Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our JAG accredited Endoscopy Unit in an exciting new post as a dedicated Clinical Educator for Endoscopy.
Are you an experienced registered nurse with two years of Endoscopy experience?
Are you looking to further your development whilst demonstrating your passion for teaching and inspiring others?
You will work in collaboration with the Endoscopy Management Team to assist in the planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation of clinical education and staff development programs aimed at developing, standardising, maintaining and continually enhancing the learning environment and clinical skills of staff working in the Endoscopy Unit.
A keen desire and self-motivation to develop this new clinical educator role is essential. This role will have both clinical and leadership components and displaying dexterity for juggling roles and responsibilities is fundamental. The individual needs to be able to demonstrate the ability to work autonomously under pressure and manage the mental and emotional demands of a role that requires flexibility and exceptional organisational and interpersonal skills. The right candidate will adopt different educational styles with a flexible approach to facilitating learning and support the advancement of educational programmes within the Endoscopy Nursing team to achieve standardised competency development.
Main duties of the job
Our procedures are varied and diverse and the successful candidate would be expected to deliver hands-on training in procedures, kit and accessories, including troubleshooting any issues that arise.
Work clinically alongside staff to train and coach.
Writing inductions for new starters and students in Endoscopy, reviewing their progress, and writing action plans to ensure their training needs are met and they are fully supported.
Ensuring Endoscopy specific and mandatory training compliance across Endoscopy.
Maintaining accurate Endoscopy training records and ensure that staff are signed off in relevant DOPS.
Completing timely appraisals.
When required, creating performance management plans and supporting staff.
Assist in organising, running and teaching on training sessions including directorate days, skills sessions, simulation sessions, and masterclasses.
Build relationships with and communicate with cross-site Endoscopy Educators, including the wider Endoscopy network, including Meta.
Be an expert resource in Endoscopy and all procedures performed on your base unit
Support the maintenance of JAG compliance with regards to Endoscopy specific training and education, including JETS Workforce.
The successful candidate will be required to join the on-call team and support the service out of hours, a willingness to work across 7 days and unsocial hours and covering late shifts is an expectation of the role.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
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
- *NMC Registered Nurse/ Midwife or HCPC Registered Allied Health Care Professional.
- *Post Graduate Diploma/ Certificate in Education or equivalent qualification or willingness to undertake.
- *Mentoring qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- *Evidence of continuous ongoing professional development in relation to the role applied for
Desirable
- *Master's Degree or willingness to complete level 7 award.
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrable experience/ knowledge relevant to the role underpinned by theory and clinical practice or education gained from working in health and care practice settings applicable to the role.
- *Demonstrable knowledge of education and practice development associated with registered and unregistered health care professionals.
- *Experience in the supervision / assessment of learners / junior staff with evidence of completion of training in relation to mentoring/ assessment in clinical practice.
- *Passion for teaching, education, training, and pastoral care.
- *Demonstrable understanding and evidence of experience in practice-based supervision and assessment.
- *Has experience in determining decisions relating to clinical competence and fitness to practice.
- *Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues relevant to the role.
- *Can relate the principles of Safeguarding to the role.
Desirable
- *Knowledge of / experience in use of Quality Improvement methodology / tools.
- *Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices.
- *Experience of assessment and assignment marking and giving feedback.
- *Ability delivers teaching packs/programmes to promote a learning environment.
- *Experience in research and audit.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to deal with complex facts and situations some of which will require analysis and comparison of a range of options.
- *Ability to present/ deliver training to groups/ health care professionals with the ability to communicate effectively with staff that may have difficulty understanding.
- *Ability to assess and benchmark the clinical educational needs of individuals / teams / services within speciality area.
- *Can use governance data/ national standards to prioritise and act upon urgent education and development needs.
- *Ability to use and teach analytical, judgemental, and clinical reasoning skills.
- *Able to lead, inspire and motivate others to achieve clear goals / objectives and practice standards providing support and guidance and creating opportunities for development.
- *Contribute to the development of a culture of high engagement where there is an appetite for staff development / education and learning.
- *Promote and facilitate innovation and continuous quality improvement.
- *Can use reflective frameworks to support practice / individual development.
- *Proficient IT skills e.g. Word, PowerPoint, email.
- *Clinical proficient in skills relevant to the role applied for.
- *Excellent time management skills with the ability to self-manage their own diary.
- *Innovation.
- *Excellent communication and people skills utilising verbal / written and presenting skills.
- *Learning agility and commitment to self-development.
- *Solution focused and has personal resilience in the face of challenge.
- *Ability to work in a variety of clinical settings with direct patient contact, including manual handling.
- *Ability to work a flexible shift pattern, according to service need and work across a range of practice settings associated with the organisation including working on all sites/ premises in accordance with the needs of the service / organisation.
Desirable
- *Skills in report writing or willingness to learn.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *NMC Registered Nurse/ Midwife or HCPC Registered Allied Health Care Professional.
- *Post Graduate Diploma/ Certificate in Education or equivalent qualification or willingness to undertake.
- *Mentoring qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- *Evidence of continuous ongoing professional development in relation to the role applied for
Desirable
- *Master's Degree or willingness to complete level 7 award.
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrable experience/ knowledge relevant to the role underpinned by theory and clinical practice or education gained from working in health and care practice settings applicable to the role.
- *Demonstrable knowledge of education and practice development associated with registered and unregistered health care professionals.
- *Experience in the supervision / assessment of learners / junior staff with evidence of completion of training in relation to mentoring/ assessment in clinical practice.
- *Passion for teaching, education, training, and pastoral care.
- *Demonstrable understanding and evidence of experience in practice-based supervision and assessment.
- *Has experience in determining decisions relating to clinical competence and fitness to practice.
- *Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues relevant to the role.
- *Can relate the principles of Safeguarding to the role.
Desirable
- *Knowledge of / experience in use of Quality Improvement methodology / tools.
- *Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices.
- *Experience of assessment and assignment marking and giving feedback.
- *Ability delivers teaching packs/programmes to promote a learning environment.
- *Experience in research and audit.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to deal with complex facts and situations some of which will require analysis and comparison of a range of options.
- *Ability to present/ deliver training to groups/ health care professionals with the ability to communicate effectively with staff that may have difficulty understanding.
- *Ability to assess and benchmark the clinical educational needs of individuals / teams / services within speciality area.
- *Can use governance data/ national standards to prioritise and act upon urgent education and development needs.
- *Ability to use and teach analytical, judgemental, and clinical reasoning skills.
- *Able to lead, inspire and motivate others to achieve clear goals / objectives and practice standards providing support and guidance and creating opportunities for development.
- *Contribute to the development of a culture of high engagement where there is an appetite for staff development / education and learning.
- *Promote and facilitate innovation and continuous quality improvement.
- *Can use reflective frameworks to support practice / individual development.
- *Proficient IT skills e.g. Word, PowerPoint, email.
- *Clinical proficient in skills relevant to the role applied for.
- *Excellent time management skills with the ability to self-manage their own diary.
- *Innovation.
- *Excellent communication and people skills utilising verbal / written and presenting skills.
- *Learning agility and commitment to self-development.
- *Solution focused and has personal resilience in the face of challenge.
- *Ability to work in a variety of clinical settings with direct patient contact, including manual handling.
- *Ability to work a flexible shift pattern, according to service need and work across a range of practice settings associated with the organisation including working on all sites/ premises in accordance with the needs of the service / organisation.
Desirable
- *Skills in report writing or willingness to learn.
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).
