Paediatric Clinical Educator

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Nhs Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a Clinical Educator to lead education, training and development for the Children’s Directorate. The post holder will coordinate programmes, assess learning needs and support supervision, mentorship and competency development across multidisciplinary teams.

They will work with clinical leaders to evaluate impact, maintain records and deliver core skills training in a culture of continuous improvement and safe, high-quality care for children and young

Qualifications

• Current live registration on the first level / RN Child part of the NMC register.
• Educated to Diploma /Degree level, or equivalent; CPD evidence.
• Evidence of CPD and participation in training / learning development.
• Experience as a Supervisor/Assessor with clinical supervision in childrens services.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate training programmes and induction for the Nursing team.
• Assess learning needs and evaluate competency using action plans.
• Maintain training records and generate reports on educational activity.
• Support education in practice and provide mentorship and preceptorship.
• Liaise with Directorate Clinical Education Lead and other clinical leaders.

Skills

Teaching & facilitation

Interpersonal communication

Clinical knowledge

Autonomy

Organisational skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Digital literacy

Teamwork

Travel flexibility

Education

NMC registration (RN Child)

Diploma/Degree in Nursing

CPD evidence

Training/learning development experience

Tools

Digital clinical systems

Job description

Job summary

To support the education, training and development of clinical and non-clinical staff within the Childrens Directorate. Working collaboratively with MDT, coordinating and deliver learning opportunities that meet individual, service and organisational needs, ensuring staff develop the knowledge, skills and competencies required to provide safe, high-quality care. Key responsibilities include assessing learning and development needs, identifying skills gaps, delivering training, supporting competency assessments, and providing educational support in practice. Support workforce development through the implementation of training needs analyses, management of study leave, maintenance of training records and production of relevant reports. Work alongside clinical leaders to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of education, ensuring learning translates into improved patient care and professional practice. The Clinical Educator promotes a positive learning culture, supports staff to become supervisors and mentors, and contributes to quality improvement, audit and research activities. They also support the delivery of core skills training and work with organisational leads to develop and deliver education in specialist areas, patient safety, clinical skills, simulation and resuscitation. Overall, the role provides leadership and expertise in education and workforce development, helping to ensure a competent, confident and future-ready workforce across the Childrens Directorate.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Educator supports the training, education and professional development of staff across the Childrens Directorate, working with multidisciplinary teams to promote high-quality patient care and a positive learning culture. The role involves identifying learning needs, assessing competence, addressing skills gaps and delivering education to support workforce development. Key responsibilities include coordinating training programmes, supporting induction, preceptorship and mentorship, developing and reviewing competency-based learning resources, and providing educational support in practice. The post holder evaluates learning outcomes, maintains training records, manages study leave and provides reports on educational activity. Working closely with clinical leaders, the Clinical Educator contributes to training needs analysis, quality improvement, audit and research activities. They support the delivery of core skills training and specialist education programmes, helping staff develop the knowledge, skills and confidence required to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care to children and young people.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities

Key Working Relationships:

• Children, Young people and their families
• Childrens Directorate Nursing Team
• Childrens Directorate Team
• Consultant Paediatricians
• Specialist Nurses
• Women and Childrens Divisional Team
• Professional Development Department
• Divisional Governance Team
• Infection Control Team
• Safeguarding Team
• Emergency Department
• SCSD (Specialist Clinical Services Dept.)
• Medical and Surgical Divisions
• University of Worcester

Risk Assessment:

• Works with display screen equipment
• Required to travel for work purposes

Job Purpose:

To support education and training to the Childrens Directorate nursing team in order to deliver excellent patient care through having the right staff trained in the right skill at the right time.

In conjunction with the Childrens Directorate Clinical Education Lead, liaise with relevant staff within the Childrens Directorate to analyse the training needs. The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively across boundaries, both internally and externally for the benefit of neonatal, children and young peoples care and staff development, sharing areas of expertise and best practice. Deputise for the Directorate Clinical Educator Lead as required. To role model and uphold high practice care standards through education and training.

