Job summary
individual, with experience in managing complex medical equipment, to the position of Education Lead: Medical Devices. You will have extensive clinical skills, experience of delivering teaching, excellent communication skills and a high level of accuracy.
This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of essential education across BTHFT, working as part of a dynamic and friendly education team. The post is a dual role focussing on the management of medical devices and utilising your clinical experience to support the delivery of multi professional education. You will work in partnership with the medical engineering team. There will be training and development opportunities in place to support the development of your skills as this new role grows and education services continues to advance.
Main duties of the job
If you are passionate about medical devices and education and keen to make a real difference to improving the quality of services for our patients, you may be just the person we are looking for.
For further information or to arrange an informal chat please liaise with
Benjamin McKay: Education Manager - Benjamin.mckay@bthft.nhs.uk
We can offer staff gymnasiums on both hospital sites, excellent pension scheme and advice on childcare.
Closing Date: 19.05.23 (This date may change dependent on the response)
About us
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.
We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.
In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Up to date registered professional with significant experience in caring for patients in an acute clinical area of practice at a senior level within the last year.
- Experience of student supervision, education experience, clinical teaching and providing support and feedback to a range of learners.
- Experience of using/handling medical devices and awareness of risk issues
- Experience of project management
- Experience of leading a practice/clinical change or development process.
- Experience of identifying, designing & evaluating training needs
Desirable
- Experience of budgetary management.
Skills
Essential
- Proven leadership and management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications, including accurate report writing.
- Project management skills
- Presentation skills within a variety of both formal and informal settings to large groups and at different professional levels.
- Facilitation and negotiation skills.
- Able to identify and prioritise complex, time sensitive work and projects, leading on multiple projects as the role demands.
- Ability to work autonomously under own initiative as well as with the wider education team.
- Ability to design, deliver and evaluate educational training programmes.
- IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office software.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of use of clinical skills, simulation and feedback to facilitate learning.
- Good knowledge educational theory particularly how adults learn.
- Good knowledge of local regional and national issues/initiatives affecting clinical care and how these relate to education.
- Knowledge of education/training requirements for the differing professional/clinical groups.
- Good understanding of course design and delivery to maximise learning.
- Good knowledge of course evaluation/feedback techniques.
Desirable
- Knowledge of education quality assurance processes.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration e.g. RN, MD, HPC registration.
- Recognised teaching qualification e.g. SLIP, PTTLS, PGCE, GIC.
- Evidence of on-going professional, personal and academic development.
- Educated to Masters level or with significant equivalent leadership and/or management development experience.
- Evidence of ongoing professional, personal and academic development
Desirable
- RCUK Instructor or willingness to complete
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Up to date registered professional with significant experience in caring for patients in an acute clinical area of practice at a senior level within the last year.
- Experience of student supervision, education experience, clinical teaching and providing support and feedback to a range of learners.
- Experience of using/handling medical devices and awareness of risk issues
- Experience of project management
- Experience of leading a practice/clinical change or development process.
- Experience of identifying, designing & evaluating training needs
Desirable
- Experience of budgetary management.
Skills
Essential
- Proven leadership and management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications, including accurate report writing.
- Project management skills
- Presentation skills within a variety of both formal and informal settings to large groups and at different professional levels.
- Facilitation and negotiation skills.
- Able to identify and prioritise complex, time sensitive work and projects, leading on multiple projects as the role demands.
- Ability to work autonomously under own initiative as well as with the wider education team.
- Ability to design, deliver and evaluate educational training programmes.
- IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office software.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of use of clinical skills, simulation and feedback to facilitate learning.
- Good knowledge educational theory particularly how adults learn.
- Good knowledge of local regional and national issues/initiatives affecting clinical care and how these relate to education.
- Knowledge of education/training requirements for the differing professional/clinical groups.
- Good understanding of course design and delivery to maximise learning.
- Good knowledge of course evaluation/feedback techniques.
Desirable
- Knowledge of education quality assurance processes.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration e.g. RN, MD, HPC registration.
- Recognised teaching qualification e.g. SLIP, PTTLS, PGCE, GIC.
- Evidence of on-going professional, personal and academic development.
- Educated to Masters level or with significant equivalent leadership and/or management development experience.
- Evidence of ongoing professional, personal and academic development
Desirable
- RCUK Instructor or willingness to complete
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).
