Clinical Educator for Mental Health

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Use a variety of clinical, interpersonal, project management and educational skills to support the delivery of improved patient care and outcomes:

Support the delivery of a learning focused framework developed by the Trust. Including the dissemination of learning through a variety of different forums.
Support on the delivery of the learning needs into the directorates' quality and performance management processes.
Lead and provide support, training and information to all staff groups in relation to patient safety and will lead the training and support the evaluation of mental health education against an identified patient safety framework.
Act as a mental health expert, visionary, role model and deliver the education and learning for all staff relating to mental health.
Champion current trends and developments in mental health education.
Organise and deliver mental health training programmes in collaboration with the mental health Clinical Nurse Lead and specialist nurse. Provide support and supervision for practitioners in mental health to maximise learning opportunities and ensure that staff have the knowledge, skills and values to deliver high quality evidence based care.
Liaise with HEI's Ward/Department Managers and Professional Clinical staff to ensure that the clinical education, development and advancement of the professional workforce needs are identified and addressed using approved, proven and credible methods
Provide face to face care to patients

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the planning, delivering and evaluating mental health training across the BC site. This will include scoping existing knowledge and skill.

The post holder will be fundamental to advising and supporting all staff delivering care to patients with mental health conditions across the site.

Provide specialist mental health care advice to the MDT and non-specialist staff

Liaise with outside agencies to ensure safe care delivery

Liaise with outside agencies to facilitate safe discharge.

Be responsible for data entry and analysing of trends and produce reports.

Provide face to face patient care

This post holder will be working alongside:

those mentioned within the organisational chart at various levels

patient safety and governance team

trust-wide with the ward/dept. managers

Trust education department

Departments where mental health patients are looked after at BCH

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

18 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

284-23-5831406-DMCC

Job locations

Birmingham Womens and Childrens Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Essential

Current NMC Register Nurse (M) or HPC Nurse or Senior Youth Worker - Mental health
Recognized teaching qualification or willingness to work towards
Evidence of robust, extensive clinical knowledge and skills relating to CYP mental health
Additional post qualification mental health experience
Ability to deliver skills training and simulation
Evidence of clinical and managerial development

Person Specification

Essential

Current NMC Register Nurse (M) or HPC Nurse or Senior Youth Worker - Mental health
Recognized teaching qualification or willingness to work towards
Evidence of robust, extensive clinical knowledge and skills relating to CYP mental health
Additional post qualification mental health experience
Ability to deliver skills training and simulation
Evidence of clinical and managerial development

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).