PCCU Clinical Practice Educator

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Clinical Practice Educator to join the Paediatric Critical Care team. The role blends hands-on clinical practice with education and workforce development to shape the future of paediatric critical care nursing while maintaining high standards of patient care.

You'll work alongside the PCCU Education Team to facilitate learning, identify training needs, and deliver specialist education programmes within Paediatric

Qualifications

• Qualified Paediatric Critical Care nurse with active nursing registration.
• Experience in clinical leadership and education within paediatric critical care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate learning and development within the clinical environment.
• Support learners and developing staff through all stages of their professional journey.
• Identify training and development needs across the service.
• Develop, review and update educational resources and learning materials.
• Deliver and support specialist education programmes within Paediatric Critical Care.
• Promote evidence-based practice and a positive learning culture.
• Support workforce development initiatives to enhance patient safety and experience.

Education

Post Graduate Certificate in Education

Job description

Inspire Learning. Develop Future Talent. Deliver Outstanding Care.

Are you a passionate Paediatric Critical Care nurse with a flair for education, leadership and developing others?

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Clinical Practice Educator to join our thriving Paediatric Critical Care team. This exciting dual-role opportunity combines hands-on clinical practice with education and workforce development, allowing you to shape the future of paediatric critical care nursing while continuing to deliver exceptional patient care.

As a Clinical Practice Educator, you'll be an expert practitioner and role model, supporting staff across all stages of their professional development.

You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our workforce is equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver safe, evidence-based care to critically ill children and their families.

If you're passionate about supporting colleagues to learn, grow and reach their potential, whilst maintaining your own clinical expertise in a specialist critical care environment, we'd love to hear from you.

There is opportunity to complete Post Graduate Certificate in Education

Post holders will be expected to work a minimum of 23hrs per week across days, nights and weekend shifts.

Your Education Responsibilities

Working Alongside The PCCU Education Team, You'll

• Facilitate learning and development within the clinical environment.
• Support learners and newly developing staff through all stages of their professional journey.
• Identify training and development needs across the service.
• Develop, review and update educational resources and learning materials.
• Deliver and support specialist education programmes within Paediatric Critical Care and the wider Directorate.
• Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to a positive learning culture.
• Support workforce development initiatives that enhance patient safety and patient experience.

Your Clinical Responsibilities

Alongside your education role, you'll remain embedded within the Band 6 clinical workforce, where you'll:

• Provide clinical leadership and expert care for critically ill children.
• Deliver high-quality, individualised, family-centred care.
• Lead and support nursing teams during shifts.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Uphold and promote the PCCU Nursing Philosophy of Care.
• Support the day-to-day management of the unit in the absence of a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
• Act as a professional role model and mentor to colleagues.

Our Paediatric Critical Care service includes 17 co-located Level 2 and Level 3 critical care beds, providing specialist care for children from Oxfordshire and across the Thames Valley and Wessex Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosie Priddy Job title: Lead Nurse for PCC Education & Workforce Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865 221098

Jo Bartlett - [e-mail]

Practice Development and Education Lead, Paediatric Critical Care