Dietetic Clinical and Practice Learning Educator

Job description

Job responsibilities

Education and Training.

To support the Trust in meeting the mandatory nutrition and hydration training requirements.

To take the lead, working with the education and nutrition and dietetic teams to develop a Nutrition & Hydration:

- Training gap analysis.

- Training matrix.

- Learning and Development Programme.

- Structured learning framework.

To develop and deliver nutrition and hydration training using a range of teaching methods, programmes and packages to achieve the agree learning priorities and outcomes.

To work alongside other clinical educators to promote and integrated learning environment.

To keep up-to-date and contribute to the development of Trust wide nutrition and hydration education through attending the Inter-Professional Education Group and Nutrition and Hydration Committee as required.

To work in partnership with all members of the education team to ensure effective use of resources and expertise.

Practice Placement

To establish and maintain effective communication within the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating leadership and good working relationships with all levels of staff and learners

To be approachable, visible, flexible and available to meet the needs of learners, preceptees and staff.

To act as a role model, sharing effective practice and learning, promoting a high standard of safe and effective care which is evidence based.

To provide leadership, guidance and support for learning.

To support learners according to their individual learning needs, to ensure they achieve the learning outcome, ensuring a constructive and supportive approach.

To be innovative with teaching methods and learning experiences to enable learners to develop confidence, competence and autonomy in their practice.

To support clinical staff to ensure professional standards relating to supervision and assessment in practice are understood and implemented in practice.

To support supervisors and assessors to implement student programmes, supervision and assessment effectively.

To support the Centre for Practice Learning with learners focused risk assessments and monitoring of reasonable adjustment plans.

To support clinical teams to identify learning opportunities within practice areas, whilst encouraging the organisation of learner, preceptee and preceptor support within clinical learning environments.

Person Specification

Other Factors

Essential

• Ability to effectively fulfil the travel requirements for the post

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered Dietitian

Desirable

• Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant dietetic experience in an NHS setting
• Significant experience of delivering of formal / informal education sessions to a range of audiences
• Evidence of leadership skills and autonomous practice
• Evidence of of continuing professional development
• Significant experience in the supervision and assessment of students in practice placements

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Effective communicator with the ability to adapt communication style as required
• Influencing and negotiation skills
• Highly professional manner
• Clinical credibility with a wide range of professional groups
• Demonstrate a range of IT skills to evidence assessment decisions and produce reports

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work within a team and as an autonomous practitioner
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively
• Approachable, honest, flexible, enthusiastic and reliable
• Ability to motivate self and others

Trust Values

Essential

• Demonstrates the ability to meet the values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)