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East Coast Community Healthcare are recruiting a clincial educator to be embeded within the Carlton Court Inpatient Team. The Clinical Educator will support staff within the teams in developing skills and competency in line with workforce and development Strategy. They will be part of a small team of clinical educators embedded within services that will deliver a programme of education of appropriate skills and knowledge across the workforce to meet the demands of service as well as maintaining clinical practice.

Each Clinical Educator in the team will have their own individual skill set and be able to blend delivery on certain topics to provide resilience in the programme. Learners will be from pre-professional, preregistration, non- registered and registered workforce. The postholder will work closely with the education and Training department to provide effective and efficient use of time and resource to learning needs in the organisation, preventing duplication and responding to urgent demand as required.

There is an expectation that the postholder will work in a clinical nursing role for 1 x day per week within the inpatient unit to maintain clinical competencies.

Support workforce in practice to embed evidenced based practice and high quality standards of service delivery.

Plan and deliver suite of training to support Clinical Education and Workforce Development Strategy.

Working with leadership to understand gaps in skills and knowledge and plan accordingly in line role.

Be able to use wide range of educational / training equipment and technology providing learners with broad access to learning resources and safe use of clinical tools.

To work with staff / students on request, particularly if they have specific learning needs identified / during induction period.

To maintain own clinical competence appropriate to the area of employment.

To assist mentors and practice educators to facilitate the integration of theory and practice in students/learners/trainees as appropriate, within the practice learning environment.

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ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

Carlton Court Community Inpatient Unit is a 33 bedded facility which provides a valuable reablement resource to the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area and comprises of a multidisciplinary clinical team which includes Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Healthcare Support Workers and volunteers.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

• Plan and deliver suite of training to support Clinical Education and Workforce Development Strategy
• Participate in creation of competency framework
• Be able to use wide range of educational / training equipment and technology providing learners with broad access to learning resources and safe use of clinical tools.
• Maintain accurate documentation around all aspects of training delivery including planning, attendance and evaluation
• Support workforce in practice to embed evidenced based practice and high quality standards of service delivery
• To provide support for those supervising and mentoring students on pre-registration programmes.
• Working with leadership to understand gaps in skills and knowledge and plan accordingly in line role
• To contribute to effective partnership working between the practice placement areas and the HEIs.
• To establish and explore strategies to enhance the clinical learning environment.
• To support the ongoing development of new and existing educators and mentors in the workplace promoting engagement in education at all levels
• To contribute to the development of policies and guidelines applicable to the learning environment
• To be involved with recruitment processes for entry to pre-registration programmes at local and regional HEIs.
• To work with other key personnel in contributing to the audit of clinical placements and maintenance of the audit cycle within the organisation

Educational and Clinical Responsibilities

• To assist mentors and practice educators to facilitate the integration of theory and practice in students/learners/trainees as appropriate, within the practice learning environment.
• To be up to date with students curriculum and understand the assessment process for students.
• To work with staff / students on request, particularly if they have specific learning needs identified / during induction period.
• To provide educators and students with relevant teaching / support sessions.
• To provide support for mentors to ensure effective supervision, assessment and informed decision making in relation to learners particularly in complex situations around the assessment and judgement regarding student work.
• To raise awareness and understanding of the value of in-service training to improve patient care and service delivery in the development of the Community model of care
• To contribute to the development of a robust pre-registration student induction.
• To promote effective feedback to learners and educators to continually review and develop education delivery.

Professional Responsibilities

To maintain continuous professional development in line with Organisational policy and Professional Regulators.

• To recognise own learning needs and source activity /support required to meet knowledge gap.
• To contribute to the on-going evaluation and development of the post and improve own knowledge utilising appraisal and review process and professional regulatory requirements.
• To comply with the relevant Code of Professional Conduct which support and maintain standards of Professional Practice.
• To support current and future project evaluations.
• To contribute to the dissemination of project remit and outcomes.
• To work as part of a self-supporting team providing consistent and robust support to all learners in the clinical area.

All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

• Proven experience of post registration experience in practice within a community or community hospital setting
• Previous experience of working with pre-registration learners in the practice setting / adult learners / healthcare teams
• Good knowledge of the NMC Approved programmes and associated regulatory standards
• Knowledge of coaching models within the practice education setting
• Ability to negotiate at a senior level
• Basic experience of teaching within a formal setting
• Experience in practice based clinical education

• Developed Clinical / leadership skills in areas of practice
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a team
• Ability to acknowledge knowledge deficit and self-direct study/seek learning
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to create and maintain positive working and learning relationships with staff from across the organisation
• Excellent presentation skills
• Extensive clinical/leadership skills proven ability to deliver to wide audience

• Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
• BSc in Nursing Practice or evidence of working at equivalent level
• Mentor Preparation or equivalent
• Train the trainer or a willingness to undertake
• Formal training qualification or willingness to undertake
• Award in Education and Training

• Be a positive role model and the ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
• Willingness and ability to work across different sites / with different staff groups
• Commitment to lifelong learning to support the development of this role and maintain professional registration
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Commitment to own Health and Well-being and that of others.
• Able to maintain motivation, drive and enthusiasm alongside a passion to deliver excellent quality clinical care
• Ability to challenge and influence in a supportive way

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.