Clinical Education Specialist.

Job responsibilities

The CES will be a representative for education at local, regional, & national meetings. The post holder will represent their locality of the training hub, ensuring that national quality standards are met within practice placements to provide a learners experience of the highest quality, & will include developing new & auditing existing clinical learning environments.

The post holder must have the ability to identify trends in work-based learning & work in partnership with managers & staff to ensure the learning needs of learners are met & will include the use of e-learning.

The CES will ensure that learning opportunities are maximised in the workplace for all staff by delivering & evaluating training & development programmes & implementing changes reflective of evidence gathered.

The CES will identify & promote opportunities for partnership working in the field of education & development across a range of professional groups & agencies, including HEIs, Open University, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Colleges of Further Education etc. Including arranging & supporting practice placements for Physician Associates, Paramedics, Nursing students & other Allied Health Professionals.

The CES will demonstrate the ability to build effective working relationships with staff & colleagues in supporting learning to include representing the Training Hub at locality steering groups & attending any other locality meetings to advise on learning opportunities & keep up to date on service developments.

The CES will evaluate partnership working using both formal & informal feedback, identifying areas for improvements as necessary, for example reviewing & revising the Access to Nursing induction programme as part of Service Improvement, supporting staff, applying appropriate improvement methodologies, & presenting the results to their teams.

The CES will use their expertise to assess the need for increased participation in education activities whilst ensuring quality of healthcare provision by the Primary Care workforce.

The CES will recognise the need for & work to actively increase the availability of practice placements whilst ensuring a consistency in the quality of placements available for the training & educating of AHPs within Primary Care in Greater Manchester.

The CES will be instrumental in influencing practice managers & practice educators to continue to offer quality placements in times of great demands on clinicians & services, helping to address barriers such as lack of funding, time, & space for students.

The post holder will liaise with HEIs regarding practice placement issues including discussing student performance with personal tutors, practice supervisors/assessors, & academic assessor, helping to solve problems by negotiating actions to be taken in cases of underperformance.

Develop & maintain communication networks & close working relationships with directors, managers, practice supervisors/assessors, & HEIs, including group discussions & one-to one meetings about providing & enhancing learning opportunities for students, identifying, & establishing electronic forums for information exchange.

Appropriately tailor communication of information to audience, including increasing awareness of GMTH programmes available within locality.

Provide pastoral care & support to students on clinical placement.

Manage time effectively to achieve required outcomes within constraints of projects.

High degree of autonomy & the ability to manage own workload.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/Midwife with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Graduate qualification in education or other relevant experience
• Strong working knowledge of IT packages i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and working virtually via MS Teams

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience working within a General Practice Team
• In-depth clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• A good working knowledge of how general practice works and the GPN role
• Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders
• Knowledge of current issues for profession within the health service provision
• Understanding of strategies for improving services

Desirable

• Currently working in Wigan/GM
• Experience of successful project or initiative development and implementation
• Experience of working in a wider system across several organisations
• Previous education experience
• Up to date knowledge and expertise of national priorities for profession in Primary Care and wider NHS.
• Knowledge and experience of working with HEIs and education providers

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, listening, written & verbal.
• Good organisational & planning skills
• Proven ability to prioritise & work to tight deadlines
• Highly skilled & sensitive communicator, confident in dealing with a range of stakeholders at all levels & with issues that may be contentious.
• Ability to influence, persuade & motivate individuals & large audiences

Desirable

• Training experience to a range of healthcare professionals & students.
• Project management skills
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Mentoring & coaching skills

Aptitude & Professionalism

Essential

• Accepts responsibility & accountability for own work
• Can work autonomously & as part of a team
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
• Seeks & uses professional support appropriately
• Understands the principle of confidentiality
• Self-motivated with a can do attitude & can motivate others.

Desirable

• Awareness of wider influences on Primary Care working

Self-Awareness

Essential

• Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths & areas for development
• Can demonstrate flexibility of approach

Other

Essential

• Car driver & current driving licence essential with access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
• Adaptable
• Team Player
• Sound judgement
• Flexible

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).