Clinical Skills Facilitator

Rainbows Children's Hospice; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A children's care organization in Loughborough is seeking a Clinical Skills Facilitator. The role involves delivering training on complex respiratory support and invasive ventilation to care team members. Ideal candidates should be registered Nurses or Allied Health Professionals with experience in education and clinical skills training. The position is part-time, offering various benefits including benefits package and professional training.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

NHS pension scheme transfer opportunities

Established training programme

Healthcare cashback plan

Life assurance

27 days holiday pro rata

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional, or Physiotherapist.
• Proven experience with complex respiratory care.
• Ability to deliver high-quality family-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop nursing staff, HCAs, and students.
• Deliver clinical care to a high standard focusing on respiratory support.
• Promote progressive attitude towards research and practice development.

Skills

Complex respiratory support

Invasive ventilation skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Motivational skills

Education

Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional

Experience in delivering relevant education

Job description

The vacancy

Are you a registered Nurse or qualified Allied Health Professional? Do you have experience of complex respiratory support and invasive ventilation skills? Are you experienced in delivering relevant education and training competencies? If so, this could be the role for you!

Here at Rainbows Children's Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we're here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.

We are currently seeking a Clinical Skills Facilitator to facilitate the delivery of clinical respiratory support skills to the care team, ensuring the level of knowledge, skills and competence required is developed and maintained to enable them to provide excellent palliative and end of life care.

Focusing on ventilation and respiratory support, you will facilitate and deliver training of clinical skills to the Care Team who are every day dealing with the increasingly complex technical needs of our babies, children and young people. You will be an effective role model and provide support in building the Care Team's competencies and confidence.

Location: Rainbows Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2HS

Hours: This role is part time 22.5 hours per week, over 3 days with need for flexibility in line with our service needs. There may be times when you will need to work twilight nights or early mornings in line with clinical staff's rotas.

Our Benefits

• Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
• Opportunity for current NHS pension scheme members to transfer their membership.
• Established Training programme that will enable you to comply with NMC registration
• Specialist training and development opportunities and working within a supportive team which specialist knowledge
• Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop.
• Healthcare Cashback plan.
• Life Assurance.
• 27 days holiday pro rata.
• Plus bank holiday allowance but expectation to work bank holidays in this role.
• Contribution to Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (if not transferring NHS pension over)
• Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
• Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice
• Free access to an employee assistance programme
• Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Unofficial benefits: Fun events, All staff away days, Guest visitors

About the role

Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• To support and develop nursing staff, HCA's and students working within the Hospice
• To deliver clinical care to a high standard for all babies, children and young people and be an effective role model with a particular focus upon respiratory support and invasive ventilation.
• To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of education within allocated resources
• To promote a progressive attitude to research and practice development in the continual improvement of care for the babies, children and young people

Requirements

• Registered Nurse, Allied health professional or Physiotherapist
• Experience of complex respiratory support and invasive ventilation skills
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to motivate and develop a team of staff
• Demonstrate commitment to providing high quality family centred care and education
• Experience of supporting students within practice
• Experience of delivering relevant education and training competencies

Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People is committed to improving the quality of its services to all people, irrespective of race/ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, or sexual orientation.

Equality, diversity & inclusion

Rainbows cares for hundreds of families every year who have a baby, child or young person with a serious or terminal illness that means that their lives will be shorter than most.

Our aim is to support every one of the thousands of babies, children and young people in the East Midlands, with a terminal or serious illness.