Job summary
Clinical Educator -- Vulnerabilities Enhanced Care -- Band 6
12-month secondment -- 37.5 hrs Monday -- Friday
Are you an experienced registered nurse with a strong clinical background and a keen interest in training and education. Do you have a passion for delivering and promoting excellent standards of care for patients.
An exciting 12-month secondment opportunity has arisen to work full time within the Vulnerabilities Team as a Band 6 Clinical Educator focusing on Enhanced Therapeutic observation of Care (ETOC).
The post holder will be expected to work across Sites with clinical colleagues to develop and embed good practice, provide teaching and education. You must have recent Acute experience and understand the ETOC process and its application in practice
We are looking for an experienced individual who is enthusiastic and motivated to join our Team to support the delivery of the ETOC training programme. You should have a genuine interest in education and developing others with a desire to develop your own teaching skills.
This post requires the successful applicant to be self-motivated, with excellent organisational skills, a strong team working ethic and evidence of continuing professional development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a professional role model and support the clinical workforce within clinical practice, delivering the ETOC training Programme and providing the necessary support in practice to ensure patients are treated with dignity and that their needs are met in a timely therapeutic and engaging manner.
Additionally support and contribute to the delivery of the ETOC action plan, ensuring compliance to policies and procedures to maintain high quality patient care.
The post holder will and use their knowledge, skills and experience to plan organise and deliver quality training, on a range of subjects pertinent to ETOC. The post holder will ensure the evaluation and audit of education and training package.
For questions about the job contact: Julia Jackson Lead Nurse Vulnerabilities 07901108164 or June Fletcher CNS Vulnerabilities -- Enhanced Care 07586072662
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *NMC Registered Nurse
- *Mentoring qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- *Evidence of continuous ongoing professional development in relation to the role applied for
Desirable
- *Post Graduate Diploma/ Certificate in Education or equivalent qualification or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrable experience/ knowledge relevant to the role underpinned by theory and clinical practice or education gained from working in health and care practice settings applicable to the role.
- *Demonstrable knowledge of education and practice development associated with registered and unregistered health care professionals.
- *Experience in the supervision / assessment of learners / junior staff with evidence of completion of training in relation to mentoring/ assessment in clinical practice.
- *Passion for teaching, education, training, and pastoral care.
- *Demonstrable understanding and evidence of experience in practice-based supervision and assessment.
- *Has experience in determining decisions relating to clinical competence and fitness to practice.
- *Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues relevant to the role.
- *Can relate the principles of Safeguarding to the role.
Desirable
- *Knowledge of / experience in use of Quality Improvement methodology / tools.
- *Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices.
- *Experience of assessment and assignment marking and giving feedback.
- *Ability delivers teaching packs/programmes to promote a learning environment.
- *Experience in research and audit.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to deal with complex facts and situations some of which will require analysis and comparison of a range of options.
- *Ability to present/ deliver training to groups/ health care professionals with the ability to communicate effectively with staff that may have difficulty understanding.
- *Ability to assess and benchmark the clinical educational needs of individuals / teams / services within speciality area.
- *Can use governance data/ national standards to prioritise and act upon urgent education and development needs.
- *Ability to use and teach analytical, judgemental, and clinical reasoning skills.
- *Able to lead, inspire and motivate others to achieve clear goals / objectives and practice standards providing support and guidance and creating opportunities for development.
- *Contribute to the development of a culture of high engagement where there is an appetite for staff development / education and learning.
- *Promote and facilitate innovation and continuous quality improvement.
- *Can use reflective frameworks to support practice / individual development.
- *Proficient IT skills e.g. Word, PowerPoint, email.
- *Clinical proficient in skills relevant to the role applied for.
- *Excellent time management skills with the ability to self-manage their own diary.
- *Innovation.
- *Excellent communication and people skills utilising verbal / written and presenting skills.
- *Learning agility and commitment to self-development.
- *Solution focused and has personal resilience in the face of challenge.
- *Ability to work in a variety of clinical settings with direct patient contact, including manual handling.
- *Ability to work a flexible shift pattern, according to service need and work across a range of practice settings associated with the organisation including working on all sites/ premises in accordance with the needs of the service / organisation.
Desirable
- *Skills in report writing or willingness to learn.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *NMC Registered Nurse
- *Mentoring qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- *Evidence of continuous ongoing professional development in relation to the role applied for
Desirable
- *Post Graduate Diploma/ Certificate in Education or equivalent qualification or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrable experience/ knowledge relevant to the role underpinned by theory and clinical practice or education gained from working in health and care practice settings applicable to the role.
- *Demonstrable knowledge of education and practice development associated with registered and unregistered health care professionals.
- *Experience in the supervision / assessment of learners / junior staff with evidence of completion of training in relation to mentoring/ assessment in clinical practice.
- *Passion for teaching, education, training, and pastoral care.
- *Demonstrable understanding and evidence of experience in practice-based supervision and assessment.
- *Has experience in determining decisions relating to clinical competence and fitness to practice.
- *Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues relevant to the role.
- *Can relate the principles of Safeguarding to the role.
Desirable
- *Knowledge of / experience in use of Quality Improvement methodology / tools.
- *Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices.
- *Experience of assessment and assignment marking and giving feedback.
- *Ability delivers teaching packs/programmes to promote a learning environment.
- *Experience in research and audit.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to deal with complex facts and situations some of which will require analysis and comparison of a range of options.
- *Ability to present/ deliver training to groups/ health care professionals with the ability to communicate effectively with staff that may have difficulty understanding.
- *Ability to assess and benchmark the clinical educational needs of individuals / teams / services within speciality area.
- *Can use governance data/ national standards to prioritise and act upon urgent education and development needs.
- *Ability to use and teach analytical, judgemental, and clinical reasoning skills.
- *Able to lead, inspire and motivate others to achieve clear goals / objectives and practice standards providing support and guidance and creating opportunities for development.
- *Contribute to the development of a culture of high engagement where there is an appetite for staff development / education and learning.
- *Promote and facilitate innovation and continuous quality improvement.
- *Can use reflective frameworks to support practice / individual development.
- *Proficient IT skills e.g. Word, PowerPoint, email.
- *Clinical proficient in skills relevant to the role applied for.
- *Excellent time management skills with the ability to self-manage their own diary.
- *Innovation.
- *Excellent communication and people skills utilising verbal / written and presenting skills.
- *Learning agility and commitment to self-development.
- *Solution focused and has personal resilience in the face of challenge.
- *Ability to work in a variety of clinical settings with direct patient contact, including manual handling.
- *Ability to work a flexible shift pattern, according to service need and work across a range of practice settings associated with the organisation including working on all sites/ premises in accordance with the needs of the service / organisation.
Desirable
- *Skills in report writing or willingness to learn.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
