Job summary
To work with senior nursing colleagues and have responsibility for role specific education and teaching of community nurses. To develop specialist packages of education, training and clinical skills programmes to meet the needs of staff and better the patient experience. To develop and support the role out of specialist competency packages and contribute to the training of staff within community services to achieve the specialist skills and knowledge, required to care for patients in community settings. This role will be key to supporting the service to have staff who are clinically competent to manage patients with increasing levels of complexity within the community undertaking procedures which may have previously been carried out in a hospital setting.
Main duties of the job
Promote a positive learning environment, which facilitates the development and educational needs of staff, utilising all available learning opportunities and resources.
To be responsive to service developments, developing and implementing relevant clinical skills training to support rapid implementation.
To demonstrate initiative and resourcefulness in developing and delivery clinical skills training in the community setting.
Lead on provision of clinical skills education for staff, patients, and carers to meet the specific needs of housebound patients including but not limited to end of life care, pressure care and bowel/bladder/tracheostomy care.
Lead and promote high quality care by supporting the development and the delivery of clinical skills packages for staff.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Current NMC Registration.
- Degree level study (on Degree pathway).
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable
- Working towards or educated to Master's level.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of training and education.
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
- Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
- Evidence of developing and leading programmes of education and or training
Desirable
- Research or audit experience.
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
- Current advanced clinical knowledge and skill in specialty
- Current knowledge of evidencebase for specialty
Skills
Essential
- Excellent team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
- Excellent interpersonal. communication, team working and leadership skills.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to act on own initiative, to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks for self and others.
- Confident in working with a wide range of professionals.
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others to cope under pressure.
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
Other Factors
Essential
- Confident & assertive.
- Flexible and reliable approach to working practices.
- Mature and positive attitude to change management.
- Proactive approach to service delivery.
- Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport nonportable equipment, the post holder is required to be a car driver with a valid driving licence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Current NMC Registration.
- Degree level study (on Degree pathway).
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable
- Working towards or educated to Master's level.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of training and education.
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
- Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
- Evidence of developing and leading programmes of education and or training
Desirable
- Research or audit experience.
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
- Current advanced clinical knowledge and skill in specialty
- Current knowledge of evidencebase for specialty
Skills
Essential
- Excellent team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
- Excellent interpersonal. communication, team working and leadership skills.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to act on own initiative, to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks for self and others.
- Confident in working with a wide range of professionals.
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others to cope under pressure.
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
Other Factors
Essential
- Confident & assertive.
- Flexible and reliable approach to working practices.
- Mature and positive attitude to change management.
- Proactive approach to service delivery.
- Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport nonportable equipment, the post holder is required to be a car driver with a valid driving licence.
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).
