Job summary
Hospice in the Weald is recruiting a Clinical Practice Educator to lead day-to-day clinical education that strengthens care for patients and those important to them across our services. The post sits with the Head of Quality Assurance and Risk and works closely with In-Patient and Hospice Outreach Heads of Service.
The role covers planning and coordinating the education programme, delivering real-time bedside and ward teaching, supporting orientation and preceptorship, and helping colleagues achieve role-specific competencies and revalidation. Keeping personal clinical practice current, sharing learning with partner hospices, maintaining accurate training records, using ICT well, and contributing to audit and service improvement are all part of the brief. Our valuesHonest, Kind, Learning, Sustainable, Ambitious, Effectiveshape how the work is done.
Main duties of the job
Act
as a role model to others in the delivery of high-quality patient care.
In
collaboration with the head of the In-Patient unit and Hospice Outreach
Service, coordinate and plan clinical education.
Facilitate
nurse education within own knowledge and competencies.
Provide
real time in situ training for staff in clinical settings.
Liaise
with other stakeholders, including other hospices, to promote collaboration
regarding opportunities for shared learning and clinical education.
Explore
and utilise in-house expertise to facilitate and deliver training.
Support
new staff in attainment of clinical competencies relevant to their role.
Maintain
own clinical professional practice which is underpinned with best practice and
new developments.
Be
competent in the use of appropriate technology to support education and
training. Undertake clinical audit as required.
THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE AND IS SUBJECT TO
REVIEW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE POST HOLDER AND ACCORDING TO FUTURE
CHANGES/DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SERVICE.
About us
Hospice in the Weald is a registered charity and
not part of the NHS. We rely on support from the community we serve, to enable
us to develop and deliver our services. It costs over £7 million to run the
Hospice every year the majority of which comes from voluntary contributions
from the general public. In addition, we have over 1000 volunteers giving their
time to the Hospice by helping in every Service and Department.
We expect all members of staff to support the
fundraising activities of the Hospice. We encourage every staff member to help
out at, at least two fundraising activities every year. Opportunities to
support fundraising activities are varied, and could include helping at
fundraising or shop events, attending a cheque presentation or giving a short
talk about the work of the Hospice to an interested group in the community.
Your manager will ask you which events you have
helped out at, when you meet for one to one meetings and as part of the Annual
Review process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as a role model
to others in the delivery of high-quality patient care.
In collaboration with
the head of the In-Patient unit and Hospice Outreach Service, coordinate and
plan clinical education.
Facilitate nurse
education within own knowledge and competencies.
Provide real time in
situ training for staff in clinical settings.
Liaise with other
stakeholders, including other hospices, to promote collaboration regarding
opportunities for shared learning and clinical education.
Explore and utilise
in-house expertise to facilitate and deliver training.
Support new staff in
attainment of clinical competencies relevant to their role.
Maintain own clinical
professional practice which is underpinned with best practice and new
developments.
Be competent in the
use of appropriate technology to support education and training.
Undertake clinical
audit as required.
Management &
Leadership
Support new clinical
staff during their orientation and mentorship period.
Support newly
registered nurses during their preceptorship period.
Work with colleagues
to support student nurses and enabling completion of their practice placement
objectives.
Work collaboratively
with colleagues and other services to ensure that clinical staff are afforded
opportunities for clinical and professional development.
Support clinical
staff in preparation for revalidation with the relevant regulator.
Completion of
accurate records such as training attendance records.
To recognise when to
work autonomously and when to seek advice and guidance
In addition to the
role and responsibilities of Clinical Practice Educator,
Undertake Mandatory
Training as required by Hospice in the Weald and participate in additional
required training and development activities.
Take an active role
in identifying gaps in knowledge and skills and how to address these.
Take responsibility
for setting own goals and achieving them.
General
Maintain
professionalism in accordance with the HitW values and the NMC Code.
Maintain personal
development through the Hospice Annual Review process, continuously updating
and improving knowledge and skills and applying that knowledge.
Engage in the use of
information and communication technology (ICT) and achieve the required level
of competence.
Recognise the growing
need for 24/7 working patterns and flexibility.
Strive for excellence
at all times.
Any other duties that
may be reasonably requested.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as a role model
to others in the delivery of high-quality patient care.
In collaboration with
the head of the In-Patient unit and Hospice Outreach Service, coordinate and
plan clinical education.
Facilitate nurse
education within own knowledge and competencies.
Provide real time in
situ training for staff in clinical settings.
Liaise with other
stakeholders, including other hospices, to promote collaboration regarding
opportunities for shared learning and clinical education.
Explore and utilise
in-house expertise to facilitate and deliver training.
Support new staff in
attainment of clinical competencies relevant to their role.
Maintain own clinical
professional practice which is underpinned with best practice and new
developments.
Be competent in the
use of appropriate technology to support education and training.
Undertake clinical
audit as required.
Management &
Leadership
Support new clinical
staff during their orientation and mentorship period.
Support newly
registered nurses during their preceptorship period.
Work with colleagues
to support student nurses and enabling completion of their practice placement
objectives.
Work collaboratively
with colleagues and other services to ensure that clinical staff are afforded
opportunities for clinical and professional development.
Support clinical
staff in preparation for revalidation with the relevant regulator.
Completion of
accurate records such as training attendance records.
To recognise when to
work autonomously and when to seek advice and guidance
In addition to the
role and responsibilities of Clinical Practice Educator,
Undertake Mandatory
Training as required by Hospice in the Weald and participate in additional
required training and development activities.
Take an active role
in identifying gaps in knowledge and skills and how to address these.
Take responsibility
for setting own goals and achieving them.
General
Maintain
professionalism in accordance with the HitW values and the NMC Code.
Maintain personal
development through the Hospice Annual Review process, continuously updating
and improving knowledge and skills and applying that knowledge.
Engage in the use of
information and communication technology (ICT) and achieve the required level
of competence.
Recognise the growing
need for 24/7 working patterns and flexibility.
Strive for excellence
at all times.
Any other duties that
may be reasonably requested.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Degree in health-related subject
- Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification
- Evidence of continual professional development
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Degree in health-related subject
- Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff and management at all levels and to act at all times with tact and diplomacy.
- Able to apply personal organisation strategies and processes to prioritise and effectively manage workload, working to short and long-term objectives
- High level of ICT skills including MS Word, PowerPoint
- Project management skills
- Strong time management skills, able to anticipate requirements, problems and obstacles and juggle competing priorities and work to tight deadlines.
Desirable
- Minimum of 4 years post registration experience
- Expert clinical skills.
- Evidence of teaching and supporting learners.
- Experience of developing, mentoring and assessing clinical staff.
- Experience of audit and implementing change.
- PNA Course of working towards.
- Ability to plan and deliver teaching programs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Degree in health-related subject
- Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification
- Evidence of continual professional development
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Degree in health-related subject
- Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff and management at all levels and to act at all times with tact and diplomacy.
- Able to apply personal organisation strategies and processes to prioritise and effectively manage workload, working to short and long-term objectives
- High level of ICT skills including MS Word, PowerPoint
- Project management skills
- Strong time management skills, able to anticipate requirements, problems and obstacles and juggle competing priorities and work to tight deadlines.
Desirable
- Minimum of 4 years post registration experience
- Expert clinical skills.
- Evidence of teaching and supporting learners.
- Experience of developing, mentoring and assessing clinical staff.
- Experience of audit and implementing change.
- PNA Course of working towards.
- Ability to plan and deliver teaching programs
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
