Practice Based Educator (Registered Nurse)

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The post holder will deliver Francis House education and training programme to clinical staff to enable them to provide specialist palliative care and support to children and young people.

Leading our education team, you will maintain and further develop clinical training programmes for all clinical staff. This will include supporting clinical theory and skills assessments, continued development of the competency framework. You will also be required to facilitate and develop training weeks. Flexibility across all shift patterns is required to provide guidance and support within the clinical setting promoting a competent and confident team.

Main purpose of post:

To support clinical skills development for all care team staff to sustain quality care delivery.

To support the development of clinical competence of the care team at Francis House in line with agreed educational development strategies and priorities

To promote a culture of learning and development using innovative ways to build practice education and to support the effective healthcare governance process ensuring care quality standards.

Supporting the development and delivery of designated clinical sessions for mandatory competency training.

Work collaboratively with the education team to develop educational sessions ensuring responsiveness to changing needs in clinical practice highlighted by complaints, incidents, or National Guidance

To maintain comprehensive training records of all clinical staff

Key Accountabilities

To participate in the delivery and development of the education strategy including mandatory training and designated training weeks.

To maintain links with universities supporting practice assessment roles and practice.

Responsibility for the maintenance of training records.

Facilitate the development and delivery of an educational programme within the hospice that reflects the wider health priorities including local and national policy.

Support colleagues and students in the learning environment maximising opportunities for professional development and career enhancement.

Organise delivery of external training in line with agreed education programme.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical

• Be a highly visible clinical role model, working alongside staff in clinical practice.

Work clinically to maintain own knowledge, skills, and clinical credibility, demonstrating high standards of practice and clinical expertise in the care of children, young people and their families.

Contribute to an environment in which effective practice-based learning is fostered, implemented, evaluated, and shared.

Remain abreast of the developments in clinical practice and implement/lead changes as appropriate.

Facilitate the implementation of changes to practice as agreed by the Director of Care.

Foster an environment of enquiry and evidence-based care within the clinical team.

Leadership and Management

• To support the planning and delivery of the hospice training and education strategy and external training programme.
• Provide teaching of clinical skills to the care team and assess individuals competency using clinical competency framework.
• Deliver formal educational training to groups.

• Developing and maintaining an effective working relationship. Role modeling teamwork, and a positive and fair attitude.
• Attending regular internal and external meetings appropriate to role contributing positively to discussion and debates to negotiate shared decision-making.
• Supporting members of the care team in their role as practice supervisor and assessor (mentor), participating in and supporting the professional development of colleagues and students.
• Effectively manage own time and workload to meet all aspects of role requirement.
• Contribute to the evaluation of training programs and reporting training requirements of the hospice.

Education

Provide clinical teaching to members of the Care Team and students in line with clinical competencies.

To identify the need for key trainers, and to support members of the Care Team in acquiring, consolidating, and maintaining train the trainer competencies, as appropriate.

To support NMC registrants in the requirements for revalidation.

Co-ordinate and deliver work-based learning and other CPD programmes as required.

Collaborate with colleagues across the region to design, develop, deliver, and evaluate teaching and learning and train the trainer programmes in relation to palliative care.

Assist staff to identify professional development needs that will ensure that the staff member develops knowledge and skills in their chosen specialty.

Demonstrate strategies that will assist in the integration of learning both in the practical and educational setting.

Participate in formal/informal teaching/training on other courses/educational programmes as indicated and agreed with the Director of Care.

Attend and present at study days/courses, national and international conferences relevant to the role.

Research and Audit

• Provide support to the Director of Care in development and design of potential research projects and audits appropriate to role.
• Utilise, develop, and review tools to audit and evaluate educational and professional practice and education programmes/materials.
• To review course evaluations and analyse results.
• To actively promote research awareness and evidenced base care.

Safeguarding

Compliance with hospice and Local Safeguarding Childrens Board policies, procedures, and practice.

Following hospice policy regarding the management of safeguarding concerns.

Communicating concerns over a child in need of protection or a child in need of support to senior care staff, child protection teams or other statutory partners or agencies.

Accessing mandatory training as required.

Health and Safety

• To comply with health and safety policies and ensure compliance by others.
• Taking reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.

• Ensuring that all members of the team are aware of, and adhere to, current policies regarding infection control.
• Ensuring awareness and observation of Fire and Health and Safety Regulations.
• Ensuring that all members of the care team are aware of and adhere to the incident reporting policy.

Personal

To be responsible and proactive in personal professional development.

Maintain awareness of current developments in palliative care for children, young people, and families.

Maintain clinical skills identified in the Competency Framework.

Ensure timely revalidation with the NMC.

This job description does not attempt to describe all aspects of the role to be performed, but indicates the general role required of the post holder. It is open to review and as a result alterations and additions may be made.

Qualifications

Essential

• -Registered Nurse
• -Evidence of ongoing continued professional development
• -Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
• -Teaching qualification or willingness to complete
• -Teaching/presentation skills
• -Excellent verbal, written and numeracy skills
• -Able to take responsibility for own workload and excellent time management skills
• -Competent clinical skills to include: Medicine management/Intravenous therapy: palliative care symptom control, respiratory care tracheostomy, nutritional care, epilepsy management
• -Good IT skills
• -Excellent team member/player with a willingness to be flexible
• -Excellent relevant clinical skills
• -Ability to problem solve and initiate change
• -Self discipline and good time management to support periods of lone and remote working
• -Enthusiastic about learning and teaching
• -Flexible and adaptable to change
• -Proactive and forward thinking
• -Willing to learn and develop
• Car driver

Desirable

• Experience of Palliative and End of Life Care
• Educated to degree level or relevant clinical experience
• Practice Assessor qualification

Experience

Essential

• -Demonstrable experience either within clinical education or the clinical environment
• -Experience of coordinating and managing either staff or a caseload
• -Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• -Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
• -Understanding of professional and current issues in childrens palliative and end of life care
• -Management of poor performance
• -Knowledge of relevant guidance/NMC local policies to support clinical practice
• -Good understanding of safeguarding children policies and procedures

Desirable

• Experience of managing educational programmes
• Previous experience of research and audit
• Knowledge of theory of education and a variety of teaching methods suitable for differing members of staff
• A working understanding of Clinical governance and Care quality standards

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).