Clinical Educator (XR06)

Job overview

The Jobholder will play an essential role supporting Nursing, Medical and Allied Health Professional groups by facilitating education, training and practice development within Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The job holder will facilitate the development of clinical staff both registered and unregistered.

The job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments, and implement interventions for improvement. The job holder will support mentors / assessors and clinical professional development for preceptorship.

Main duties of the job

The job holder will support the development of clinical practice mentors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and continuous professional development activities.

The job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working. As a role model they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care. To support, educate and develop registered, medical, and unregistered staff in their clinical role. To ensure competencies are maintained; for delivering high quality evidence-based care amongst service users. The post holder will be expected to work across ChapelAllerton and Wharfedale Hospital

3. JOB DIMENSION

To support, educate and develop registered and unregistered staff in their clinical role and competencies in order to deliver high quality evidence based care for service users.

The post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of education and training of registered and unregistered nursing staff.

They will work in collaboration with the senior management team to maintain and project the vision and objectives of the service and ensure that they are embedded in practice.

They will identify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trust teams.

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Clinical Educator to join the existing education/senior management team within Chapel Allerton Hospital & Wharfedale. We are motivated to influence thefuture of healthcare through education and staff development. Are you passionate about staff education? Are you looking for an opportunity to improve standards of care for patients? Do you want to use your knowledge and experience to develop others? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Clinical Educator (CE) to support the delivery of our educational strategies and enhance learning across a variety of healthcare disciplines, including Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Professional groups. Additionally, the CE will need to provide education surrounding clinical incidents within the CSU; always striving to be clinical safety is prioritised through learning.

Working clinically alongside members of the nursing staff, you will facilitate learning new skills, taking on new roles and responsibilities. This will entail facilitating assessment of staff competence when taking on these new skills and providing individualised feedback. Some examples of sessions you may facilitate, consist of: Clinical Skills, Moving & Handling, fit testing, and student support. Additionally, there may be specific sessions delivered in line with trust needs. You will also support the CSU to achieve their 7 commitments through education, which includes, reducing healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and improving staff retention.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Clinical Educator to join the existing education/senior management team within Chapel Allerton Hospital & Wharfedale. We are motivated to influence thefuture of healthcare through education and staff development. Are you passionate about staff education? Are you looking for an opportunity to improve standards of care for patients? Do you want to use your knowledge and experience to develop others? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Clinical Educator (CE) to support the delivery of our educational strategies and enhance learning across a variety of healthcare disciplines, including Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Professional groups. Additionally, the CE will need to provide education surrounding clinical incidents within the CSU; always striving to be clinical safety is prioritised through learning.

Working clinically alongside members of the nursing staff, you will facilitate learning new skills, taking on new roles and responsibilities. This will entail facilitating assessment of staff competence when taking on these new skills and providing individualised feedback. Some examples of sessions you may facilitate, consist of: Clinical Skills, Moving & Handling, fit testing, and student support. Additionally, there may be specific sessions delivered in line with trust needs. You will also support the CSU to achieve their 7 commitments through education, which includes, reducing healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and improving staff retention.