Job summary
The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit has one current vacancy for a Clinical Educator and is seeking a high performing Nurse to join our dynamic, innovative and rapidly expanding team.
Our until has 12 Cardiac Intensive Care beds, providing top quality, modern facilitators for the management of cardiac and thoracic surgery.
You will be supporting the Band 7 Clinical Educator, Senior Sisters and Matron to empower the team to maintain the delivery of patient focused, compassionate care providing advice and training solutions which meet organisational , professional, and individual developing needs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the continued development of evidence based critical care nursing practice within CICU.
They will use their expertise to provide support and act as a resource for senior and junior staff and members of the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating a commitment to Critical Care Nursing and unit philosophy through a framework of Clinical Governance.
In addition, you will be expected to take on the role and responsibilities of a Sister / Charge Nurse and will regularly co-ordinate the unit.
For this key role you will need to:
- be an exceptional role model
- be a credible clinical expert
- have an excellent coaching and mentoring skills
- be able to manage own workload
- be innovative and embrace the challenges of change
Your role will involve the facilitation of training , education and ongoing professional and practice development, enabling staff to develop the clinical skills and competencies required delivering a high quality service, responsive to changing need.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Level one NMC
- Continuous professional development
- First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes) and a commitment to complete PGCE
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
Experience
Essential
- Extensive relevant experience at AFC Band 5 / 6 in a cardiac critical care setting
- Ward / Unit level managerial experience - co-ordinator role
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
- Completion of recognised accredited ICU course modules
- Completion of Step 1, 2 & 3 critical care competencies or equivalent
- Completion of CICU management competencies
- Completed NMC recognised mentor qualification, or plan for undertaking qualification discussed / confirmed at appraisal
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of relevant post basic training and continuous professional development
- Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis, with groups, and the Multidisciplinary Team
- Good understanding of the national strategic context of the NHS
- Excellent performance management skills.
- Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills - ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
- Clinical expert
- Motivated, innovative, receptive to change
- Ability to work flexibly to cover the needs of the services.
- Evidence of high-level commitment to professional development, training and education
- Good understanding of information technology/ data bases.
- Experience in developing and use of integrated care pathways
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Level one NMC
- Continuous professional development
- First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes) and a commitment to complete PGCE
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
Experience
Essential
- Extensive relevant experience at AFC Band 5 / 6 in a cardiac critical care setting
- Ward / Unit level managerial experience - co-ordinator role
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
- Completion of recognised accredited ICU course modules
- Completion of Step 1, 2 & 3 critical care competencies or equivalent
- Completion of CICU management competencies
- Completed NMC recognised mentor qualification, or plan for undertaking qualification discussed / confirmed at appraisal
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of relevant post basic training and continuous professional development
- Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis, with groups, and the Multidisciplinary Team
- Good understanding of the national strategic context of the NHS
- Excellent performance management skills.
- Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills - ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
- Clinical expert
- Motivated, innovative, receptive to change
- Ability to work flexibly to cover the needs of the services.
- Evidence of high-level commitment to professional development, training and education
- Good understanding of information technology/ data bases.
- Experience in developing and use of integrated care pathways
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).
