Clinical Educator

Job overview

We are pleased to be advertising for a full time Clinical Educator working within Ambulatory Care division.

Are you looking for a new challenge and ready to take your next step in Education? Come and join Team Ambulatory. In return, we offer you flexibility in your working pattern, fantastic career opportunities and a fun atmosphere at work!

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the planning, co-ordination and delivery of nurse education and training to healthcare staff working within the Trust across Ambulatory Care Division. This will include a variety of areas such as, Mandatory Training, Clinical Skills, Human Factors, Equipment Training, and supported working in the clinical area.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, confident, passionate about teaching and flexible in their approach, using their own initiative, with an ability to prioritize and work on multiple strands of work. You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be an exceptional clinical role model. The team are passionate about getting it right for our patients and our staff and will support your personal development whilst in this post.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

Supporting the delivery of education and training to nurses and other healthcare professionals within the children’s surgical inpatient and day case wards.

Develop and deliver on-going education, training and support for all members of the MDT.

Identify all opportunities for themselves and others where learning can take place, both formally and informally.

Maintain registers of training appropriate, support ward and departmental sisters/charge nurses to ensure mandatory training is compliant with Trust standard.

To maintain the delivery and quality of services provided within the care environment including the care delivered, setting of nursing standards, and leadership of the team working clinically with staff where needed to help the acquisition of skills, knowledge, and competence.

Facilitate and support staff to set up and sustain improvement initiatives and projects.

Identify areas for development and improvement and take proactive steps to support any required changes support the measurement of the impact of training and education and new initiatives and projects

Working for our organisation

We offer a truly unique experience working within the Ambulatory Division NUH. We recognise outstanding individuals and support them in their career and development in every way we can.

A key feature of our division is the positive culture we have developed which is based on valuing, trust, engagement and involvement of our staff. We consistently deliver high quality innovative services

Provide training and education within Ambulatory to all Nursing Staff.

Provide area support and supervision for staff/learners undergoing specific training, or who have specific learning needs, assisting in the development of clinical competence.

Provide communication with new staff between appointment and start date to foster good relations and to ensure recruitment is successful.

Be a visible presence in clinical areas demonstrating exemplary standards of clinical care and education, promoting the implementation of evidence based practice and inter-professional learning.

Support managers, preceptors and newly qualified staff in the process of transition from learner to qualified member of staff.

Ensure effective communication takes place with the relevant managers regarding individual’s progress and competencies.

Provide effective written and verbal feedback on performance, handling sensitive and confidential information as per information governance guidelines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role is to lead and implement training and development support across the Ambulatory Care Division to maintain the high standards and the quality of care given to all of our patients.

You will have effective leadership skills and the ability to be a positive role model is expected from this post at all times.