Job summary
The Senior Educator -- Clinical Skills and Simulation NMAHPs using acquired specialist knowledge and skills, will oversee and provide the day-to-day management for the development and maintenance of Clinical skills training and multilevel simulation-based education across the Trust for all non-medical disciplines.
The post holder will construct, lead, oversee and deliver training and assessment in a range of core technical and non-technical skills, including the delivery of immersive simulation- based education across the UHB simulation centres. Collaborative working with key educators within the Trust is essential in this role.
Working autonomously, the post holder will ensure a coordinated approach that will both recognise and minimise the associated risks in relation to the use of various core clinical skills, complying with local and national guidelines and protocol; thus, ensuring patient safety.
The post holder will design, develop and maintain robust lesson plans, training resources and where required assessment tools and criteria. The post holder will also ensure standardisation of clinical skills and simulation training provision across the wider trust.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a robust contact point for staff by:
*Educating and informing staff regarding health and safety issues relating to Clinical Skills and Simulation training and use of equipment.
*Contributing to the Clinical Governance agenda by acting as a change agent in order to identify, promote and introduce best practice.
*Working closely with multidisciplinary teams across the Trust exercising specialist knowledge in the field of core clinical skills and simulation-based education.
*Promoting education, and the personal accountability of practitioners to improve professional knowledge and competence.
*Taking responsibility for ensuring that education provided meets Core standards and Clinical Governance criteria
*Act as a resource for clinical supervisors within the clinical areas to ensure that they are up to date with current policy and procedures in specified clinical skills.
*Lead on developing training outlines, session plans, learning objectives, competency statements and visual aids, ensuring a consistent approach to training is implemented and delivered across the Trust to all commissioners & users of the service.
*Lead a coordinated approach to clinical skills and simulation development and delivery, ensuring that all educational needs are met and that clinical skills and simulation teams are clear on delivery objectives.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Clinical professional registration /NMAHP qualifications
- Post Graduate Certificate inEducation, or equivalent relevant experience or working towards
- Masters level degree or willingness to complete level 7 award within Education or Leadership and Management
- BSc in health related field or evidence of working at this level
- Maintained relevant CPD activity of a minimum 35 hours in the past 3 years
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in an acute clinical area
- Planning and management skills to include staff management
- Ability to audit & monitor standards
- Evidence of supporting and training others in the clinical environment
- Participating in and implementing change
- Delivery of formal and informal teaching sessions
- Understanding of the regulation of healthcare and education
- Evidence of reviewing policies, procedures and operational improvement and development
- Ability to populate and use excel and other IT systems
- Clear understanding of learning methodologies and implementations
Desirable
- Ability to critically analyse research data and apply to current practice
- Evidence of innovation in learning and teaching
- Evidence of development of multi-professional learning initiatives
- Experience of developing and evaluating competency based training material
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Flexibility in approach and attitude with proven ability in prioritising workload in the face of competing demands
- Open and honest style with strong personal integrity
- Personal resilience in dealing with frequent, emotive and highly challenging situations
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Flexible in approach to working patterns
- Able to travel across all trust sites as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Clinical professional registration /NMAHP qualifications
- Post Graduate Certificate inEducation, or equivalent relevant experience or working towards
- Masters level degree or willingness to complete level 7 award within Education or Leadership and Management
- BSc in health related field or evidence of working at this level
- Maintained relevant CPD activity of a minimum 35 hours in the past 3 years
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in an acute clinical area
- Planning and management skills to include staff management
- Ability to audit & monitor standards
- Evidence of supporting and training others in the clinical environment
- Participating in and implementing change
- Delivery of formal and informal teaching sessions
- Understanding of the regulation of healthcare and education
- Evidence of reviewing policies, procedures and operational improvement and development
- Ability to populate and use excel and other IT systems
- Clear understanding of learning methodologies and implementations
Desirable
- Ability to critically analyse research data and apply to current practice
- Evidence of innovation in learning and teaching
- Evidence of development of multi-professional learning initiatives
- Experience of developing and evaluating competency based training material
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Flexibility in approach and attitude with proven ability in prioritising workload in the face of competing demands
- Open and honest style with strong personal integrity
- Personal resilience in dealing with frequent, emotive and highly challenging situations
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Flexible in approach to working patterns
- Able to travel across all trust sites as required
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
