Job summary
Are you an theatre practitioner or ODP looking for a new challenge? We invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Clinical Educator within the Theatre Department at Newark Hospital.
At Newark Hospital, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional patient care across a range of specialties. Our facilities include 3 state-of-the-art operating theatres, a minor ops suite and a procedure room. We offer a variety of day case specialties including orthopaedics, general surgery, breast, urology, ENT and ophthalmology.
As a Clinical Educator you will be at the heart of our theatre department, providing leadership within the clinical education team and supporting the Department Leader with day-to-day operations. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring our staff are well-trained and our patients receive the highest standard of care. You will lead and inspire the clinical education team and develop and implement innovative educational programs while maintaining and promoting high standards of clinical practice.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description for the detailed job description and main responsibilities document.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role and we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Thank you for your interest in this role and we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for the detailed job description and main responsibilities document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for the detailed job description and main responsibilities document.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate attitudes and behaviours consistent with the Trust expectations
- Flexible and adaptable
- Caring
- Enthusiastic and well motivated.
- Confidence
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrable IT skills
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care.
- Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment.
- Able to undertake patient / non patient handling manoeuvres.
- Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions
- evidence of delivering teaching sessions
Desirable
- Audit or research within the clinical area.
- Providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and use of the knowledge and skills framework
- Demonstrate an ability to supervise and support others
- Demonstrate effective resource management.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current issues related to NHS policies.
- Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills
- Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
- Datix/ investigation training
- Appraisal training
- recruitment and selection training
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse, with NMC registration and or ODP
- Suitable teaching qualification / Mentoring Course.
- Practice Assessor
Desirable
- Diploma or degree in health / nursing related studies.
- Continuing professional development / reflective profile
- Completion of all local competency packages Relevant to role and specialty
- Formal leadership and management training
Further Training
Essential
- Mandatory training and updates
- Evidence of moving and handling training.
- ILS
Desirable
- Attendance at conferences / study days relevant to role
- Leadership modules
- ALS
- RPS / IMMER training
- Transfer course
- IV Competent
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience, including some experience within specialty.
- Significant experience at band 5
- Supervision of non registered staff, pre registration and post basic students.
- Evidence of ability to mentor.
- Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the deputy sister / charge nurse role.
Desirable
- Research training / experience.
- Recent or current experience within the specialty
- Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, or project work
- Evidence of formal teaching experience.
- Experience of leading a team.
- Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to effectively lead a team, prioritise workload of self and others, and effective time management skills
- Successful implementation and management of a perioperative change process.
- Understanding of the role of advocacy
Contractual
Essential
- Enhanced DBS clearance.
- NMC registration and revalidation or other governing professional body
Desirable
- work across sites
- on call commitment
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate attitudes and behaviours consistent with the Trust expectations
- Flexible and adaptable
- Caring
- Enthusiastic and well motivated.
- Confidence
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrable IT skills
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care.
- Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment.
- Able to undertake patient / non patient handling manoeuvres.
- Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions
- evidence of delivering teaching sessions
Desirable
- Audit or research within the clinical area.
- Providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and use of the knowledge and skills framework
- Demonstrate an ability to supervise and support others
- Demonstrate effective resource management.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current issues related to NHS policies.
- Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills
- Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
- Datix/ investigation training
- Appraisal training
- recruitment and selection training
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse, with NMC registration and or ODP
- Suitable teaching qualification / Mentoring Course.
- Practice Assessor
Desirable
- Diploma or degree in health / nursing related studies.
- Continuing professional development / reflective profile
- Completion of all local competency packages Relevant to role and specialty
- Formal leadership and management training
Further Training
Essential
- Mandatory training and updates
- Evidence of moving and handling training.
- ILS
Desirable
- Attendance at conferences / study days relevant to role
- Leadership modules
- ALS
- RPS / IMMER training
- Transfer course
- IV Competent
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience, including some experience within specialty.
- Significant experience at band 5
- Supervision of non registered staff, pre registration and post basic students.
- Evidence of ability to mentor.
- Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the deputy sister / charge nurse role.
Desirable
- Research training / experience.
- Recent or current experience within the specialty
- Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, or project work
- Evidence of formal teaching experience.
- Experience of leading a team.
- Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to effectively lead a team, prioritise workload of self and others, and effective time management skills
- Successful implementation and management of a perioperative change process.
- Understanding of the role of advocacy
Contractual
Essential
- Enhanced DBS clearance.
- NMC registration and revalidation or other governing professional body
Desirable
- work across sites
- on call commitment
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).
