Job summary
Do you have a passion for teaching and inspiring others? Are you a role model who wants to demonstrate evidence-based practice? Would you like to share your knowledge and assist others in developing their professional career in caring for surgical patients? Are you keen to assist with the management and improvement of clinical nursing staff?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Surgical Directorate (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust). We are looking for Band 6 Clinical Educator for The Surgical Emergency Unit Triage at the John Radcliffe Hospital. You will be expected to work as a clinical educator for 70% for the time with the remaining 30% as a deputy ward manager.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Educators will be able to:
- 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
- Work clinically within SEU triage as a deputy ward manager, role modelling and coordinating.
- Participate in completing audits, service improvement and research projects relevant to the clinical educator role
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be an experienced, knowledgeable practitioner who provides clinically based practice development and education to the non-medical workforce. They will role model best, evidence-based professional practice. Clinical education support for all learners at the bedside is a substantial part of this role.
The clinical educator will identify and support the learning needs of their clinical area. The clinical educator is key to ensuring the clinical area is a positive learning environment through acting as an expert resource, ensuring local training resources are appropriate and up-to-date, and working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and senior colleagues.
Specific education interventions will be provided and may be co-developed with the senior practice development and education team. They will also assist in coordinating the delivery and evaluation of training. The clinical educator is key to ensuring training is grounded in good practice and will be involved in the education element of clinical governance and quality assurance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be an experienced, knowledgeable practitioner who provides clinically based practice development and education to the non-medical workforce. They will role model best, evidence-based professional practice. Clinical education support for all learners at the bedside is a substantial part of this role.
The clinical educator will identify and support the learning needs of their clinical area. The clinical educator is key to ensuring the clinical area is a positive learning environment through acting as an expert resource, ensuring local training resources are appropriate and up-to-date, and working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and senior colleagues.
Specific education interventions will be provided and may be co-developed with the senior practice development and education team. They will also assist in coordinating the delivery and evaluation of training. The clinical educator is key to ensuring training is grounded in good practice and will be involved in the education element of clinical governance and quality assurance.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent first level RN registration with NMC
- oEvidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and the NHS
- oEvidence of specialist knowledge and competency in the speciality
- oExperience of participating in projects and audit
Desirable
- oEducated to diploma/degree level
- oEvidence of post registration qualification or training in the speciality.
- oExperience of operational management
- oCompetent in basic IT skills
Experience
Essential
- oA positive enthusiastic character
- oBeing self aware and able to accept constructive criticism
- oResilient and proactive under pressure
- oStrong organisational skills
- oAbility to prioritize, instruct and direct others
- oAbility to prioritize, instruct and direct others
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
- oBelief in patient centred philosophy
- oAbility to work effectively and communicate with different nursing teams and other professional groups
- oAbility to think logically and use initiative
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent first level RN registration with NMC
- oEvidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and the NHS
- oEvidence of specialist knowledge and competency in the speciality
- oExperience of participating in projects and audit
Desirable
- oEducated to diploma/degree level
- oEvidence of post registration qualification or training in the speciality.
- oExperience of operational management
- oCompetent in basic IT skills
Experience
Essential
- oA positive enthusiastic character
- oBeing self aware and able to accept constructive criticism
- oResilient and proactive under pressure
- oStrong organisational skills
- oAbility to prioritize, instruct and direct others
- oAbility to prioritize, instruct and direct others
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
- oBelief in patient centred philosophy
- oAbility to work effectively and communicate with different nursing teams and other professional groups
- oAbility to think logically and use initiative
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).
