Senior Clinical Lecturer (Module Lead - Rnda)

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Adult Nurse and Educator to lead the RNDA module at the Northumbria Health and Care Academy. The post involves developing teaching resources aligned with Sunderland University's standards, acting as tutor to up to 50 students and contributing to quality improvement.

The role requires strong clinical background with postgraduate education qualification, and willingness to work clinically. UK travel between sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in Nursing or a related subject.
• Postgraduate qualification in a related subject area (Masters study).
• Higher Education teaching qualification or working towards (e.g. PGCE).
• Non Medical prescribing required for those teaching related to non medical prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Lead learning and teaching of academic and clinical programmes at the Academy.
• Enhance reputation through engagement with teaching, reach-out and research.
• Role model inclusive leadership to foster collaboration across teams.

Skills

Teaching experience

Nursing education

People leadership

Education

Degree in Nursing or related subject

Postgraduate qualification in education

Higher Education teaching qualification (PGCE) / working towards

Non Medical prescribing (desirable for related programmes)

Job description

Job summary

A rare and exciting opportunity is available for an exceptional Adult Nurse and Educator to join the Northumbria Health & Care Academy team as Module Lead for the brand new Registered Nursing Degree Apprenticeship (RNDA) Programme.

The post-holder will be an experienced educator with a strong clinical background, either working towards or holder of a post-graduate certificate in education.

The post-holder will contextualise and develop teaching and learning resources relating to a University of Sunderland RNDA Module for delivery at the Academy, supported by the University of Sunderland RNDA Programme Lead and Academy Programme Lead.

They will act as a personal tutor to a number of students, supporting the pastoral and academic development of up to 50 students on programme.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will deliver a contextualised version of the existing RNDA currently delivered via the University. They will work alongside University and Academy colleagues to develop teaching resources which align with both the Module Descriptors in place at the University and the standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council for nursing education. They will develop high-quality learning and teaching related to evidence-based nursing and research theory.

The post holder will be supported to undertake module leadership across the programme.

The post-holder will liaise regularly with the wider student support network, including people services, occupational health, apprenticeship services, practice education and clinical educators, practice assessors and supervisors Trustwide.

The post-holder will support the recruitment of students onto the programme, supporting the Programme lead to monitor progression, student experience and outcomes on the programme, whilst actively engaging in quality improvement and evaluation of the apprenticeship.

The post-holder will be a registered adult nurse who will work clinically on a regular basis.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep.

Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!

Job responsibilities

• Effectively undertake a lead role in learning & teaching of academic and clinical programmes delivered at the Northumbria Health and Care Academy.


• To enhance the reputation of the Northumbria Health and Care Academy and University of Sunderland as a centre of excellence by engaging with teaching, reach-out and research programmes in nursing and health related topics.


• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

• 1st Level Registered Nurse with effective NMC registration / Allied health professional with effective HPCP registration / 1st Level Registered Midwife with effective NMC registration


• Educated to degree level in Nursing or a related subject.


• Postgraduate qualification in a related subject area (Masters study)


• Higher Education teaching qualification or working towards and completion will be within 12 months of appointment (e.g. PGCE)


• Non Medical prescribing required for those teaching on programmes related to non medical prescribing

Desirable

• Higher Education Academy Fellowship status


• Professional Nursing Advocate

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of teaching and learning in the field of nursing


• Proven experience of working with NMC approved programmes in academic and/or practice setting.

Desirable

• Experience of module leadership within a Higher Education Institution desirable


• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools.


• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods.

Other requirements

Essential

• You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).