Community Clinical Educator

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for Community Clinical Educator roles across locality teams based in Southampton. As a team the Community Clinical Educators will deliver clinical education to staff within Community Nursing at a locality level across Southampton.

We are looking for a registered nurse who has strengths in teaching and the development of others with background clinical skills in Palliative Care CSCI devices, catheter insertion, PICC line care, compression bandaging and wound management. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential in this role as are the organisational values around compassion and fairness. We are committed to providing a better outcome for our residents and with your help we will be able to release our full potential.

Hours per week are part time up to 37.5hrs to include weekends on a rota basis 1:4 -1:5 to support staff with competencies.

Place of work will be Bitterne Health Centre, Royal South Hants Hospital and Western Community Hospital campus all in Southampton.

Main duties of the job

The Community Clinical Educator is a key role within the skill mixed, Community Nursing service provided in Southampton. As part of the Community Clinical Educator team within this specialist service, the Clinical Educator will work closely with the Community Clinical Educator Lead, Integrated Service Matrons and Clinical Managers to ensure the delivery of high quality nursing care as part of a safe, comprehensive, and sustainable Community Nursing service and relevant integrated services. They will lead on training, clinical skills and the education/development of all clinical staff within the service.

To support all clinical staff, registrants, and non-registrants, within integrated services, primarily Community Nursing Teams across Southampton, to become effective, competent, autonomous, and safe practitioners as appropriate for their role.

To be part of the dynamic Learning and Development Education Team responsible for delivering training, guidance, support, and career development for the Community Nursing Team.

Working alongside registered nurses within Community Nursing, to assess clinical competence and provide clinical supervision and expert knowledge to ensure the delivery of safe, proactive, and compassionate care. Enabling clinical staff to manage risk, optimising required support a patient receives to remain in home environment and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.

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