Clinical Education Facilitator (3982)

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton

Clinical Education Facilitator (3982)

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Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 11 Dec | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 5b8f6dfccb254309993d8f796f1925bf

Full Job Description

The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Critical Care nurse who is passionate about teaching and developing staff to be part of our established education team.
You will be expected to be a role model, delivering excellent standards of care, following the policies and procedures of the trust and challenging practices not in line with these., The post holder will work within the integrated critical care unit (general and cardiothoracic), with specific focus on pre-registration, post-registration, continuing professional development, mandatory and medical device training.
You will undertake student and new starter inductions, deliver educational programmes and develop learning resources.
You will assess competence, review progress and work alongside staff in the bed space.
You will remain updated and support evidence-based practice., The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We are passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organization and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as Good by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly., To be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role. To support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse with the assessment of training needs and subsequent development, delivery of training programmes including Nurse induction, Care Certificate and on-going educational and clinical development programmes for nurses.
To be accountable for :
Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice
Enhancing the patient's experience
Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organization's objectives.
To promote learning within the clinical environment.
To work with other departments within the Trust to facilitate learning to support service developments and to support staff in practice who are subject to capability/competence processes.
Demonstrate a specialist level of knowledge, skill and understanding of clinical practice standards within the Trust, acting as a resource and role model to colleagues.
Support staff with specialist advice in relation to practice education.
Work alongside clinical staff, promoting best practice, providing support and education, facilitating a learning environment and development of staff to meet local requirements.
When delivering training sessions and supporting staff clinically, promote that all staff are aware of and adhere to all relevant Trust policies and procedures as part of educational activity.
Participate in supporting a culture of protecting patients from harm and deprivation of basic rights ensuring a safe and effective service with continuous quality improvement.
Contributes to managing changes and improvement through the use of audit, staff/student feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.
Promote a clean and safe environment by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management, critical incident reporting and root cause analysis.
Participate in the promotion of a high standard of fundamental care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health Professions Council, national legislation and local standards.
To support staff development when standards fall below expected levels.
Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately.
Critically appraise and synthesize the outcomes of relevant research, evaluations and audits and apply information when seeking to improve practice.
Within an educational environment, promote a culture of person-centered care.
Ensure that everyone within the sphere of care is treated with dignity and humanity, understanding individual needs, showing compassion and sensitivity, and provide care in a way that respects all people equally.
Act as a visible positive role model to others, setting expected standards of behaviour and contribute to the delivery of high quality person-centered care.
Promote staff to take responsibility and accountability for the care they provide, judgements made and actions taken in a way meets the requirements of organizational policies and procedures, professional bodies and the law.
Participate in the appraisal process ensuring that personal development plans are consistent with the team's, department's and organization's objectives.
Participate in communication networks within and external to the team.
To be aware of Health and safety regulations within the Trust.
Promote a learning environment conducive for all staff, supporting staff in induction.
Ensure purposeful and effective learning experiences.
Support the Senior Sister/Charge nurse in the identification and development of educational programmes and staff development strategies.
Deliver clinical education presentations to large and small groups. Contribute to the design and delivery of informal and formal teaching programmes.
Support the learning, development and assessment of all staff including supporting staff to achieve competence, and Revalidation.
Participate in the recruitment and selection process.
Support the overseas recruitment process.
Network with peers across professional groups and clinical disciplines promoting the exchange of knowledge, skills and resources.
Act up in the absence of the designated person in charge.
Attend professional forums and disseminate information.
Maintain comprehensive training records for staff and provide reports as required.
Support the Senior Sister/Charge nurse with an innovative and proactive approach to the redesign of educational services, linked to organizational priorities and in support of improved outcomes.
Support the development and implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Programme for the organization.
Seek opportunities for personal development supporting the research agenda of the organization.
Maintain a working knowledge of local, national and professional strategy and policy, and the educational agenda., Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

You will be dynamic, credible and have a proven track record mentoring staff and teaching to small and large groups. You will have experience caring for general and cardiothoracic critical care patients, completed the Critical Care Course, supervisor/ assessor training and be committed to an ongoing career in Critical Care.
You will be required to provide staff with the essential knowledge and skills required to deliver safe and effective care, helping them settle into this busy, friendly unit.
The successful candidate will be expected to work professionally, developing a positive learning environment conducive to education and help make a real difference to patient and staff experience.

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