Key Duties:

Education and Development

Demonstrating advanced communication skills, the post holder will be expected to liaise effectively with all key members of the multi-disciplinary and professional teams. The post holder will support multi-professional practice and learning across the organisation. Contribute to the development of a skilled professional workforce and facilitate a range of education, training and learning opportunities in the clinical environments. The Clinical Educator will plan, organise and co-ordinate training for the Childrens Directorate. He/she will ensure that both individual staff and service needs are met and comply with organisational training and development objectives. Provide assessments of individual learning and development needs in conjunction with the National Skills Framework. Provide educational support to staff in practice where the need has been identified, assessing their competency by utilising action plans and a structured approach. Identify any skills gaps and provide training sessions to meet the needs of individual staff and give appropriate feedback on progress/difficulties of staff to the line managers. To lead and influence education, training and development of clinical and non-clinical workforce to provide progressive development opportunities in relation to competence and skills attainment across the Childrens Directorate. Assist in the review & updating of competency training packs & assessment packs ensuring completion of specific measurable objectives. Be engaged with all of the multi-professional learners across education, including the development of education packages for new and emerging roles e.g. Nursing Associates, Physicians Associates. Support the Childrens Directorate Clinical Education Lead in implementing quality measures across the educational pathway. Assist in the delivery of a structured, competency based induction & training programme for new staff to the clinical area ensuring a system of preceptorship & mentorship is fully utilised. Meet all new healthcare professionals allocated to the ward/department areas within the first few weeks & assess their training needs. Discuss required education & training with the individuals line manager. Utilise effective methods of assessment, evaluation and impact of competence in clinical education. To manage all study leave within the Study Leave Policy. Maintain accurate and up to date records of learning events both formal and informal and provide relevant reports to the Directorate Management Team monthly. Participate in audit and research relating to training and education.

Core Skills Training

Support the delivering and monitoring of education / training requirements for all the nursing team within the Childrens Directorate. Support the delivery of specific topics (with support from the organisational lead) for all the nursing team staff within the Directorate. Assess, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care including the assessment of knowledge and skills of staff working in the Directorate. Support other Directorates Clinical Educators in relation to practices concerning children and young people. Create a supportive learning environment and develop a culture of learning. Support staff to become supervisors, mentors and buddies for appropriate learners within the Division.

Training Needs Analysis

Work with the Directorate education lead, matron, senior sisters/ charge nurse in the development of a comprehensive Training Needs Analysis (TNA) for all nursing team staff. Support the delivery or commissioning of the education requirements identified in the TNA. Support the Identification of the training requirements for the directorate in patient safety, human factors, clinical skills, simulation and resuscitation in liaison with the Clinical Skills, Simulation and Resuscitation Manager. Work with organisational leads on specialist topic areas which need a strategy around training and education of staff. Support workforce development and evaluation especially around educational development and support.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates effective teaching, facilitation and presentation skills, delivering education to individuals and groups of varying sizes and professional backgrounds.
• Exhibits strong interpersonal and communication skills, building positive working relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise and professional knowledge, applying evidence-based practice and current health, education and workforce development principles.
• Works autonomously and uses initiative, adapting to changing priorities and making sound decisions in complex situations.
• Shows excellent organisational and time management skills, effectively prioritising workload, meeting deadlines and managing competing demands.
• Demonstrates leadership and people management skills, supporting, motivating and constructively challenging others to achieve high standards.
• Applies effective problem-solving and decision-making skills, including supporting staff with complex competence, placement and fitness-to-practice issues.
• Demonstrates digital literacy, using IT systems confidently to support education, training and service delivery.
• Works effectively both independently and as part of a team, showing flexibility, resilience and professionalism when managing difficult situations.
• Demonstrates commitment to professional practice and service needs, including flexibility to travel, work across clinical areas and undertake clinical duties where required.

Desirable

• Good IT skills
• Knowledge of digital clinical systems

Qualifications

Essential

• Current live registration on the first level / RN Child part of the NMC register, if NNU experienced must be qualified in speciality
• Educated to Diploma /Degree level, or equivalent
• Evidence of CPD
• Evidence of participation in training / learning development

Desirable

• Working towards or holding First Degree or equivalent
• Masters Degree or working towards, or equivalent
• Working towards or Recognised / recordable Teaching Qualification
• Coaching Experience

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience in clinical practice relevant to Childrens Services.
• Supervisor and Assessor experience with knowledge of clinical supervision and education
• Assessment experience
• Proven experience of working in different practice settings within childrens services
• Proven leadership experience

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).