Job summary
The post holder will support and
facilitate staff and/ or students in clinical and non-clinical areas to
identify learning and clinical support opportunities for maintaining and
improving standards of patient care through education.
The post holder will, in liaison and
collaboration with Children's Services Senior Nursing Team, support staff to facilitate the delivery of a high quality
service using research and evidence based practice; including the delivery of
education and training and the setting, monitoring and auditing of clinical
standards.
The post holder will work closely with the Professional Development
and Education Team to provide high standard education and training for nurses
and other non-medical learners to expand their skills and support their
continuing professional development.
Main duties of the job
- In all aspects of their role be able to evidence how they contribute towards consistent and sustained improvements in standards of practice and clinical care. Ensure there are effective systems/framework/activities in place to secure sustainable developments in education and practice.
- Evidence consistent and sustained improvements in relation to the competency of staff and their progression and development through further development of competency frameworks and work-based modules
- Support trust-wide improvements in patient care outcomes as a result of standardisation of practice across the Trust.
- Evidence improved reflective practice via professional supervision systems.
- Evidence improved service efficiency, reduced length of stay and productivity in relation to practice and patient focused outcomes.
- Design, deliver and evaluate education and training packages and support ward, unit and team managers and matrons to ensure high standards of care are provided to all patients.
- Work with minimum supervision and coordinate own activities to ensure that efficient service is provided.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To function as a practicing professional working directly alongside trained staff, students and support staff for at least 50% of the role participating in direct patient care in line with the NMC code.
To plan and maximise opportunities to deliver work-based learning.
As a member of Children's Services support the review and development of annual departmental education, training and development plans and ensure they remain relevant and contributory to the Directorate and Corporate plans.
As a member of the Professional Development Team, develop, maintain and implement a competency-based framework for all relevant areas of clinical practice.
To support the development and implementation of the Trusts model of clinical supervision.
To support the Assistant Director of Nursing, Education and Workforce Development, in developing and maintaining non-medical workforce learning environments to meet the performance standards of external quality assurance bodies.
Critically examine working practices within the department to identify cost improvements and effective measures, develop and implement action plans.
The post holder will ensure the proper use of the Trusts resources such as stationery, telephone usage, photocopying and other consumables in the course of business, ensuring minimal waste and minimal cost.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To function as a practicing professional working directly alongside trained staff, students and support staff for at least 50% of the role participating in direct patient care in line with the NMC code.
To plan and maximise opportunities to deliver work-based learning.
As a member of Children's Services support the review and development of annual departmental education, training and development plans and ensure they remain relevant and contributory to the Directorate and Corporate plans.
As a member of the Professional Development Team, develop, maintain and implement a competency-based framework for all relevant areas of clinical practice.
To support the development and implementation of the Trusts model of clinical supervision.
To support the Assistant Director of Nursing, Education and Workforce Development, in developing and maintaining non-medical workforce learning environments to meet the performance standards of external quality assurance bodies.
Critically examine working practices within the department to identify cost improvements and effective measures, develop and implement action plans.
The post holder will ensure the proper use of the Trusts resources such as stationery, telephone usage, photocopying and other consumables in the course of business, ensuring minimal waste and minimal cost.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Healthcare)
- Post graduate qualification in relevant area of practice
- First Level Degree in Health related field or working towards
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Masters level or equivalent qualification
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience at a senior level acute hospital care or in a specialist area.
- Recent experience at Band 6 or above.
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues.
- Recent evidence of developing healthcare practice within the clinical setting.
- Evidence of involvement and leadership
- in teaching and mentoring learners
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Awareness of equality and diversity.
- Good understanding of safeguarding issues and policy framework.
Desirable
- Experience of using video making software as an education and training resources.
- Experience of excel and utilising this to accurately record and calculate data.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Highly specialised knowledge of healthcare including clinical skills training
- NHS Constitution
- Trust vision, values, strategic objective and key work programmes.
- Knowledge of related local and national policy and guidelines.
- Application of Information Governance and confidentiality.
Desirable
- Knowledge of training policies, practices and procedures that relate to the NHS, quality and education standards.
