Critical Care and Critical Care Outreach Team Education Lead

Job responsibilities

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

In addition to the key job responsibilities detailed in this job description all employees at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust are expected to comply with the general duties detailed below:

Infection Control

To maintain a clean, safe environment, ensuring adherence to the Trusts standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control. The post holder is accountable for minimising the risks of infections and for the implementation of the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections as outlined in the Health Act 2006. This includes receiving assurance of risk and embedding evidence based practice into daily routines of all staff.

Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults

Nottingham University Hospitals is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are therefore expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment.

Information Governance

All staff have an individual responsibility for creating accurate records of their work and for making entries into and managing all NHS records effectively in line with the Health Record Keeping Policy and other Health Records and Corporate Records Management policies and procedures in order to meet the Trusts legal, regulatory and accountability requirements.

Health and Safety

• To take reasonable care to prevent injury to themselves or others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
• To co-operate fully in discharging the Trust policies and procedures with regard to health and safety matters.
• To immediately report to their manager any shortcomings in health and safety procedures and practice.
• To report any accidents or dangerous incidents to their immediate manager and safety representative as early as possible and submit a completed accident/incident form.
• To use protective clothing and equipment where provided.
• Whilst the aim of the Trust is to promote a co-operative and constructive view of health and safety concerns in the organisation, all staff must be aware that a wilful or irresponsible disregard for safety matters may give rise to disciplinary proceedings.

Governance

• To actively participate in governance activities to ensure that the highest standards of care and business conduct are achieved.

Health and Wellbeing

Employees are expected to take all reasonable steps to look after both their physical health and mental health. To support employees to achieve this NUH offers a wide range of health and wellbeing activities and interventions. The full programme can be viewed at on the staff intranet.

Line managers are expected to encourage and support staff to look after their health and wellbeing, including the release of staff to attend health and wellbeing activities and interventions.

General Policies Procedures and Practices

To comply with all Trust policies, procedures and practices and to be responsible for keeping up to date with any changes to these.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The post holder must be able to:

• work within unpleasant clinical working conditions (for example exposure to body fluids)
• concentrate in an intense and sometimes noisy environment
• cope with potentially violent and threatening situations
• work with the critical care outreach team in ward environments across the Trust
• work on any of the Adult Critical Care units as required
• fulfil Trust health and safety policies and procedures when performing risk associated procedures including dealing with hazardous substances

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Current level one NMC registration
• Relevant post-basic qualification in Critical Care specialist pathway (ENB 100 or equivalent)
• Evidence of academic learning at Level 3 or equivalent
• Introductory management course
• Possession of NMC Mentoring Course
• Degree in health / nursing related studies or equivalent level of study

Desirable

• Masters in health / nursing related Studies
• Formal leadership and management training / course

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of Critical Care knowledge and clinical practice
• Evidence of leadership, management & time management skills
• Evidence of education role at Band 6
• Evidence of appropriate delegation, support and supervision of all staff

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in project work
• Evidence of audit / research work within the clinical area

Communication skills

Essential

• Evidence of effective written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of minimising interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication
• Evidence of staff appraisal & performance management of staff

Desirable

• Evidence of devising professional development & action plans
• Leading project work

Analytical skills

Essential

• Evidence of an understanding of the Education Lead role in Critical Care
• Evidence of responding to problem situation and associated effective interventions put in place

Desirable

• Evidence of knowledge of current issues related to the NHS policies

Planning and organisation

Essential

• Evidence of use of the development, implementation and monitoring of local action plans to improve practice
• Evidence of use of the development, implementation and monitoring of local action plans to meet objectives

Desirable

• Evidence of additional responsibilities (e.g. Trust/Corporate member, National forum, Benchmarking)
• Evidence of effective resource management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).