Clinical Nurse Educator, Paediatrics

Imperial; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing

Staff recognition

Cycle to Work

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities

Job summary

The West London Children’s Healthcare Clinical Education Team is seeking a senior paediatric nurse with a strong background in general paediatric nursing care and a passion for education and practice development.

The post holder will support and deliver clinical education across Great Western Ward, Westway Day Surgery Unit and paediatric outpatient departments, driving practice to current standards and leading learning for the paediatric workforce.

Qualifications

• Registered Children’s Nurse with NMC registration and teaching qualification (or working towards).
• Experience in paediatric settings and ability to lead educational initiatives.
• Evidence of teaching within clinical practice and classroom settings.

Responsibilities

• Support West London Children’s Healthcare nursing education strategy and implement education across wards and units.
• Provide expert paediatric teaching, clinical leadership and mentorship to staff.
• Support capability assessment, performance management and ongoing education development.
• Work flexibly across areas and contribute to governance and quality improvement.

Skills

Teaching skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

NMC registration

Education

Registered Children’s Nurse (NMC)

Post-registration teaching qualification or working towards

EPALS/APLS

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The West London Children’s Healthcare Clinical Education Team is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated senior paediatric nurse with a strong background in general paediatric nursing care and a passion for education and practice development.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting and delivering clinical education across Great Western Ward, a 20–24-bedded general paediatric ward, Westway Day Surgery Unit and paediatric outpatient departments.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the professional development of paediatric nursing staff, promoting clinical excellence and ensuring that practice remains current, evidence-based and aligned with regulatory, professional and organisational standards.

The successful candidate will have significant clinical experience within paediatrics, with a strong interest and experience in general paediatric and Child and Adolescent Mental Health care. They will demonstrate effective clinical leadership, excellent communication and teaching skills, and the ability to inspire and support staff in developing their confidence and competence in practice.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced paediatric nurse ready to progress into a Band 7 clinical education role, contributing to the development of the paediatric workforce, quality improvement and the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care for children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

• To support the implementation of a West London Children’s Healthcare wide nursing education strategy that links to the workforce strategy and the divisional strategic plan.
• To be an expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced communication and nursing skills, using expert knowledge and decision making skills in children’s nursing.
• To provide excellent visible clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice across children’s services.
• Support the paediatric senior team when involved with capability or performance management to ensure that they are able to undertake their role in regular education and assessment of that staff member.
• To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any area specified within your clinical competence.
• The post holder will be expected to work a minimum of 20% in a direct clinical capacity to maintain competency. They will also be expected to work clinically alongside nursing staff supporting their learning needs as identified.
• Work strategically and operationally with the divisional team in ensuring that clinical policies, procedures, guidelines and educational programmes meet the needs of the division.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

• Registered Children’s Nurse on NMC register
• Relevant post-registration accredited clinical course
• Evidence of a teaching qualification or working towards and/or Advance higher education fellowship or working towards
• EPALS/APLS

Experience

• Significant post registration experience in one or more of the following areas: Paediatric high dependency care District general paediatric clinical environments Child and adolescence mental health
• Understanding of clinical governance and quality improvement agenda
• Experience of teaching both within clinical practice and within a formal classroom setting
• Excellent speciality knowledge relevant to general paediatric care and ward based nursing practice
• Experience undertaking audits and developing action plans to improve clinical practice
• Experience of managing poor performance
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of working with HEIs and undergraduate nursing programmes
• Experience of clinical apprenticeship programmes

Skills

• Demonstrable teaching skills and knowledge including managing the assessment of learners needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of education programmes.
• Ability to develop individuals through mentorship/coaching/clinical supervision
• Ability to work across the multi professional team and organisational boundaries
• Awareness of current professional issues within children and young people’s nursing
• Interviewing and personal development appraisal skills
• Awareness of NHS reforms and professional issues relating to the design and delivery of clinical education
• Ability to work full shift pattern including rotation, nights, twilight shifts, weekends & bank holidays as relevant to area
• Competency in the management of central venous access devices

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

Vacancy Closing Date

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.