Clinical Education and Training Lead

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent

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Job summary

Pilgrims Hospices has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Education and Training Lead to join our team, to review, plan and implement training and education to ensure that as an organisation we are providing up-to-date, high standards of patient care. As a provider at the forefront of End of Life Care in East Kent, Pilgrims Hospices offers specialist training and development both internally and to external partners and the successful applicant will therefore have the opportunity to influence and improve practice across the local healthcare environment.

Main duties of the job

As the Clinical Education and Training Lead, your main responsibilities and duties will include:

  • The design, development and delivery of training programmes internally and externally.
  • Supporting high-quality patient care through the provision of evidence-based training.
  • Supporting and mentoring other staff in the delivery of training.
  • Liaising with external partners to ensure education and training programmes meet key local needs.

The post holder must ensure that services are provided to a high standard, in line with mandatory and best practice guidelines.

For a more extensive list of responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description document.

About us

As an award-winning employer, Pilgrims provides end of life care services to patients and their families across east Kent.

Our commitment is to provide open, compassionate care and expertise for patients and their families – both in the community and in-patient units.

Our Benefits

As an Employer of Choice we are committed supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, but also through wellbeing and work/life balance.

Our hospices offer:

  • Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside people passionate
  • Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning
  • A workplace pension scheme. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme
  • Subsidised meals
  • A good work-life balance and realistic working hours
  • Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card scheme
  • A sense of achievement in supporting a worthwhile cause
  • A sense of wellbeing

We invest in our employees, which is one of the key things that makes us an award-winning employer of choice!

Date posted

20 July 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£41,818 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0497-22-5343

Job locations

Pilgrims Hospice

56 London Road

Canterbury

Kent

CT2 8JA


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be successful in this role you should have:

  • Proven management experience and skills
  • At least 4 years experience of developing or delivering teaching/training in a clinical setting
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Extensive understanding of palliative and end of life care practice
  • A full understanding of CQC requirements relating to staff training and development
  • Formal qualification in teaching and/or training.
  • Postgraduate teaching qualification
  • Accredited/registered health care professional
  • Willingness to work across Pilgrims Hospices Sites
  • Access to own transport

This is a full-time role (35 hrs per week) and is based at Pilgrims Hospice Canterbury, although you may occasionally be asked to travel between our 3 hospice sites. Working days will usually be Monday to Friday. You will be provided with on-site parking and subsidised meals during your work day

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be successful in this role you should have:

  • Proven management experience and skills
  • At least 4 years experience of developing or delivering teaching/training in a clinical setting
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Extensive understanding of palliative and end of life care practice
  • A full understanding of CQC requirements relating to staff training and development
  • Formal qualification in teaching and/or training.
  • Postgraduate teaching qualification
  • Accredited/registered health care professional
  • Willingness to work across Pilgrims Hospices Sites
  • Access to own transport

This is a full-time role (35 hrs per week) and is based at Pilgrims Hospice Canterbury, although you may occasionally be asked to travel between our 3 hospice sites. Working days will usually be Monday to Friday. You will be provided with on-site parking and subsidised meals during your work day

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Formal qualification in teaching and/or training.
  • Postgraduate teaching qualification
  • Accredited/registered health care professional

Experience

Essential

  • Management experience and skills.
  • Experience in NHS commissioning.

Desirable

  • At least 4 years experience of developing or delivering teaching / training in a clinical setting
  • Experience of working in an End of Life care environment.
  • Experience of working in care home sector
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Formal qualification in teaching and/or training.
  • Postgraduate teaching qualification
  • Accredited/registered health care professional

Experience

Essential

  • Management experience and skills.
  • Experience in NHS commissioning.

Desirable

  • At least 4 years experience of developing or delivering teaching / training in a clinical setting
  • Experience of working in an End of Life care environment.
  • Experience of working in care home sector

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).

Additional information

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

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent

Address

Pilgrims Hospice

56 London Road

Canterbury

Kent

CT2 8JA


Employer's website

https://www.pilgrimshospices.org/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent

Address

Pilgrims Hospice

56 London Road

Canterbury

Kent

CT2 8JA


Employer's website

https://www.pilgrimshospices.org/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Date posted

20 July 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£41,818 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0497-22-5343

Job locations

Pilgrims Hospice

56 London Road

Canterbury

Kent

CT2 8JA


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