Clinical Governance Lead/Clinical Educator

North Thames Genomics Laboratory Hub; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Rotherham is seeking a Clinical Governance Lead/Clinical Educator to enhance neonatal care through effective governance and education. This role involves supporting clinical teams, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with standards. The successful candidate will lead educational initiatives and collaborate with various stakeholders to improve service delivery. Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare and make a difference in the lives of our community.

Qualifications

• Extensive acute Neonatal nursing care experience required.
• Knowledge of local, network, and national policies related to neonatal care.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in managing risks associated with neonatal care.
• Facilitate specialty-specific clinical education and monitor compliance with training.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Improvement

Incident Reporting

Education

First Level Registered Nurse

Neonatal Qualification in Specialty

Mentorship or Supervisor and Assessor training

Enhanced neonatal practice qualification at master's or postgraduate certificate level

Academic education in teaching and learning

Leadership or management training

Job description

Clinical Governance Lead/Clinical Educator

We are pleased to announce a fantastic opportunity within the Neonatal service at Rotherham NHS Trust.

This role will support the neonatal team in providing high-quality care through effective clinical governance and staff education.

As neonatal Governance Lead, you will work as part of the care group's Governance team, leading all aspects of Clinical Governance related to neonatal practice.

As a neonatal Clinical Educator, you will support and facilitate clinical education in collaboration with educators and practice development leads within our care group and the neonatal ODN.

This provides an opportunity to ensure governance processes are supported with clinical skills and education to maintain an appropriately educated and skilled workforce practicing safely and effectively.

The post holder will work closely with the Ward Manager, deputising in their absence, and collaborate with the Neonatal Clinical Lead, Governance Lead for Children and Young People's Services, and the wider MDT to monitor and evaluate compliance against local, network, and national standards of practice.

Main duties of the job

Duties include supporting the team to identify and manage risks associated with neonatal inpatient and community care. The post holder will support the team to report and investigate clinical incidents and be responsible for identifying trends, themes, and learning. You will oversee all aspects of patient experience, including investigating complaints and concerns and sharing service user feedback. You will work collaboratively with the Clinical Effectiveness team to support quality improvements, clinical audits, and service developments, including supporting data submission for audits and monitoring performance against national standards.

The Clinical Educator Role:

The duties include facilitating and providing specialty-specific clinical education. You will identify learning needs for the service and individual staff development, monitor compliance with mandatory and statutory training, and support changes in clinical practice and service developments. You will collaborate with practice development staff within our care group and engage in clinical learning experiences provided by the Neonatal ODN. Both roles involve embedding changes to clinical practice and ensuring the service delivers Family Integrated Care safely and effectively.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving a population of around 270,000. Our vision is to act the right way and provide exceptional healthcare to Rotherham's communities.

We are on a journey to excellence, with our people and culture at the heart of everything we do. According to the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for staff recommending us as a place to work and for staff engagement overall.

Many colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, recognizing their achievements. Our staff make a difference every day, and we are proud of the improvements we continue to make.

All colleagues are key to our journey. We uphold the Trust's values of Ambitious, Caring, and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Certificates of Sponsorship

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Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details about the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of local, network, and national policies, practices, and procedures related to safe, effective neonatal care.
• Knowledge of audit, quality, and service improvement methodologies.
• Working knowledge of incident reporting processes.

Qualifications

• First Level Registered Nurse
• Member of a relevant professional body with current registration
• Neonatal Qualification in Specialty
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Mentorship or Supervisor and Assessor training
• Enhanced neonatal practice qualification at master's or postgraduate certificate level
• Academic education in teaching and learning
• Leadership or management training

Experience

• Extensive acute Neonatal nursing care experience, including intensive and high dependency care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per year, pro rata.