Clinical Nurse Educator - Fixed Term

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

To develop, deliver and evaluate education and training using a flexible, evidenced based, approach across the hospice and wider healthcare system.

As a member of the Education Team, be a role model, demonstrating a professional and pro-active approach, providing advice, guidance, support, and delivering expert knowledge of palliative care to staff in clinical practice across the wider system.

Promote an open, supportive learning culture that facilitates effective multi-professional team working and supports practice development, preceptorship, pre and post registration students across ARHC services.

Education and Research

• To deliver high quality, evidence-based education on palliative care using a variety of teaching methods, face to face and virtually.
• Participate in the design, delivery, and evaluation of teaching sessions for both hospice staff and external partners
• Assist Head of Education in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of education
• To act as an educational and information resource for other professionals
• Role model an awareness of professional developments in nursing and palliative and end of life care.
• Participate, encourage and empower clinical staff to develop their own knowledge and skills.
• Identify areas requiring staff development
• Participate in delivering clinical supervision, restorative/resilience-based supervision
• Work with and alongside staff on induction and preceptorship programs to support practice and competence.
• To participate in the delivery of pre and post registration educational programmes. Including supporting students on placement.

Expected Patient Outcomes

• Provide education and knowledge to enhance staff knowledge in palliative care and minimise the risk of crises, inappropriate admissions and to promote quality of life for patients and families
• Contribute to increased quality of life for patients and the wider community by delivering evidence-based information about palliative and end of life care in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Clinical and Practice Governance

Work with the Head of Education and ARHC team leads to identify training needs and support delivery of palliative care and clinical skill training and competencies

• Deliver identified education and competency-based assessment for ARHC services and across the health system

To participate in the quality and clinical audit programme. Identify, encourage and promote areas of practice that require auditing and monitoring

To identify, participate, support, and encourage the use of evidence-based practice as part of robust practice development

• Contribute to Journal Club and other research activity

To support pre-registration nursing and other students during clinical placements, in conjunction with the clinical teams.

Provide on-going support to student nurse Supervisors and Assessors,

To participate in the induction of clinical staff with regard to standards of competence. Provide ongoing support and professional development for new and existing staff, including revalidation support as appropriate.

• Support and develop staff in developing their clinical and holistic skills, by using a combination of working alongside, group training and teaching, both face to face and online.
• Support the clinical, restorative and resilience based supervision programme

Leadership and Teamworking

• Exercise leadership in education to support the clinical team to attain and develop high standards of patient care, through research and evidence-based practice
• Be an effective role model providing a supportive, safe environment in which to learn, practice and to develop confidence and maturity in this specialist field.
• Have an understanding of the importance of multi-professional team working and the ability to signpost staff.
• Participate in the development, implementation and updating of policies and procedures. Maintain staff awareness of policies and procedures through appropriate training and support.
• Develop and update competency assessments and facilitate their completion.
• Design and deliver training and education, and keep appropriate records, in conjunction with the Education Co-Ordinator
• Collaborate with other stakeholders including primary care, care home domiciliary and community care on variety of tasks as guided by the Head of Education and Practice Development
• Contribute to and undertake specific project work as guided and supported by the Head of Education and Practice Development.

Professional responsibilities

Always maintain own professional registration with the NMC and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Take responsibility for own professional development, which will be monitored as part of the annual appraisal review and supervision sessions.

Head of Education plan and develop education programmes and events

Clinical Team Leads working collaboratively, sharing information

Other hospices networking, sharing information

Clinical colleagues providing education support and guidance

External organisations ICB, care homes, district nursing, social care providers to establish, plan and deliver training

Scope

Decision making level

- Arranges own diary and plans education programme as directed by Head of Education

- Research, plan and deliver education sessions to healthcare and other professional

- Provides education support to team leaders

Financial resources

- Works within budget agreed by Head of Education

- Works with education team towards project targets

Information and material resources

- Maintains specialist knowledge of palliative care and uses teaching skills to share and facilitate development of healthcare staff

People management

- Deputise for Head of Education. No line management responsibility.

General

• At all times uphold the Charitys values, and demonstrate behaviours consistent with these:
• Compassion
• Caring
• Excellence
• Community
• At all times carry out duties in accordance with Charity policies and procedures, including but not limited to, confidentiality, equal opportunities and dignity at work.
• Be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, customers, staff and volunteers.
• Act as an ambassador for the charity and encourage others to do the same.

Be comfortable and confident with difference and actively promote equality and inclusion.

Aware of owns wellbeing, seek and access support when needed.

Enable an inclusive and supportive environment for our volunteers.

Contribute to the support and development of new colleagues.

Contribute to ongoing service improvement and development.

• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975, and such will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is committed to the fair treatment of all colleagues in line with its equal opportunities policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and will be reviewed periodically to ensure that the needs of the service are being met.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Degree level qualification in Palliative Care or equivalent level of experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Teaching qualification or relevant experience

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of palliative care and treatment
• Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating teaching
• Experience of multi-professional working

Other

Essential

• UK Driving License and access to a vehicle for work purposes

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity

Address

Arthur Rank Hospice

Cherry Hinton Road

Shelford Bottom

Cambridge

CB22 3FB

Employer's website

https://www.arhc.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)