Clinical Skills Facilitator

Wirral University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Skills Facilitator to develop and deliver training for medical staff. This role offers opportunities in teaching, collaboration with universities, and a chance to significantly impact healthcare training in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Professional Clinical Registration (RN, RM, RSCN, ODP) required.
• Evidence of previous teaching experience is essential.
• 3 years of experience in a specialist area.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver teaching packages to various staff groups.
• Support bedside teaching by supervising medical students.
• Assist in organizing and assessing mock and final exams.

Skills

Sound knowledge of anatomy and physiology

Evidence of undertaking a variety of clinical skills in the workplace

Good communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in a relevant area

Post graduate teaching or clinical qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

To discover why you should consider applying for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, please watch our video and hear directly from our staff about what it's truly like to work at WUTH and its surrounding areas: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

Job overview

Do you have a passion for education and training?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our clinical skills team. You will be responsible for developing and delivering teaching packages to a variety of staff groups via a variety of methods. Supporting staff in clinical areas to achieve competence and helping to develop our future and current workforce.

You will get the opportunity to gain experience in the delivery of simulation both within the classroom and clinical environment. Working with local universities and networking with colleagues across the region.

Main duties of the job

Assist with the development of training outlines, session plans, study guides, learning objectives, and competency statements and assessment tools ensuring compliance with local and national guidelines and policies and promoting, where appropriate, the benefits of shared learning across staff groups.

Support bedside teaching by directly supervising medical students in clinical areas whilst performing certain procedures.

Directly deliver training as planned to a variety of professional groups and undergraduate medical students.

Assist in organising and assessing on mock and final practical examinations (such as Assessments for Learning (AFL's) and Liverpool Clinical Assessment System (LOCAS) for undergraduate medical students.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about this Clinical Skills Facilitator position available with WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria

• Degree and 3 year experience in a specialist relevant area
• Professional Clinical Registration (RN, RM, RSCN, ODP)
• Post graduate teaching or clinical qualification
• Evidence of previous teaching experience

Desirable criteria

• Masters Level Qualification
• Clinical examination and or clinical diagnostics
• ALS Provider

Knowledge and Skill

Essential criteria

• Sound knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Evidence of undertaking a variety of clinical skills in the workplace.
• Knowledge of clinical procedures/pathways and protocols
• Computer literate - Knowledge of Microsoft and power point packages

Desirable criteria

• Good communication skills & interpersonal skills
• Simulation teaching experience
• Proven record as an assessor/teacher of clinical skills

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Able to work autonomously and also part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Budget awareness

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Project management
• Knowledge of change management
• Knowledge of clinical assessment
• Evidence of CPD
• Awareness of medical education
• Specific project management course or leadership course

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

You are required to apply for this role via apps.trac.jobs and this is where you will be able to track the progress of your application. This will ensure we deal with your application quickly and efficiently.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application throughout the process.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust viewing and managing the information contained in the application.

Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).

The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.

If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £21.50+£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £49.50+£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.

The Department of Health and Social Care has released a new publication to support overseas candidates looking to work in health and care in the UK.

The new guidance provides information on the recruitment process that candidates should expect when applying for work in the UK. Please follow the below link:

New guidance for overseas applicants | NHS Employers

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 432.4KB)
• OH Risk ID (PDF, 175.1KB)
• Guidance Notes for Applicants (PDF, 734.3KB)
• Vision Values Behaviours (PDF, 515.6KB)
• WUTH GDPR Privacy Notice for applicants DBS - May 2022 (PDF, 290.4KB)