The Clinical Education team, part of the wider Education Team at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is recruiting a senior educator who rotates through skills, simulation and resuscitation services across the Royal, Broadgreen and Aintree sites. Core work is delivering advanced resuscitation, clinical skills and simulation teaching to staff of all grades. The post also involves mentoring junior clinical educators and leading quality improvement programmes. Applicants must be registered healthcare professionals with experience of teaching, supervising and assessing in practice.
What the job involves
- Deliver clinical education, including advanced resuscitation, clinical skills and simulation
- Plan and deliver specialist training and workshops to large groups and individual staff at all levels
- Deliver in-situ simulation and assess the clinical environment for latent error
- Lead quality improvement programmes that promote safe patient care through education
- Update and review education programmes to reflect current evidence and national guidelines
- Support education across the pathway, including medical education and Practice Placement Facilitators
- Work with Clinical Training Leads to identify core skills and clinical developments that support service activity
- Mentor and supervise junior clinical educators and team members, acting as a role model
- Engage with multi-professional learners and develop education packages for new roles such as Nursing Associates and Physician Associates
- Evaluate education, including return on investment and peer review
- Support quality assurance measures across the educational pathway
- Assist the Clinical Skills Lead in designing and delivering the undergraduate syllabus, taking responsibility for one undergraduate curriculum each year
Qualifications
- Primary clinical qualification, such as RGN or an allied health professional qualification
- Graduate-level mentorship or a formal teaching and assessing qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Registration & licences
- Registration as a healthcare professional
Experience
- Demonstrable post-registration experience
- Demonstrable experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in practice
- Working knowledge of human factors and its impact on patient safety
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of governance and its relevance to clinical practice
- Demonstrable knowledge of teaching and learning methods, including adult learning theory
- Proficiency in delivering basic clinical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships
- Ability to teach and facilitate with both large and small multidisciplinary groups
Other
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Willingness to work flexibly across all Trust sites where required
- Ability and willingness to complete further training required for the role
- Ability to work well in a small team with a supportive attitude to colleagues' wellbeing
Nice to have
- A recognised education qualification, such as PG Cert Ed, or willingness to work towards one
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
What’s offered
- Flexible working
- Pension scheme and retirement advice
- Staff psychology service and counselling
- Physiotherapy and occupational health support
- Instant pay options
- NHS discounts and salary sacrifice
- Coaching and mentoring
- Cost of living advice and money-saving tips