Job summary
Job Title: Clinical Skills & Simulation Facilitator
Hours per week: 37.5 hours a week
Permanent contract
Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Closing Date: 24th May 2024
Interview Date: 5th June 2024
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications,so you are advised to apply promptly.
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Careers at George Eliot - 'Where you make a difference'
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced registrant with knowledge of clinical skills and simulation. Delivering Clinical Skills and Simulation education to learners within GETEC. Clinical Skills and Simulation is an exciting place to be, with constant change and growth, led by innovative team members who aim to ensure great quality service delivery and to meet the needs of our future and current workforce.
Do you have passion and enthusiasm to join our team delivering high quality education to all learners?
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate employees who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist with the planning, development, delivery and assessment of specialised clinical skillseducation programmes within simulation for learners and Trust employees
- To set up and maintain equipment for teaching sessions as required.
- To possess high levels of developed manipulation and dexterity skills required for educating healthcare professionals. These may include performing defibrillation, intravenous injections, peripheralcannulation, venepuncture, airway management, urinary catheterisation, suturing, arterial blood gassampling, etc.
- To develop specialist knowledge across a range of procedures related to clinical skills educationand use this knowledge to relate theory to practice at degree level.
- To prepare for exposure at clinical emergencies, to possible contact with bodily fluids, smells, foullinen, possible exposure to sharps, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety standards at alltimes
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist with the planning, development, delivery and assessment of specialised clinical skillseducation programmes within simulation for learners and Trust employees
- To set up and maintain equipment for teaching sessions as required.
- To possess high levels of developed manipulation and dexterity skills required for educating healthcare professionals. These may include performing defibrillation, intravenous injections, peripheralcannulation, venepuncture, airway management, urinary catheterisation, suturing, arterial blood gassampling, etc.
- To develop specialist knowledge across a range of procedures related to clinical skills educationand use this knowledge to relate theory to practice at degree level.
- To prepare for exposure at clinical emergencies, to possible contact with bodily fluids, smells, foullinen, possible exposure to sharps, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety standards at alltimes
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- 3 years working at band 5 or above
- Relevant clinical experience as a registrant
- Previous experience leading a team
- Experience of teaching in different settings
- Experience of mentoring and assessing students and other health care staff
- Awareness of teaching and assessment methods
- Proficiency in a wide range of clinical skills
- Able to explain how to promote best practice and apply evidence based practice
- Experience of clinical or educational audit or research
Desirable
- IT literate with experience of using PowerPoint, Excel, Word and email.
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
- RGN level 1 or Midwife or equivalent professional qualification e.g. HCPC registrant
- First Level Degree or ability to complete First Level Degree within 2 years of appointment
- Working towards or willingness to undertake relevant MSc or level 7 qualification
- Evidence of developed resuscitation and Clinical Skills knowledge
Desirable
- Immediate Life Support Provider or Paediatric Immediate Life Support Provider
- Recognised post registration teaching qualification or equivalent experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to lead and motivate
- Personal and professional credibility
- Ability to work autonomously and also as part of a team
- Well-developed problem solving, critical appraisal and decision making skills
- Required to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods
- Required to exert moderate mental effort
- Possess high levels of manipulation and dexterity skills for performing resuscitation and clinical skills
- Manage conflicting views during training and be prepared to challenge healthcare professionals to ensure patients receive optimal clinical treatment
- Possess developed communication skills when conversing with healthcare professionals and for debriefing
- Ability to form positive working relationships with multi-professional colleagues
- Seen as local "expert" for Clinical Skills and act as the Trust representative where appropriate.
- Prepare for unpleasant working conditions when attending clinical situations
Desirable
- Meet requirements to maintain accredited Resuscitation Council Instructor/Provider status.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to achieve goals and meet deadlines
Other
Essential
- A commitment to equal opportunities
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the operational needs of the service
- Able to pass occupational health clearance
- Able to maintain a professional appearance in accordance with duties.
- Physically capable of performing and teaching elements of the post
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- 3 years working at band 5 or above
- Relevant clinical experience as a registrant
- Previous experience leading a team
- Experience of teaching in different settings
- Experience of mentoring and assessing students and other health care staff
- Awareness of teaching and assessment methods
- Proficiency in a wide range of clinical skills
- Able to explain how to promote best practice and apply evidence based practice
- Experience of clinical or educational audit or research
Desirable
- IT literate with experience of using PowerPoint, Excel, Word and email.
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
- RGN level 1 or Midwife or equivalent professional qualification e.g. HCPC registrant
- First Level Degree or ability to complete First Level Degree within 2 years of appointment
- Working towards or willingness to undertake relevant MSc or level 7 qualification
- Evidence of developed resuscitation and Clinical Skills knowledge
Desirable
- Immediate Life Support Provider or Paediatric Immediate Life Support Provider
- Recognised post registration teaching qualification or equivalent experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to lead and motivate
- Personal and professional credibility
- Ability to work autonomously and also as part of a team
- Well-developed problem solving, critical appraisal and decision making skills
- Required to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods
- Required to exert moderate mental effort
- Possess high levels of manipulation and dexterity skills for performing resuscitation and clinical skills
- Manage conflicting views during training and be prepared to challenge healthcare professionals to ensure patients receive optimal clinical treatment
- Possess developed communication skills when conversing with healthcare professionals and for debriefing
- Ability to form positive working relationships with multi-professional colleagues
- Seen as local "expert" for Clinical Skills and act as the Trust representative where appropriate.
- Prepare for unpleasant working conditions when attending clinical situations
Desirable
- Meet requirements to maintain accredited Resuscitation Council Instructor/Provider status.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to achieve goals and meet deadlines
Other
Essential
- A commitment to equal opportunities
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the operational needs of the service
- Able to pass occupational health clearance
- Able to maintain a professional appearance in accordance with duties.
- Physically capable of performing and teaching elements of the post
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
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).
