Practice Educator

Job overview

Are you passionate about training our future School Nurses and have the SCPHN qualification (School Nursing) with a Teaching in Practice module or equivalent qualification?

Do you want to work with a children's service that has been identified as 'Outstanding' by CQC?

Then come to work for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Trust!

You will provide Clinical Leadership and facilitate the learning environment of Specialist Public Health Nurses and other pre and post registration students in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 service. Signing students off as 'Fit to Practice' for the NMC Register at the end of academic/practice year.

You will be responsible for a defined caseload with continuing responsibility for the assessment of need, implementation of evidence based initiatives and the evaluation/audit of them.

Main duties of the job

• Providing clinical education within practice to the School Nursing service/teams ensuring evidence based practice is delivered to the highest standard (including pre and post registration students).
• Supporting SCPHN students through their training and addressing competency issues, whilst providing clear and concise documentation of areas of concern. Support students with their assessments and practice outcomes.
• Provide guidance and support to members of staff where competency issues have been raised, devise plans and support packages to address competency issues.
• To prescribe in line with NMC code.
• Assessment and marking of the Public Health Students learning outcomes evidence that they are 'Fit for Practice'.
• Work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate to the needs of children, young people and their families/carers with a wide range of ethnic, cultural, class and religious background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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• Provide and lead clinical education within practice to Health Visiting/ School Nursing Teams which will include pre and post registration students.
• Provide guidance and support to members of staff where competency issues have been raised, devise plans and support packages to address competency issues.
• they are Fit for Practice to ensure registration with the NMC.
• Support SCPHN students with their assessments and practice outcomes.
• Support Trainee Practice Educators and Mentors and other pre and post registration students.
• Assess/develop and implement care plans within own and students caseloads and advise families of relevant care and ensure care given is evidence-based.