Endoscopy Clinical Educator

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Educator for its Endoscopy Unit. This role involves working closely with the Senior Nursing Team to enhance the education and training of staff, ensuring high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate will have significant endoscopy experience and a passion for teaching. Join a forward-thinking organization that values collaboration and is committed to creating a sustainable healthcare system. This position offers the chance to make a real impact on staff development and patient outcomes in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Access to training resources

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a focus on teaching and training.
• Experience in endoscopy at Band 5 or above is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support staff development within the Endoscopy unit.
• Ensure high quality and safe care for all service users.

Skills

Endoscopy experience

Teaching in a clinical environment

Motivating team members

Education

Registered Nurse Diploma/Degree

Mentor qualification

Evidence of relevant post qualification study

Tools

Electronic Patient Record system

Job description

Job summary

The role of Clinical Educator will be to work alongside the Senior Nursing Team within Endoscopy to ensure high quality, effective and safe care for all service users. The post holder is charged with ensuring the continuing education and training of all staff.

Main duties of the job

The Endoscopy Unit at Trafford General Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and proactive leader to join us as our dedicated Endoscopy Clinical Educator.

Our procedures are varied and diverse and include diagnostics, therapeutics and surveillance, gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, PEG insertion, Bronchoscopy and EBUS, delivering high quality care to our patients.

We are looking for an individual with a keen interest in education and experience in endoscopy to work with our staff to develop their skills and knowledge.

Your remit will be to support staff within the Endoscopy unit but you will also have close working relationships with the wider team and Trust Clinical Educators.

Endoscopy experience is essential. Although not essential a teaching qualification is desirable and a proven record of formal or informal training is required.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Job description
Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Diploma/Degree
• Evidence of relevant post qualification study
• Special interest in teaching & training others
• Mentor qualification

Desirable

• Recognized Management Certificate (LEAD)
• Endoscopy Post Registration Study
• GIN/JET Facilitator

Experience

Essential

• Endoscopy experience at Band 5 or above.
• Ability to motivate others in the team and demonstrate personal initiative.
• Teaching in a clinical environment
• Experience of preparing for JAG/GRS

Desirable

• Experience gained through previous employment or training
• Working with multidisciplinary students

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Diploma/Degree
• Evidence of relevant post qualification study
• Special interest in teaching & training others
• Mentor qualification

Desirable

• Recognized Management Certificate (LEAD)
• Endoscopy Post Registration Study
• GIN/JET Facilitator

Experience

Essential

• Endoscopy experience at Band 5 or above.
• Ability to motivate others in the team and demonstrate personal initiative.
• Teaching in a clinical environment
• Experience of preparing for JAG/GRS

Desirable

• Experience gained through previous employment or training
• Working with multidisciplinary students

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Endoscopy Unit, Trafford General Hospital

Moorside Road

Manchester

M41 5SL

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