Clinical Educator- Professional Support Services

Are you passionate about education and workforce development? Do you want to contribute to the future of healthcare by improving training and education within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment? If so, we invite you to apply for this exciting 18-month secondment or fixed-term role, with the possibility of job share.

The Professional Support Services (PSS) department is a diverse group, comprising eight different teams of registered and unregistered staff and learners. We recognise that educating both our current and future workforce is essential to delivering excellent care, as well as recruiting and retaining talented staff.

Working closely with the Chief Allied Health Professional (AHP) and the PSS service leads, the post holder will scope and map existing training, practices, and learner placement provisions. You will lead the development of of training resources to support and enhance clinical education within PSS. Additionally, you will devise a coordinated approach to streamline training processes and explore opportunities for campus and system-wide coordination of education.

Your work will not only improve the quality of our educational resources but also contribute to innovative ways of delivering education to support our workforce in providing high-quality patient care. Success in this role will be measured by reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensuring the sustainability of outcomes beyond the project's completion.

Main duties of the job

Engage with registered and unregistered staff, learners, and other stakeholders to understand the current training landscape and identify opportunities for improvement.

Review and map current learner placement provisions across the PSS department.

Ensure the resources are easily accessible, up-to-date, and reflective of best practices in clinical education.

Develop a coordinated, streamlined approach to managing learner placements to improve efficiency and the learner experience.

Support the service leads and Chief AHP in career pathway mapping and work force planning

Identify opportunities to align and streamline training processes across the PSS teams to ensure consistency, reduce duplication, and improve the delivery of educational programs.

Explore collaboration opportunities with external educational institutions and system partners to maximise educational resources and opportunities.

Engage in campus-wide or system-level discussions to promote coordination of education strategies.

Provide regular updates to the Chief AHP and PSS leadership team to ensure the project is on track and aligned with objectives.

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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