Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
17/02/2025
Planned Interview
Date
24/02/2025
An
exciting opportunity has arisen to join the clinical education team
delivering evidence-based, high-quality education and training within
gynaecology services in the Womens CSU. We are looking for an enthusiastic,
motivated, and dynamic gynaecology nurse who can be a visible and
approachable role model. You will support staff by working alongside them,
developing competencies and clinical skills, including assisting with
ambulatory procedures, such as colposcopy and hysteroscopy. You must have
sound knowledge of the evidence base, be innovative and proactive with
excellent organisation and communication skills with an interest in
supporting the future development of training and education. We welcome
applications from any gynaecology nurse with post-registration experience.
UK
Registration
Applicants
must have current UK professional registration. For further information
please see NHS Careers website.
Should
you require any further information, please contact - Sarah Harrington,
Matron sarah.harrington12@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The
Jobholder will play an essential role supporting Nursing and Midwifery
(including ODP) education by facilitating education, training and practice
development within Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The
job holder will facilitate the development of clinical staff both registered
and unregistered.
The
job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other
practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement.
The job holder will support mentors/assessors and clinical professional
development for preceptorship.
The
job holder will support the development of clinical practice mentors and key
trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and continuous
professional development activities.
The
job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole
service working. As a role model they
will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality,
effective and efficient care.
To
support, educate and develop registered and unregistered staff in their
clinical role and competencies in order to deliver high quality evidence
based care for service users.
The
post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of
education and training of registered and unregistered nursing staff.
About us
Our
staff are there every step of the way for the women of Leeds and across the
region:
Every day we support women and
their families in bringing 29 new babies into the world, and (we think) the
best place to be born, Yorkshire!
We are at the cutting edge of
fertility treatment, helping 1,500 couples in their hope of completing their
family every year, and we are so proud to be able to say our success rates
are the best for NHS fertility treatments in the North of England.
We are there for mothers, sisters,
daughters and friends who need gynaecology and urogynaecology care,
specialising in minimal access and day case surgery, helping women to get
well and back on their feet so they can enjoy their lives again.
Every day across the UK, 58 women
receive the devastating news that they have a gynaecological cancer. In Leeds
12 women every day are referred to Leeds Womens by their GP to investigate
cancer signs and symptoms.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Jobholder will play an essential role supporting Nursing and Midwifery
(including ODP) education by facilitating education, training and practice
development within Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The
job holder will facilitate the development of clinical staff both registered
and unregistered.
The
job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other
practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement.
The job holder will support mentors/assessors and clinical professional
development for preceptorship.
The
job holder will support the development of clinical practice mentors and key
trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and continuous
professional development activities.
The
job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole
service working. As a role model they
will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality,
effective and efficient care.
To
support, educate and develop registered and unregistered staff in their
clinical role and competencies in order to deliver high quality evidence
based care for service users.
The
post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of
education and training of registered and unregistered nursing staff.
They
will work in collaboration with the senior management team to maintain and
project the vision and objectives of the service and ensure that they are
embedded in practice.
They
will identify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trust
teams.
The
post holder will lead by example, will be responsible for disseminating good
practice and actively challenging assumptions, practice and performance where
appropriate.
Please
see attached document for full job description and personal specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Jobholder will play an essential role supporting Nursing and Midwifery
(including ODP) education by facilitating education, training and practice
development within Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The
job holder will facilitate the development of clinical staff both registered
and unregistered.
The
job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other
practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement.
The job holder will support mentors/assessors and clinical professional
development for preceptorship.
The
job holder will support the development of clinical practice mentors and key
trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and continuous
professional development activities.
The
job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole
service working. As a role model they
will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality,
effective and efficient care.
To
support, educate and develop registered and unregistered staff in their
clinical role and competencies in order to deliver high quality evidence
based care for service users.
The
post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of
education and training of registered and unregistered nursing staff.
They
will work in collaboration with the senior management team to maintain and
project the vision and objectives of the service and ensure that they are
embedded in practice.
They
will identify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trust
teams.
The
post holder will lead by example, will be responsible for disseminating good
practice and actively challenging assumptions, practice and performance where
appropriate.
Please
see attached document for full job description and personal specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / ODP
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Desirable
- Degree Level Education or evidence of working towards.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrating evidence based practice, promoting best practice and providing challenge when appropriate
- Evaluate and evidence the impact of support and change
- Evidence of continuous professional development of clinical skills
- Ability to teach, supervise and assess registered and unregistered staff
- Able to present information to large groups of multi-professionals.
- Self-confidence; used to lead, involve and challenge others appropriate
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
- Leadership and management skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Preceptorship skills
- Organisational and Time management skills
- Quality improvement skills
- Understanding of evidence-based practice research conscious
Other
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
- Competent in organising own workload and that of others.
- Good problem solving and decision making abilities
- Coaching Skills
- Able to use word processing applications & current digital systems
- Can evidence excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Including sensitive persuasive communication e.g. in supporting staff members through remedial processes
- Good self-motivation and able to motivate staff
- Assertiveness, influencing and persuasion skills
- Able to deliver feedback effectively
- Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Experience
Essential
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
- Clinical Experience within the specialty.
- Experience of clinical audit and standard setting
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
- Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines, policies and structures
- Support and assist in Identifying learning needs of individuals and teams and develop learning programmes to ensure these are met.
- Facilitate staff to achieve competencies.
- Facilitate a culture of shared learning.
- Routinely plan and deliver teaching session/programmes in a range of settings e.g. formal/informal
Desirable
- Understanding of training needs in relation to post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / ODP
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Desirable
- Degree Level Education or evidence of working towards.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrating evidence based practice, promoting best practice and providing challenge when appropriate
- Evaluate and evidence the impact of support and change
- Evidence of continuous professional development of clinical skills
- Ability to teach, supervise and assess registered and unregistered staff
- Able to present information to large groups of multi-professionals.
- Self-confidence; used to lead, involve and challenge others appropriate
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
- Leadership and management skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Preceptorship skills
- Organisational and Time management skills
- Quality improvement skills
- Understanding of evidence-based practice research conscious
Other
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
- Competent in organising own workload and that of others.
- Good problem solving and decision making abilities
- Coaching Skills
- Able to use word processing applications & current digital systems
- Can evidence excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Including sensitive persuasive communication e.g. in supporting staff members through remedial processes
- Good self-motivation and able to motivate staff
- Assertiveness, influencing and persuasion skills
- Able to deliver feedback effectively
- Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Experience
Essential
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
- Clinical Experience within the specialty.
- Experience of clinical audit and standard setting
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
- Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines, policies and structures
- Support and assist in Identifying learning needs of individuals and teams and develop learning programmes to ensure these are met.
- Facilitate staff to achieve competencies.
- Facilitate a culture of shared learning.
- Routinely plan and deliver teaching session/programmes in a range of settings e.g. formal/informal
Desirable
- Understanding of training needs in relation to 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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
