Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Educator

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Job summary

Are you interested in Education? Do you have a passion for delivering high quality learning experiences to staff? If so, this may be what you have been looking for.

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, committed hardworking, flexible, and solution-focused individual to join the Clinical Education Team within Learning, Education and Development. (LEAD).

This is a great opportunity for you to share and develop your clinical skills and knowledge in delivering education to meeting the continuing professional development needs of staff and to ensure staff can have the confidence to deliver high quality care.

In-house training and support will be provided to assist your development into this role.

This post requires you to share your existing clinical experience, skills and knowledge and support the development of all staff in the delivery of core clinical skills training in a variety of settings across the divisions and within the Trust. This educational role allows flexibility to be classroom based and practiced based to assist with the development of staff competencies, thus supporting you to maintain your own professional practice.

Managed by the Team Lead the post holder will work with minimal supervision, to support individuals in developing clinical competency to fulfil national and local standards and guidelines.

Main duties of the job

To deliver training programmes to support the education and professional development of clinical staff across Southern Health and where appropriate external organisations.

The post holder (following in-house training and support within the role) will be expected to design, deliver, and evaluate training programmes for clinical skills to meet the learning requirements for the work force

Education/ Training sessions required for delivery will be identified through a variety of processes including training needs analysis, service development reviews, Care Quality Commission quality reports, bespoke requests, and clinical audits.

The post holder will support staff and students within divisions to development competency in practice and identify any training requirements required for the future.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?

Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?

We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

  • Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
  • We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
  • We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-CORP-N-870A

Job locations

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing high quality evidence based clinical education and mandatory training sessions across Southern Health, and in a variety of settings, in response to identified training needs and where appropriate to external organisations.

Leading on training within their current knowledge base and expanding their training portfolio over time.

Designing inclusive training, delivering and evaluating training to a range of health & social care staff at various locations across the Trust. Using a variety of teaching methods which will include technology and hybrid learning.

Contributing to educational quality assurance processes, for example evaluations and making appropriate changes to course design and delivery to ensure fitness for purpose.

Supporting the Leadership, Education and Development Department about identifying and meeting organisational objectives and implementing programmes of education to meet identified clinical training needs. Reporting directly into the Lead for Education and Governance who then reports to the Head of Clinical Development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing high quality evidence based clinical education and mandatory training sessions across Southern Health, and in a variety of settings, in response to identified training needs and where appropriate to external organisations.

Leading on training within their current knowledge base and expanding their training portfolio over time.

Designing inclusive training, delivering and evaluating training to a range of health & social care staff at various locations across the Trust. Using a variety of teaching methods which will include technology and hybrid learning.

Contributing to educational quality assurance processes, for example evaluations and making appropriate changes to course design and delivery to ensure fitness for purpose.

Supporting the Leadership, Education and Development Department about identifying and meeting organisational objectives and implementing programmes of education to meet identified clinical training needs. Reporting directly into the Lead for Education and Governance who then reports to the Head of Clinical Development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Clinical Qualification, e.g. Registered Nurse Adult, Registered Nurse Mental Health, Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Willing to undertake a Recognised teaching qualification e.g.(PTTLS or AET)
  • Learner support qualification (ENB 998 or Mentorship for Health and Social Care Practitioners, Clinical Supervisor)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Clinical Qualification, e.g. Registered Nurse Adult, Registered Nurse Mental Health, Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Willing to undertake a Recognised teaching qualification e.g.(PTTLS or AET)
  • Learner support qualification (ENB 998 or Mentorship for Health and Social Care Practitioners, Clinical Supervisor)

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).

Additional information

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

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Sharon Guy

sharon.guy@southernhealth.nhs.uk

07917554565

Details

Date posted

03 November 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-CORP-N-870A

Job locations

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB


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