Job responsibilities
JOB
PURPOSE
The
job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical
staff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable the
development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers,
providing supervision through on-site support and Trust wide continuous
professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for
leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated
clinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.
The
job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other
practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement.
The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical
professional development for preceptorship and other role developments. They
will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and
unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior
clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.
You
will be expected to lead the nursing contribution to service development,
ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on the
implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines,
audit and research. They will function as a role model for registered and
unregistered staff within the clinical area and Trust, enabling and
supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross city working to
ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective
and efficient care.
. JOB
DIMENSION
The
role of the Senior Clinical Educator Post is essential for the organisation
to ensure nurses and or ODPs work within the governing standards set by
professional and regulatory bodies. The job holder will support, educate and
develop registered and unregistered staff in their clinical role and
competency, to meet the standards required to deliver high quality evidence
based care for service users.
The
job holder will deliver education on a Trust wide basis which impacts on a
wide range of clinical areas and departments. The post holder will contribute
to the planning, implementation and evaluation of education and training of
registered and unregistered workforce. They will work in collaboration with
the senior management team to maintain and project the vision and objectives
of the service and ensure that they are embedded in practice. They will
identify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trust teams.
The post holder will lead by example, will be responsible for disseminating
good practice and actively challenging assumptions, practice and performance
where appropriate.
. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRE
Qualification
Registered Nurse (RN Adult for
adult clinical areas or RN Child for childrens areas )or Operating
Department Practitioner
Relevant teaching and assessing
qualification (essential)
Masters degree or post graduate
level development equivalent to a masters
Experience
Significant and recent relevant
clinical experience.
Clinical experience within the
speciality (essential )
Significant post registration
experience in a junior leadership role eg Band 6 or equivalent
Experience of clinical audit and
standard setting
Working with a wide range of
professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
Evidence of service development and
or facilitation of change management
Budgetary management experience
(desirable)
Understanding of performance
management strategies
Significant experience within a
leadership position
Skills
Competent in organising own
workload and that of others.
Good problem solving and decision
making abilities
Coaching Skills
Can evidence excellent
communication skills (verbal and written). Including sensitive persuasive
communication eg in supporting staff members through remedial processes
Able to use word processing
applications & current digital systems
Routinely plan and deliver teaching
session/programmes in a range of settings e.g formal/informal
Evaluate and evidence the impact of
support and change
Evidence of continuous professional
development of clinical skills
Ability to teach, supervise and
assess registered and unregistered
staff
Recruitment and selection
Time management skills
Able to present information to
large groups of multi-professionals.
Ability to work under pressure
Clinical leadership
Appraisal skills
Self-confidence; used to lead,
involve and challenge others appropriate
Ability to prioritise workload and
meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
Develops new skills in response to
emerging knowledge and techniques.
Influences the development of
others through education and training.
Knowledge
Knowledge of current health
policies and issues in nursing , midwifery, ODP and education
Standards of professional practice
Clinical & Quality Governance
Frameworks and application
Awareness of Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust guidelines, policies and structures
Awareness of the Leeds Improvement
Method
Personal
Attributes
Act as positive role model.
Good self-motivation and able to
motivate staff
Assertiveness, influencing and
persuasion skills
Good communication skills both
written and verbal
Professional attitude
Able to work on/under own
initiative.
Ensures personal and professional
behaviour and integrity at all times
Compassionate and caring
Flexibility, adaptable, capable of
lateral thinking
Positive approach to change
Able to deliver feedback
effectively
Ability to monitor, maintain and
improve service delivery
. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Commitment to delivering high
quality patient care through positive
and evidence based learning.
Commitment to work professionally
and effectively in a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients needs are
met.
Commitment to show respect and
value people as individuals
Commitment to maintaining own
development and that of the clinical team.
Commitment to motivate and reward
the highest standard of nursing patient care.
. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Leadership and management skills
Teaching and assessing skills
Preceptorship skills
Organisational and Time management
skills
Quality improvement skills
Understanding of evidence based
practice research conscious
Team player
Learns from incidents and
complaints
Conflict resolution and Managing
stress
Uses initiative to resolve issues
within their own control
Ability to act professionally at
all time
Able to deliver feedback
effectively
Audit / benchmarking skills
Ability to act professionally at
all times
Risk management skills
People management skills
Change management skills
. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Awareness of Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust guidelines, policies and structures
Support and assist in Identifying
learning needs of individuals and teams and develop learning programmes to
ensure these are met.
Facilitate staff to achieve
competencies.
Facilitate a culture of shared
learning.
Act as a clinical role model,
demonstrating evidence based practice, promoting best practice and providing
challenge when appropriate
Maintain and continuously improve
own and others specialist knowledge.
Leadership
Support in providing leadership to
the clinical team.
Provide line management to junior
Clinical Educators within the CSU
Support and inspire staff to
provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients
Deliver a positive patient
experience
Support in the delivery of an
effective, safe, quality service within budgetary envelope
Anticipate problems and take
preventative or mitigating actions, or
have contingency plans available
Able to make comparison of a range
of factors to enable analysis of a number of options
Collates and records quantitative
and qualitative data to provide evidence of productivity, outcomes and
quality, through audit and research
Leads the development, management
and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality,
cost-effective care.
Support and participate in local
and trust-wide recruitment events
Provide support to the clinical
teams to develop new ways of working.
Provide effective leadership in the
development of staff at all levels
Motivate staff in the delivery of
quality patient care
Contribute to the recruitment and
selection process
Contribute to Nursing, Midwifery
& AHP objectives and service improvement.
Understanding of performance
management strategies.
Provide complex, sensitive
information where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training or empathic
skills are required, e.g. through. supporting remedial actions to improve
an individuals performance
Promote the building of effective
teams and collaboration between teams.
Work with Matron to lead the
development of ward/department nursing practice, reflecting the Clinical
Service Unit and Trust business plans
Deputise in the Matrons absence.
Motivate staff in the delivery of
quality patient care.
Supervise clinical delivery of care
competencies.
Investigate and respond to
accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant event
