Practice Educator

Job summary

Practice Educator (Teaching / training / education)

Registered Nurse or Registered AHP

37.5 hours per week

Salary:

£38,247 - £43,331 (Pro rata depending on experience)

£19.56 - £22.16 (p/h depending on experience)

Location: Primarily based at Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub, South Oxfordshire with an expectation cover our sites in West Berkshire to include Reading

Do you enjoy teaching? Are you passionate about developing and supporting healthcare teams? Do you have an interest in palliative and end of life care? Have you answered yes to these? If so, this is the job for you!

Our employees work hard for us and in turn, Sue Ryder like to work hard for our employees. We help to support our team have the skills, knowledge, and education to fulfil the role they are undertaking. We also ensure our staff are supported through pastoral care, a robust Employee Assistance programme and an extensive range of benefits.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for unsociable hours

Company pension scheme

27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays.

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay.

Continuation of NHS pension (T&Cs apply)

Access to a robust employee assistance programme

Please see our website for a comprehensive list of benefits.

About us

The Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub in South Oxfordshire delivers a full communitybased service, including Clinical Nurse Specialists, therapists and hospice at home and we support two inpatient beds at Wallingford Community Hospital.

Main duties of the job

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse or AHP (NMC/HCPC) to join our team, supporting colleagues to develop skills in palliative and end of life care.

The position is based within the education and clinical teams, answering to the Head of Quality and Community Services and works with the central Sue Ryder education team. The post provides a great development opportunity for someone who is interested in furthering their career in healthcare or specialising in palliative care and education. We would consider an applicant who does not yet have a teaching qualification and will support them to achieve this.

You will develop and support the education and training needs of the clinical healthcare workforce; contributing towards the delivery of the organisational Clinical Education Strategy and Framework including facilitating learning in palliative care . Within this role you will be expected to demonstrate clinical expertise and credibility in clinical practice by always being a role model.

You must have a valid driving licence and have your own vehicle to travel to support colleagues at multiple sites. There is a range of opportunities to develop academically and professionally for the successful candidate

For further information, please contact Sylvia Thomas, Head of Quality and Community Services on Sylvia.thomas@sueryder.org or 01491 641384

About us

About you

You will be a registered Nurse or AHP, educated to degree level (or working towards) who is able to evidence Practice Supervisor or Practice assessor training in an acute or community environment. You will be an enthusiastic practitioner who will be able work both independently and collaboratively to implement and innovate practice. You will also be able to demonstrate ongoing evidence of CPD.

Working knowledge of training needs analysis, planning and facilitation of adult based learning, mandatory and priority training requirements, different learning styles and application in delivering education and training is required for this post. Working knowledge of clinical assessment of registered and non-registered staff is also needed for this post.

Our organisation:

Sue Ryder South Oxfordshire is based in Crowmarsh near Wallingford, the heart of the countryside. We offer a wide range of educational opportunities and assistance to develop clinically and a variety of options for clinical supervision.

We aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment and interview process so please let us know if you require any adjustments made. Please see more details on the link below:

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

For more details please visit our website