Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has come up for a passionate educator to join our
pioneering Nursing Development ‘Open Doors’ service. Working closely with the
current team of Tutors and the Training Hub you will play a significant role in
the designing and delivery of high quality learning and development programme
for the clinical workforce in Primary Care.
The
post holder(s) will be supporting the development of the ongoing learning of
clinical primary care and social care staff across Tower Hamlets and beyond.
Lots of opportunities of ongoing professional development for the right person(s).
The
‘Open Doors’ service forms part of the Training Hub nursing development
programme based in the GP Care Group. The ‘Open Doors’ programme has been
running successfully in Tower Hamlets since May 2008. The aim is to extend and
enhance the current opportunities for education and training in Primary care
and beyond. The scope of education provision has expanded since the project
began: we now provide education for staff working with partner organisations
providing care for patients in Tower Hamlets in settings such as Care Homes,
Community Health Centres and Community Pharmacies.
Main duties of the job
- To develop clinical education programmes demonstrating a high level of mastery.
- Knowledge, skills and understanding of clinical assessment. The Clinical Tutor will have this level of skill to be able to deliver to the standard required.
- To design and facilitate training needs analysis on an annual basis to help understand education needs of the nursing and HCA workforce.
- To work cooperatively with the General Practice teams in the facilitation of education for Practice Nurses and other staff.
About us
Tower Hamlets
GP Care Group (the Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company
limited by shares in September 2014.
Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care
Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices,
deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the
provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
The Care
Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated
partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
- Innovation
and support for primary care
- Being
a great place to work
- Integrating
primary and community care
- Providing
of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
- Influencing
improvements in health outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Tutor is responsible for the design, development and delivery of comprehensive
clinical training packages working in partnership with local Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
e.g. City University, London and the Open University.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Tutor is responsible for the design, development and delivery of comprehensive
clinical training packages working in partnership with local Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
e.g. City University, London and the Open University.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration.
- ENB 998/997 or recognized teaching qualification at level 3.
- Evidence of continued professional development at post graduate level.
- Recognized and recorded qualifications in relevant clinical areas pertinent to Practice Nursing.
- Specialist Practitioner (Practice Nursing) /advanced practice recognized and recorded qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a senior nurse in a General Practice setting.
- Minimum of approximately 1 year experience of teaching and mentoring a Practice Nurse or Health Care Support Worker.
- Experience of supporting Practice Nurses attending accredited University courses.
- Evidence of design and delivery of education and teaching programmes.
- Demonstration of leading/significant involvement in change management in a clinical setting.
- Effectively influenced practice in the clinical area.
- Evidence of evaluation, audit and research related to clinical practice.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Credible clinical background, demonstrating excellent clinical decision-making skills with common and complex conditions in primary care effecting adults and children.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- Evidence of effective team working.
- Excellent facilitation and teaching skills.
- Mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Proficient in computer skills including word processing.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Good interpersonal skills including the ability to establish professional credibility with a wide range of professionals.
- Ability to work with teams effectively to ensure education & development for students is implemented and maintained and have the ability to work through barriers to change within the teams.
- Ability to support staff in the practice setting autonomously.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration.
- ENB 998/997 or recognized teaching qualification at level 3.
- Evidence of continued professional development at post graduate level.
- Recognized and recorded qualifications in relevant clinical areas pertinent to Practice Nursing.
- Specialist Practitioner (Practice Nursing) /advanced practice recognized and recorded qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a senior nurse in a General Practice setting.
- Minimum of approximately 1 year experience of teaching and mentoring a Practice Nurse or Health Care Support Worker.
- Experience of supporting Practice Nurses attending accredited University courses.
- Evidence of design and delivery of education and teaching programmes.
- Demonstration of leading/significant involvement in change management in a clinical setting.
- Effectively influenced practice in the clinical area.
- Evidence of evaluation, audit and research related to clinical practice.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Credible clinical background, demonstrating excellent clinical decision-making skills with common and complex conditions in primary care effecting adults and children.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- Evidence of effective team working.
- Excellent facilitation and teaching skills.
- Mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Proficient in computer skills including word processing.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Good interpersonal skills including the ability to establish professional credibility with a wide range of professionals.
- Ability to work with teams effectively to ensure education & development for students is implemented and maintained and have the ability to work through barriers to change within the teams.
- Ability to support staff in the practice setting autonomously.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
