Clinical Nurse Educator

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated clinical educator to lead the education and professional development of all staff within the critical care unit. You will work with the unit's lead nurse to support in developing the unit's education strategy and ensure high standards of teaching in practice.

You will demonstrate current experience and commitment to developing effective educational, managerial and leadership skills, with a post-registration

Qualifications

• Experience and evidence of teaching and assessing in practice.
• Post-registration critical care course and teaching/assessing qualification.
• Ability to lead education, managerial and leadership activities in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead in provision of education and professional development for all staff within critical care.
• Develop and implement the unit's education strategy.
• Support senior nursing leadership and role modelling in education.

Skills

Teaching & assessment

Critical care education

Leadership

Education strategy

Education

Post-registration critical care course

Teaching and assessing qualification

Job description

The successful candidate will work closely with our current clinical educator, leading in the provision of education & professional development of all staff within critical care. Together with the units lead nurse, you will support in developing the units education strategy.

Experience and evidence of teaching and assessing in practice is crucial, together with a relevant post-registration critical care course and teaching and assessing qualification. The successful educator must be able to demonstrate vision and flair, and have a real passion for teaching others the art and practice of critical care nursing., You will be able to demonstrate current experience and commitment to developing effective educational, managerial & leadership skills, a good degree of professional maturity and the ability to work in a highly pressurised environment.

You will lead in the creation of an environment which values education as part of the philosophy of critical care and have the ability to up take the clinical role as senior sister/ charge nurse as necessary.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.