Job summary
Associate Practice Educator - 37.5 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Associate Practice Educator to join our Residential School Nursing Team (RSNT) at Chailey Clinical Services.
The Associate Practice Educator will be based as an employee within Chailey Clinical Services provide a range of clinical teaching and learning opportunities for non-registered professionals primarily employed by our partner organisation Chailey Heritage Foundation. You will also be supporting and delivering a mixture of general and specific high quality, skilled care to children and young people (CYP) either in the school and residential bungalow settings or the short breaks team.
RSNT provides medical support to the residents and pupils at the Chailey Heritage Foundation (CHF) who have complex and fluctuating health needs. They support the school in its delivery of education through teaching and advising the CHF education and care staff in how to support a child with their learning and medical needs.
Bluebells provide short breaks to CYP which are pre-booked, but can also on occasion provide support for emergency placements.
Main duties of the job
The RSNT is a unique school nursing team providing care and support to pupils attending Chailey Heritage Foundation School and to pupils who live within the residential bungalows at our partner organisation, Chailey Heritage Foundation.
As the Associate Practice Educator, you will be responsible for training current staff predominantly within Chailey Heritage Foundation, as well as supporting and orientating new staff to the RSNT. You will be directly involved in teaching on complex healthcare needs such as long term ventilation (LTV), seizure management, enteral feeding, catheterisation and medication administration, and will also be pivotal in assessing the competency of the staff who attend the training both by direct supervision and via objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).
As an excellent team player, you will work closely with the RSNT's Team Lead, Practice Development Nurses, and the Clinical Lead. With appropriate complex care experience and a commitment to staff development, you will help to maintain a supportive environment for staff in our dynamic and busy units.
You will need to work unsocial hours including nights and weekends as required, and some of the role will be worked clinically supporting the children and young people directly.
Teaching qualifications are desirable, but not essential as you will be supported to gain these, although a Supporting Learners in Practice (mentorship) qualification is essential.
About us
Chailey Clinical Services offers a range of interventions to children and young adults across the range of the multi-disciplinary team. You will be supported by the Practice Development Nurses to further develop your career and to learn skills and competencies.
We are located in the beautiful Sussex countryside at the foot of the South Downs about 30 mins drive from Brighton with the nearest mainline railway station at Haywards Heath. There is ample on-site parking; a caf offering home style food with a daily changing menu; lots of outdoor space for outdoor activities and relaxing during a break; and a Children's Farm attached to the co-located Chailey Heritage Foundation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work within a rota covering 24/7, 52 week nursing care to the young people accessing RSNT.
To be responsible for attending all mandatory and statutory training and ensuring you remain in date with all that is required.
To be responsible for ensuring you attend regular supervision and a yearly appraisal.
To maintain registration with your professional body, currently the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
To act as a role model for clinical staff and promote the delivery of best practice.
To be responsible for ensuring safe use of clinical and non-clinical equipment utilised whilst performing your role.
To support the clinical supervision and education of team members, including student nurses and medical students in all areas of specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
Participate in peer supervision and education sessions. Take the lead, develop and contribute to a specialist area of expertise within peer review and reflective practice as part of the Finches team.
Deliver and help maintain an excellent standard of nursing care and practice
Assess and interpret altered health care needs of the young people
Work together with the MDT to ensure the consistent delivery of safe high quality nursing care.
Help implement and write clinical policies and standards; adhere to national standards and clinical policies in line with SCFT requirements
Ensure health records are maintained and compliant with Trust policy and keep accurate, legible, contemporaneous records and written reports as required.
Participate in report writing for both internal and external reports as required by the young people.
Report any concerns re child and adult safeguarding through the appropriate routes as per CCS guidance.
Attend health reviews organising a deputy to go if you are unable to attend. Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of care and in consultation with the MDT to adjust where appropriate
Develop, implement, and evaluate guidelines/teaching tools for young people/families/, healthcare professionals and non-registered professionals.
Participate in nursing research and audit projects as required.
To liaise with statutory agencies regarding the nursing/ health needs of the young people.
To be able to use the correct system for reporting any incidents that occur.
To work on other services managed by CCS as required ensuring safe levels of nursing care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work within a rota covering 24/7, 52 week nursing care to the young people accessing RSNT.
To be responsible for attending all mandatory and statutory training and ensuring you remain in date with all that is required.
To be responsible for ensuring you attend regular supervision and a yearly appraisal.
To maintain registration with your professional body, currently the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
To act as a role model for clinical staff and promote the delivery of best practice.
To be responsible for ensuring safe use of clinical and non-clinical equipment utilised whilst performing your role.
To support the clinical supervision and education of team members, including student nurses and medical students in all areas of specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
Participate in peer supervision and education sessions. Take the lead, develop and contribute to a specialist area of expertise within peer review and reflective practice as part of the Finches team.
Deliver and help maintain an excellent standard of nursing care and practice
Assess and interpret altered health care needs of the young people
Work together with the MDT to ensure the consistent delivery of safe high quality nursing care.
Help implement and write clinical policies and standards; adhere to national standards and clinical policies in line with SCFT requirements
Ensure health records are maintained and compliant with Trust policy and keep accurate, legible, contemporaneous records and written reports as required.
Participate in report writing for both internal and external reports as required by the young people.
Report any concerns re child and adult safeguarding through the appropriate routes as per CCS guidance.
Attend health reviews organising a deputy to go if you are unable to attend. Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of care and in consultation with the MDT to adjust where appropriate
Develop, implement, and evaluate guidelines/teaching tools for young people/families/, healthcare professionals and non-registered professionals.
Participate in nursing research and audit projects as required.
To liaise with statutory agencies regarding the nursing/ health needs of the young people.
To be able to use the correct system for reporting any incidents that occur.
To work on other services managed by CCS as required ensuring safe levels of nursing care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Children's, with current registration
- Nursing Degree
- ENB 998/mentorship qualification
- Teaching qualification or willing to work towards/undertake
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
Experience
Essential
- To have a minumum of 3 years nursing experience working with children and young people
- To have experience of working with CYP with complex health needs and physical disability
- Teaching/ Mentoring experience
- Experience of planning, managing and coordinating programmes of care in collaboration with other allied health, social, education and volunteer agencies
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate up to date, evidence-based clinical expertise
- Demonstrate proficiency in nursing children with complex health needs and disability
- Demonstrate understanding of current NHS legislation and policies
- Demonstrate the principles of children and adult safeguarding
- Ability to assess clinical practice
- Ability to lead on clinical practice issues
- Ability to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage competing demands of practice and education
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- Ability to provide constructive feedback to enhance clinical learning and safe practice
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit and clinical governance
- Ability to design educational/development programmes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Children's, with current registration
- Nursing Degree
- ENB 998/mentorship qualification
- Teaching qualification or willing to work towards/undertake
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
Experience
Essential
- To have a minumum of 3 years nursing experience working with children and young people
- To have experience of working with CYP with complex health needs and physical disability
- Teaching/ Mentoring experience
- Experience of planning, managing and coordinating programmes of care in collaboration with other allied health, social, education and volunteer agencies
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate up to date, evidence-based clinical expertise
- Demonstrate proficiency in nursing children with complex health needs and disability
- Demonstrate understanding of current NHS legislation and policies
- Demonstrate the principles of children and adult safeguarding
- Ability to assess clinical practice
- Ability to lead on clinical practice issues
- Ability to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage competing demands of practice and education
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- Ability to provide constructive feedback to enhance clinical learning and safe practice
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit and clinical governance
- Ability to design educational/development programmes
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).
