Practice Educator Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Wales is seeking a Clinical Practice Educator to support education and staff development in Acute Medical Units. The role requires collaboration with nursing staff to assess educational needs and deliver teaching sessions. Essential criteria include a nursing qualification and commitment to professional standards. Flexible working options and extensive training opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification.
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification.

Responsibilities

• Support Band 7 Ward Managers in education and staff development.
• Ensure high professional standard service delivery.
• Assist in the provision of specialist knowledge and support.

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applications are invited in Welsh – any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments or support needed. If you need documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team at 01495 745805 option 3 or email [e-mail].

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time, so we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted we will contact you via your email account used to apply.

Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

• To support the Band 7 Ward Managers and Advanced Nurse Practitioners in implementing an education and staff development plan for the Acute Medical Units across three sites of ABUHB.
• To ensure service delivery is of a high professional standard in line with Local Organisational and National Guidelines.
• As a professional nurse the Clinical Practice Educator is responsible for the provision of specialist knowledge, support and assistance requiring a high degree of dexterity, precision, accuracy and prolonged concentration to patients, nursing and medical staff.
• The post holder is required to support and maintain an effective environment for learning within the Acute Medical Units through teaching, assessing, coaching and staff development in a variety of settings.
• Adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2018).

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Work alongside the Band 7 Practice Development Nurse to formulate a bespoke plan for meeting clinical educational needs of individuals or a group.
• Work alongside the Acute Medical Unit nurses clinically to provide education within their environment.
• Work alongside newly appointed staff (including newly qualified) to the Acute Medical Units and established nursing colleagues to identify the knowledge skills gap of individuals. Provide feedback to those individuals and the education team to collaboratively formulate and deliver plans to meet individual needs.
• Work with the Band 7 Ward Managers and Advanced Nurse Practitioners to design and deliver teaching sessions to all staff within Acute Medicine.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation that provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. We offer integrated acute, primary and community care services to a population of 650,000 and employ over 16,000 staff.

Benefits

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in‑house programmes, and opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including management development programmes. Flexible working is available and we promote a healthy work‑life balance with occupational health support and a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.

Skills

Essential criteria: Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification.

Desirable criteria: Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification.

Experience

Essential criteria: Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification.

Desirable criteria: Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification.

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria: Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification.

Desirable criteria: Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification.