Clinical Practice Educator

Are you a registered Nurse in Critical Care with a passion for Education and supporting others?

If the answer is yes, then this could be the opportunity you are looking for...

Here at RCHT, the Anaesthetic, Critical Care and Theatres (ACCT) education team offer high-quality support for students and new starters with bespoke training sessions, work alongside colleagues in the clinical setting to enhance skills and competence and deliver mandatory training across the care group. The team are also involved in exciting projects and lead on clinical partnership modules to support safe and effective patient care and staff career development.

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic practitioner to the post of Clinical Practice Educator for Critical Care.

The appointed candidate will work with the Lead Educator for the care group and other clinical managers within a friendly, flexible and dedicated team., Support the development of new policies relating to corporate induction, mandatory training and specific clinical tasks.

Support staff in Critical Care to obtain STEPS competencies via clinical supervision and teaching sessions.

Work closely with the Clinical Managers to support the Critical Care Nurse progression pathway.

Support the Nursing Associate role within Critical Care working proactively to ensure their learning and competence needs are met.

Be responsive to the needs of learners and take action to improve their experience.

Work proactively with the learning and development department to ensure that the standards identified from national bodies such as CQC, NHSLA, HESW are maintained and developed to a standard of excellence

Develop new competency frameworks in line with national and local developments in clinical policy and practice.

Work with the Learning and development department to ensure that key performance indicators regarding the provision of education at RCHT are met and developed to a standard of excellence.

Assist in Recruitment activities where required. This may include hosting a recruitment day.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.