Critical Care Clinical Educator

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Job Descriptions:

• Act as an exemplary role model for best clinical practice and Trust values
• Work alongside learners to facilitate their independent learning
• Work to an agreed job plan to maximise education delivery to support staff and patient safety/experience.
• Manage their own time to ensure a balance between clinical education and education administrative activities
• Actively promote and contribute to an inter-professional learning environment
• Deliver education programmes at a divisional level and where required cross divisionally in support of organisational priorities.
• Work as part of the local and corporate practice development teams
• Assist in anticipating and addressing the educational needs of the service
• Work across boundaries to proactively develop and sustain partnerships
• Participate in audit, service improvement and research projects relevant to the clinical educator role

  Clinical Practice

  Work alongside learners delivering clinical care for the majority of the role. Use coaching/mentoring-style techniques during contact time with learners to identify learning needs, improve standards, and escalate concerns where appropriate

  Have highly developed clinical skills relevant to their areas of responsibility such that they may act as an expert resource for learners

  Demonstrate and promote a high standard of person-centred, holistic care.

  Draw upon an appropriate range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources in their practice

  Work independently and within a team structure according to the standards set by their professional body

  Demonstrate leadership in influencing the department and multi-disciplinary team

  Respond to unpredictable events with composure, using professional judgement to maintain the safety of those for whom they are responsible and seek assistance where required

  Apply specialist knowledge and a problem-solving approach to effectively plan, implement and evaluate person-centred care

  Demonstrate and promote the effective management of patient journey / flow by teaching and contributing to the development of systems for operational performance

  Model and teach adequate patient documentation that fulfils professional standards. Contribute to monitoring and maintaining the standard of documentation

  Practice a high standard of interpersonal communication to convey information and advocate for the interests and well-being of those for whom they are responsible

  Practice Development and Education

  Maintain personal professional development through self-directed learning and engaging with their line manager to address identified learning needs

  Maintain own professional portfolio and support others to do the same

  Participate in and actively seek peer review to reflect upon and improve clinical and educational practice

  Advocate for and contribute to a working environment that promotes continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning

  Maintain a forward view of the skill mix within their assigned clinical area to anticipate and work with the senior practice development team to respond proactively to emerging educational priorities

  Actively contribute to providing a positive learning environment that makes effective use of resources (e.g., human, financial, equipment, space)

  Able to apply assessment methods to assess the progress of learners, maintain records of proficiency and provide reports on training as required

  Monitor and support teams to maintain their clinical competence

  Able to participate in, identify and describe basic principles of educational programme design, including the use of learning outcomes and assessments

  Demonstrate continuous professional development in a range of evidence-based learning and teaching methods

  Provide sensitive feedback focused on the progress of learners and foster a climate in which best practice can be safely debated and reflected upon

  Participate in the evaluation of education programmes and the dissemination of results

  Provide teaching and support to learners from the multi-disciplinary team

  Ensure appropriate induction and orientation of newly appointed colleagues

  Assist senior practice development and education team with the coordination of learner placements

  Support management team to ensure statutory and mandatory training updates, as well as role /speciality updates, are completed and necessary records maintained

  Leadership and Management

  Act as a role model and resource for evidence-based practice

  Work with the multi-disciplinary team leads to deliver practice development and education strategy

  Proactively establish, develop, and maintain inter-professional relationships and attend relevant meetings.

  Provide data to the senior practice development and education team to assist with the collation of the yearly training needs analysis

  Participate in ensuring staff have an annual appraisal and personal development plan, with appropriate aims and objectives agreed and monitored

  Provide practice development and education input to appraisal and personal development plans of clinical staff where appropriate

  Participate in recruitment and retention initiatives relevant to practice development and education

  Work collaboratively to provide practice development and education input to effective documentation, pathways, protocols, and guidelines for care.

  Demonstrate a commitment to share expertise and disseminate information

  Communicate practice development and education priorities to learners and colleagues

  Support management teams in undertaking performance management of staff where practice development and education needs exist.

  Demonstrate leadership in developing the team and service to function effectively in continuously improve patient care

  Participate in initiating change and implementing service and practice development, making the best use of resources to improve practice and health outcomes

  Respect the diversity of patients, colleagues and learners. Provide inclusive clinical care and education

  Audit and Evaluation:

  Participate in identifying and addressing risk and poor quality through appropriate governance structures and forums where a practice development and education element exists

  Assist with practice development and education audit

  Provide assistance for the multi-disciplinary team to undertake clinical audit and offer practice development and education input where appropriate and supported by senior staff

  Participate in ongoing service review and evaluation, including seeking and monitoring patient experience and outcomes, where these have a relevance to practice development and education

  Engages with evaluation of clinical practice in relation to its evidence base, including policy and guidance, and clinical effectiveness to shape practice development and education

  Able to participate in the dissemination of practice through conferences and professional publications where relevant and appropriate to the role

Person Specification

Education, Values and clinical Practice

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Part 1 of the register) / Registered Allied Health Professional
• UK Health related recognised Degree, relevant to post
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of NMC / HCPC revalidation
• Appropriate period of post-registration acute nursing experience
• Evidence of specialist knowledge appropriate to the clinical area or practice development and education
• Familiar with and able to effectively use common office software suites (e.g. MS Office)
• Evidence of experience and qualifications in supervising and assessing colleagues and learners
• Evidence of study at level 7
• Demonstrates the ability to put patients at the heart of what they do and meet differing needs by fostering a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork
• Shows pride in the quality of care they provide for patients and provides evidence of learning from both successes and setbacks
• Able to identify high standards of health care and demonstrate the proven capacity to champion change and innovation that delivers these high standards
• Evidences the ability to proactively support and develop colleagues in the delivery of care commensurate with Trust values and behaviours
• Able to identify the role of education in fulfilling these values and demonstrates a passion for education in this context
• Articulate and knowledgeable regarding skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the area of practice
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role and identify when to appropriately escalate/seek assistance
• Demonstrates ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrates ability to maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team leaders/ward manager/unit co-ordinator
• Able to supervise non-registered and registered colleagues to ensure effective care delivery
• Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
• Evidence of ability to delegate to and manage colleagues
• Able to balance competing priorities within their workload
• Able to communicate effectively with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Able to proactively contribute to the education of learners and non-registered and less experienced staff
• Demonstrate leadership in influencing the department and multi-disciplinary team
• Able to document observations, results, decisions and actions etc. accurately, and effectively communicate these to appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• UK recognised Degree in Nursing relevant to post.
• National publication or presentation of audit, service improvement or research
• Competent in central venous access management and IV administration
• Previous experience of managing clinical incidents and complaints.
• Previous experience in the relevant specialty
• Previous substantive management experience of specific clinical area
• Recognition as having abilities for innovation within their sphere of practice.
• Resilient under pressure
• Able to undertake specific procedures involving physical skills commensurate with practice area

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals

Oxford Critical Care

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Employer's website

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