Clinical Skills Tutor (Simulation)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Plan, develop, co-ordinate and deliver simulated clinical skills training sessions as directed by Team leader.
• Develop and achieve IT technical skills to run the human patient simulator manikins from the control room.
• Perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting of human patient simulation manikins.
• Prepare learning environments setting up stock and equipment prior to session start and to clean and store items correctly after use.
• Provide support as a simulated patient within the scenario.
• Support the resuscitation service, as required including carrying the cardiac arrest bleep.
• Maintain clinical credibility by undertaking regular clinical contact shifts.
• Evaluate learning and development activities for effectiveness and to inform future practice.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with colleagues, in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation and local and national policies and procedures.

  Maintain registration and expertise in ownarea of practice, including a current knowledge of wider professional issues and political drivers.

• Conform to health safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

• Contribute to the development of standards and performance

  Implement and monitor quality systems and implement measures to achieve sustained improvement.

• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.

• Develop and deliver clinical skills training sessions to support staff development within the Trust

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse /relevant AHP e.g ODP
• oWilling to work towards a teaching qualification
• oEvidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Degree or working towards a PG degree in Nursing,/AHP health or related subject
• Teaching Qualification (7307/Certificate in Education/equivalent)
• Achievement of Essential of Acute Care/ Advance Nursing Skills course/Post Grad Acute Care Course e.g ALS/PLS/APLS/PHPLS

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• oExperienced senior with excellent clinical skills
• oCurrent experience working in acute Care environment
• oCurrent competency in clinical skills of venepuncture/cannulation/ECG, A-E Assessments, Respiratory Assessments etc
• oFormulation, delivery and evaluation of teaching/ training programmes
• oExperience of competency assessment
• oEvidence of actions taken to optimise learning outcomes and experience in the clinical environment

Desirable

• Experience in acute setting of A&E, MAU, CCU, CRCU, Respiratory medicine, surgery orthopaedics, pre hospital care
• Support of AIM sessions or equivalent.
• Mentoring of students
• Experience of teaching clinical skills/simulation teaching/ designing simulation scenarios

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

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Preston

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

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