Practice Educator

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Derby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages available

Flexible working where possible

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced clinical educator to lead the training of School Nurses and supervise SCPHN students within the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 service.

You will provide clinical leadership, deliver high-quality education in practice, assess learner competency, sign off students as Fit to Practice for the NMC Register, and drive evidence-based initiatives with evaluation and audit to improve child health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must have SCPHN qualification (School Nursing) with Teaching in Practice module or equivalent.
• Experience training pre- and post-registration students and delivering the Healthy Child Programme 0-19.
• Ability to assess needs, implement evidence-based initiatives and evaluate outcomes.
• Will prescribe in line with the NMC code.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical education within practice to School Nursing teams delivering evidence-based practice.
• Support SCPHN students during training and address competency issues with documentation.
• Guide staff on competency issues and devise plans to address them.
• Assess and mark Public Health Students' learning outcomes as Fit for Practice.
• Engage with diverse families and communities to meet child health needs.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Education delivery

Assessment & feedback

Curriculum oversight

Education

SCPHN – School Nursing

Teaching in Practice module or equivalent

Job description

Are you passionate about training our future School Nurses and have the SCPHN qualification (School Nursing) with a Teaching in Practice module or equivalent qualification? Do you want to work with a children's service that has been identified as 'Outstanding' by CQC? Then come to work for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Trust! You will provide Clinical Leadership and facilitate the learning environment of Specialist Public Health Nurses and other pre and post registration students in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 service. Signing students off as 'Fit to Practice' for the NMC Register at the end of academic/practice year. You will be responsible for a defined caseload with continuing responsibility for the assessment of need, implementation of evidence based initiatives and the evaluation/audit of them.,

• Providing clinical education within practice to the School Nursing service/teams ensuring evidence based practice is delivered to the highest standard (including pre and post registration students).
• Supporting SCPHN students through their training and addressing competency issues, whilst providing clear and concise documentation of areas of concern. Support students with their assessments and practice outcomes.
• Provide guidance and support to members of staff where competency issues have been raised, devise plans and support packages to address competency issues.
• To prescribe in line with NMC code.
• Assessment and marking of the Public Health Students learning outcomes evidence that they are 'Fit for Practice'.
• Work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate to the needs of children, young people and their families/carers with a wide range of ethnic, cultural, class and religious background.
  Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust".

• Relocation packages are available
• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities