency plans available

Able to make comparison of a rangeof factors to enable analysis of a number of options

Collates and records quantitativeand qualitative data to provide evidence of productivity, outcomes andquality, through audit and research

Leads the development, managementand promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality,cost-effective care.

Support and participate in localand trust-wide recruitment events

Provide support to the clinicalteams to develop new ways of working.

Provide effective leadership in thedevelopment of staff at all levels

Motivate staff in the delivery ofquality patient care

Contribute to the recruitment andselection process

Contribute to Nursing, Midwifery& AHP objectives and service improvement.

Understanding of performancemanagement strategies.

Provide complex, sensitiveinformation where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training or empathicskills are required, e.g. through. supporting remedial actions to improvean individuals performance

Promote the building of effectiveteams and collaboration between teams.

Work with Matron to lead thedevelopment of ward/department nursing practice, reflecting the ClinicalService Unit and Trust business plans

Deputise in the Matrons absence.

Motivate staff in the delivery ofquality patient care.

Supervise clinical delivery of carecompetencies.

Investigate and respond toaccidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant event

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse / ODP
• (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for childrens areas )
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Masters degree or post graduate level development equivalent to a masters

Skills & behaviours

• Compassionate and caring
• Capable of lateral thinking
• Motivator of self and others
• Positive approach to change
• Flexible
• Adaptable
• Able to manage stress in self and others

Experience

• Significant experience in a junior leadership role eg Band 6 or equivilent
• Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
• Clinical Experience within the specialty.
• Audit and standard setting

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.