Practice Educator

TN United Kingdom; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to delivering outstanding patient care. As a Practice Educator, you will play a crucial role in training and supporting healthcare staff who care for young people with complex health needs. This position offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of children and families while working within a passionate and supportive team. With a commitment to equity and inclusion, you will thrive in a flexible working environment that values your contributions and promotes professional growth. Embrace this opportunity to enhance your career while positively impacting your community.

Qualifications

• Registered Paediatric Nurse with experience in clinical training.
• Strong skills in teaching and assessing clinical competencies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver in-house clinical skills training to Social Care Staff.
• Ensure staff competency in clinical procedures and provide ongoing advice.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Teaching Skills

Assessment Skills

IT Knowledge

Team Collaboration

Education

Registered Paediatric Nurse

Job description

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced nurse with good clinical skills and a passion for teaching health-related tasks to non-registered staff and NHS support workers who deliver care to young people in Kent County Council Children's Residential Short Breaks Units.

You will be part of an integrated team within a joint Health and Social Services Short Breaks Units for children and young people aged 5-25 years with learning disabilities and complex health needs, providing up-to-date and evidence-based teaching and assessment of clinical skills competency to KCC support staff.

Main duties of the job

As a Practice Educator, you will be responsible for delivering and facilitating in-house clinical skills training to both Social Care Staff, as dictated by the health needs of the children and young people accessing the service.

You will ensure staff are able to carry out clinical procedures supported through training and competency attainment and provide ongoing advice for staff to feel confident to carry out their roles safely.

In addition, you will provide teaching, assessing, and support within the team to ensure they are competent to deliver efficient and safe care to the children and young people and work collaboratively and effectively with all other healthcare professionals and those allied to health and social care involved with the children and families.

Additional Working Pattern: 3 days a week

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this, we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, and excellent.

We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

We collect information about your protected characteristics through our application forms. This data helps us ensure diversity in our applicants and supports us in being a Great Place to Work.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we support flexible working arrangements that suit both us and our staff, allowing work to fit around personal and family commitments.

See where you can go with KCHFT

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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If you have questions, the recruiting manager would be happy to hear from you. Their contact details are in the job advert.

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At KCHFT, we encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct contact with patients to be fully vaccinated to ensure everyone's safety.

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Paediatric Nurse

Experience

• Experience with children
• Experience in assessment
• Experience with children with complex needs
• Experience with one-to-one and group training sessions
• Reliable, hardworking, reflective, team player
• IT knowledge