Job summary
Practice Development and Education are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and creative individuals to join our team of clinical educators. In Practice Development and Education (PD&E) we celebrate diversity and welcome applications from individuals who represent the full spectrum of our community. The PD&E team support education and training across NNUH, including pre-registration students and apprentices, preceptorship, healthcare support workers, clinical skills, quality and risk, international recruitment and return to practice professionals. We currently have four opportunities in our team:
- One full time substantive Clinical Educator to teach a range of clinical skills, and support colleagues in practice in developing their clinical skills.
- One 30 hour substantive Clinical Educator to teach a range of clinical skills, and support colleagues in practice in developing their clinical skills.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Educators will work under the direction of a Practice Development Nurse and the Practice Development & Education Department Lead in supporting learners in the workplace. For the first fixed term post the focus will be on the TNA role. This will involve supporting the recruitment of TNAs, as well as supporting them once they are on the programme. There will also be an expectation that this post holder will support other pre-registration learners in addition to the TNAs. For the second fixed term post, the post holder will be expected to offer support to pre-registration nursing and nursing associates and colleagues undertaking their preceptorship. The two substantive Clinical Skills Clinical Educator posts will require the successful candidates to be clinically competent in a range of clinical skills, and their role will be focusing on the teaching of clinical skills as well as working with colleagues in practice to help them to develop these skills. All four clinical educators will also be required to support all workstreams within Practice Development and Education, in addition to working in their specialist area outlined above.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be a visible proactive presence in the practice placement areas working clinically alongside learners to enable them to achieve their learning objectives
- To provide support for those assessing and supervising students/learners on a range of programmes.
- To support assessor/supervisors of pre-registration students and enable protected time for discussion and assessment.
- To deliver teaching sessions, including clinical teaching, on in-house programmes of study.
- To provide advice and guidance where there are performance issues with learners, working alongside learners and developing bespoke learning objectives.
- To promote new models of supervision and a coaching approach to learner support where this is achievable. To work with other key personnel in contributing to the audit of practice placements and maintenance of the audit cycle.
- To work with the line managers within the practice areas, offering support and advice.
- To contribute to effective partnership working between the practice placement areas and Practice Development & Education.
- To establish and explore strategies to enhance the clinical learning environment.
- To promote inter-professional learning amongst different student populations working with those who support the individual professions.
- To contribute to the development of policies and guidelines applicable to student/learner placements.
- To be involved with recruitment processes for pre and post-registration at local and regional HEIs.
- To be involved with recruitment of nurses with additional practice support needs e.g. international nurses, return to practice students and acute care refresher programme.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be a visible proactive presence in the practice placement areas working clinically alongside learners to enable them to achieve their learning objectives
- To provide support for those assessing and supervising students/learners on a range of programmes.
- To support assessor/supervisors of pre-registration students and enable protected time for discussion and assessment.
- To deliver teaching sessions, including clinical teaching, on in-house programmes of study.
- To provide advice and guidance where there are performance issues with learners, working alongside learners and developing bespoke learning objectives.
- To promote new models of supervision and a coaching approach to learner support where this is achievable. To work with other key personnel in contributing to the audit of practice placements and maintenance of the audit cycle.
- To work with the line managers within the practice areas, offering support and advice.
- To contribute to effective partnership working between the practice placement areas and Practice Development & Education.
- To establish and explore strategies to enhance the clinical learning environment.
- To promote inter-professional learning amongst different student populations working with those who support the individual professions.
- To contribute to the development of policies and guidelines applicable to student/learner placements.
- To be involved with recruitment processes for pre and post-registration at local and regional HEIs.
- To be involved with recruitment of nurses with additional practice support needs e.g. international nurses, return to practice students and acute care refresher programme.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC register or clinical professional registered with the HCPC
- Supervisor and Assessor training or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of working with students in an acute setting.
- Experience of presenting/teaching within a formal setting
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of pre-registration nursing programmes and NMC standards relating to education
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC register or clinical professional registered with the HCPC
- Supervisor and Assessor training or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of working with students in an acute setting.
- Experience of presenting/teaching within a formal setting
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of pre-registration nursing programmes and NMC standards relating to education
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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).