- Knowledge of agenda of Higher Education Institution and how this connects with NHS provider services.
Skills and AbiIities
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate, in relation to people who use Trust and other related services:
- Knowledge and awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support their diverse needs and human rights.
- Effective communication with patients and with other staff to ensure that care, treatment and support are not compromised.
- Good understanding of patients communication, physical & emotional needs and can identify their individual needs and preferences, their changing needs and recognise and promote their independence.
- Evidence of communicating specialist knowledge to a range of health care professionals
- Proven leadership / change management skills
- Evidence of influencing improvement and overcoming resistance to change.
- Advanced application to audit process. Analysis and presentation skills.
- Ability to design audit strategy and act on results.
- Evidence of planning, implementing and evaluating education and development programmes
- Evidence of planning and delivery specialised care programmes.
- Evidence of planning, implementing and delivering teaching and training clinical staff
- Evidence of working to agreed timescales
- Advanced computer skills
- Commitment to evidence based practice
- Self-directed, self-motivated, innovative and dynamic.
- Adopts a flexible approach to work and service delivery
- Ability to write reports of high quality
Other
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable, trustworthy and treat people who use the services, and colleagues, with respect.
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments, if necessary). Including clearance on blood borne viruses, in compliance with Trust Policy.
- Must be able to access the 3 hospital sites.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Always puts patients first
- Customer service focus
- Willing and able to take personal responsibility
- Demonstrates passion for excellence
- Seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered
- Takes pride in their work and their team
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of
- objectives
- Respects, values and cares for others
- Supports learning and development of
- self and others
- Supports and promotes equality and diversity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Healthcare)
- Post graduate qualification in relevant area of practice
- First Level Degree in Health related field or working towards
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Masters level or equivalent qualification
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience at a senior level acute hospital care or in a specialist area.
- Recent experience at Band 6 or above.
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues.
- Recent evidence of developing healthcare practice within the clinical setting.
- Evidence of involvement and leadership
- in teaching and mentoring learners
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Awareness of equality and diversity.
- Good understanding of safeguarding issues and policy framework.
Desirable
- Experience of using video making software as an education and training resources.
- Experience of excel and utilising this to accurately record and calculate data.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Highly specialised knowledge of healthcare including clinical skills training
- NHS Constitution
- Trust vision, values, strategic objective and key work programmes.
- Knowledge of related local and national policy and guidelines.
- Application of Information Governance and confidentiality.
Desirable
- Knowledge of training policies, practices and procedures that relate to the NHS, quality and education standards.
- Knowledge of agenda of Higher Education Institution and how this connects with NHS provider services.
Skills and AbiIities
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate, in relation to people who use Trust and other related services:
- Knowledge and awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support their diverse needs and human rights.
- Effective communication with patients and with other staff to ensure that care, treatment and support are not compromised.
- Good understanding of patients communication, physical & emotional needs and can identify their individual needs and preferences, their changing needs and recognise and promote their independence.
- Evidence of communicating specialist knowledge to a range of health care professionals
- Proven leadership / change management skills
- Evidence of influencing improvement and overcoming resistance to change.
- Advanced application to audit process. Analysis and presentation skills.
- Ability to design audit strategy and act on results.
- Evidence of planning, implementing and evaluating education and development programmes
- Evidence of planning and delivery specialised care programmes.
- Evidence of planning, implementing and delivering teaching and training clinical staff
- Evidence of working to agreed timescales
- Advanced computer skills
- Commitment to evidence based practice
- Self-directed, self-motivated, innovative and dynamic.
- Adopts a flexible approach to work and service delivery
- Ability to write reports of high quality
Other
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable, trustworthy and treat people who use the services, and colleagues, with respect.
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments, if necessary). Including clearance on blood borne viruses, in compliance with Trust Policy.
- Must be able to access the 3 hospital sites.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Always puts patients first
- Customer service focus
- Willing and able to take personal responsibility
- Demonstrates passion for excellence
- Seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered
- Takes pride in their work and their team
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of
- objectives
- Respects, values and cares for others
- Supports learning and development of
- self and others
- Supports and promotes equality and diversity.
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).
