Clinical Practice Educator - Mental Health

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider in Glasgow is seeking a Mental Health Clinical Practice Educator to lead the Mental Health Core Induction and Training Programme. Candidates must be registered mental health nurses with extensive experience and have a strong background in training and development. This role involves designing and evaluating training for multidisciplinary staff to ensure effective patient care. The position offers a salary of £50,861 - £59,159 per annum, with numerous employee benefits.

Benefits

35 days annual leave

Development opportunities

Enhanced pay for public holidays

Enrolment in pension scheme

NHS discounts

Employee support

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with extensive experience.
• Educated to or working towards a first level degree or equivalent.
• Experience in delivering training and development programmes.
• Excellent computer skills with knowledge of relevant software applications.
• Awareness of national strategic nursing issues and key NHS policy drivers.
• Ability to travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead NHS 24's Mental Health Core Induction and Training Programme.
• Design and develop training for multidisciplinary staff.
• Conduct critical analysis of research to inform best practices.
• Participate in submission and review of educational materials.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Training and Development

Communication

Teamwork

Critical Analysis

Education

First level degree or relevant clinical experience

Tools

Relevant software applications

Job description

Mental Health Clinical Practice Educator

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse looking for a new opportunity?

Do you have experience of working in a fast-paced environment within a large organisation?

Are you passionate about engaging with others and working as part of a team to achieve shared goals?

Who We Are

As NHS Scotland's unique provider of a national tele-health and tele-care service, we are responsible for the delivery of health advice and information by telephone and online services to the population of Scotland 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NHS 24 is a patient-focused service providing the people of Scotland with triage, advice, guidance, referral and information on health and healthcare services.

We have six regional centres – Aberdeen, Dundee, South Queensferry, Hillington, Cardonald and Clydebank. This post is based in the Cardonald regional centre. The successful candidate must be able to travel to all regional centres.

The Role

The post holder will lead on NHS 24's Mental Health Core Induction and Training Programme for all Mental Health frontline staff recruited across all NHS 24 Contact Centres, as well as assist with other Core Induction facilitated by the Training and Practice Education Team. The post holder will provide a robust training programme which supports and facilitates front line staff in undertaking safe effective, efficient telephone triage signposting to the appropriate care provider. Supports the staff to provide interim self-care advice and health improvement advice and information to the people of Scotland.

The post holder will also design, develop, support, deliver and evaluate the induction of multiple groups of multidisciplinary staff per year. Each group will consist of approximately 12 to 20 new staff and there may be up to 3 groups running concurrently at any one site.

Key Responsibilities

• be an Associate Lead to the Senior Nurse Educator for a particular specialty area from:

-Practice Development

-Professional Development

-Clinical Development

and consults with the Senior Nurse Educator as appropriate.

• be expected to work / move between any of these specialist areas whilst maintaining expertise within their specific field and would be required to develop and update their knowledge of the other two areas
• work to agreed objectives seeking advice and guidance from appropriate individuals when necessary.
• In conjunction with team members undertake critical analysis of research to inform and enable best practice. For example: Through the Core Clinical group and their own practice.
• Participate through submission and review of educational materials via Clinical Education Governance Group as subject matter experts (CEGG)

Successful Applicant will:

• Be a Registered Mental Health Nurse with extensive experience.
• Be Educated to or working towards first level degree or relevant clinical experience.
• Have Experience of delivering training/ development programmes.
• Have Excellent computer skills with knowledge of relevant software applications.
• Have Awareness of national strategic professional nursing issues and key NHS policy drivers.
• Be able to travel

Benefits

NHS 24 offers a complete benefits package, with a permanent contract on a band 7 contract with a salary ranging from £50,861 - £59,159 Per Annum (pro rata if applicable). Placement on salary scale is dependent on confirmation of previous relevant NHS service.

We also offer you many supportive policies to enhance your employee journey and have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme Provider, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and a range of learning and development. As an NHS Scotland employee you will be entitled to:

• 35 days annual leave (rising to 41) pro-rata
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• Enrolment into the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) pension scheme
• NHS discounts on goods and services
• HELP, employee support and assistance

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and experienced individual who is looking for a challenging and rewarding role that will contribute to the success of a public organisation.

Interested?

Please download the Job Pack and Person Specification for full details of NHS 24 and this opportunity as well as the Candidate Application Guide which will support you in your application.

We recommend that prior to application candidates read all the information provided in the Job Pack as it contains much of the information about NHS 24 and this vacancy to support a successful application.

Our mission at NHS 24 is to create a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and part of the team. As an organisation that promotes inclusion, we celebrate difference, and we encourage everyone who joins us to be themselves at work.

We are progressing an Anti-Racism Action Plan, which builds on our existing equalities work, and this will help us to measure our progress towards becoming an anti-racist organisation.

NHS 24 is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visas as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

Please note that NHS 24 is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.