Respiratory Educator

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Respiratory Educator post at the Royal Derby Hospital.

We are looking for an experienced Nurse with specialist knowledge and skills in the care of patients with respiratory disorders. The right candidate should have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, be a visible leader and be passionate about high quality and innovative care.

As the Respiratory educator you will be responsible for organising mandatory, essential to role training and specialist training including Respiratory specific training. Induction of all new nursing staff and support with the induction of medical staff. Also supporting the Respiratory elements of the medical specialities High Dependency course. You will ensure all current training is up to date and compliant with national frameworks and produce monthly training compliance reports, as well as thematic reviews, supporting quality improvement throughout the Respiratory Unit.

The successful candidate must be degree qualified or working towards this or hold or be willing to undertake a similar teaching qualification.

Main duties of the job

The working time for this post is Monday to Friday 8am until 4pm. However you will need to be flexible in order to capture all staff.

The main duties of the job are as follows

• Arrange training both mandatory and non-mandatory
• Backfill on wards to allow staff to attend training
• Support students
• Support newly qualified staff
• Arrange newly qualified induction
• Facilitate training sessions on wards regularly
• Keep training packages and induction packages for staff of all grades that work within the Respiratory Unit up to date
• Support wards when there are significant staffing gaps
• Support introduction of new equipment/ devices and roll out
• Ensure all respiratory competencies are completed and up to date

You will act as a role model and someone for whom patients, staff and relatives can turn to for assistance, advice and support.

You will support the Management Team in the day-to-day management of the ward whilst supporting junior members of staff in the clinical setting.

Closing date of applications: 3rd October 2023

Interview date: 17th October 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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