Clinical Skills and Simulation Practitioner

Job responsibilities

WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title: Clinical skills and Simulation Practitioner Undergraduate Medical Students

Term of Contract: Substantive

Pay Band: 6

Hours: 30 hours

Location:

Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital and Kidderminster Treatment Centre

Accountable to: Lead Nurse for Clinical Skills and Simulation

Reports to: Lead Nurse for Clinical Skills and Simulation

Key working relationships:

Head of Academy. Undergraduate/Postgraduate Administration staff, Undergraduate Medical students, University of Birmingham Medical School, Clinical skills facilitators/trainers affiliated to Birmingham University, Clinical teaching fellows, Clinical staff: across all directorates, Ward Managers, Matrons, Infection control, Professional development team

Key Duties:

Clinical

Demonstrating advanced communication skills, the post holder will be expected to liaise effectively with all key members of the multi-disciplinary teams.

The post holder will support multi professional practice and learning across the organisation, contribute to the development of skilled professional workforce and facilitate a range of educational training and learning opportunities in the clinical classroom and environments.

The clinical skills trainer will plan, organise and coordinate training for the Undergraduate Teaching Academy. They will ensure that all students clinical skills and simulation learning objectives, as set out by the Universities are met and comply with the organisational and National training and development objectives.

Provide educational support to all undergraduate students in practice, where the need has been identified, assessing their competency as indicated in their clinical skills passports, identifying any skills gaps and provide additional training sessions/support and to provide the students with feedback on their progress.

Assist and review training packages, updating of competency assessment packs ensuring completion of specific measurable objectives.

Promoting and maintaining a concept of holistic care which incorporates a patient centred approach to all patients.

Support and deliver teaching programmes using a variety of approaches that includes: Classroom teaching, patient bedside coaching, mentoring, clinical updates, and multi-professional simulation sessions if required.

Work with all staff to ensure that all practitioners have a clear understanding of accountability through the NMC/HCPC & GMC Code and standards.

Facilitate the implementation and evaluation of National clinical guidelines, including local policies and protocols.

Identify and report potential issues or concerns which may compromise the quality of patient care, liaising with the Academy team/ Ward managers/ multi-disciplinary teams as appropriate.

To act as a pastoral advisor and advocate to all students within the Academy.

Understand and demonstrate to other multi-professional colleagues good current clinical practice as well as emerging clinical practice which must be supported by nationally based standards that are empirically/research based.

Provide support for staff in effectively addressing concerns and where required provide support to investigate clinical incidents or complaints in line with hospital policy. Work with colleagues to promote a culture positive of reporting concerns, incidents related to patient quality and safety.

To provide a skills and competency based approach to the training, development and support of all medical students in placement across the organisation.

To act appropriately in the event of any accidents and emergencies, and to report any incident according to hospital policy.

To abide by the legal and statutory rules relating to clinical practice and to maintain a standard of conduct in accordance with the NMC/HCPC and GMC professional Code, including Hospital and National Policies.

Training and Education

Co-ordinate and support specific programmes of training and education to support the clinical skills and simulation service, using a wide range of approaches to deliver this.

To actively promote and facilitate a learning environment in clinical areas through a wide range of approaches.

Attend key groups around training and education both internally and externally and provide feedback to the clinical leads.

To carry out dedicated teaching/presentations internally and externally as identified.

To be informed of local, regional/network and national health and social care developments and disseminate to other team members.

Development

Acts as a professional/educational resource for all students in the clinical areas, role modelling the use of reflective practice and professional learning.

Facilitate learning through continuing professional development and training needs analysis.

To plan self-development, further develop the role in conjunction with the clinical lead/ manager.

To keep abreast of current research and to use this as a basis for clinical practice.

To attend all mandatory training sessions, incorporating this knowledge into everyday practice and to supervise the safe practice of others.

For full details please see attached Job Description

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Broad-based clinical/nursing experience
• Experience in managing and leading clinical learning.
• Knowledge/experience of competency frameworks in learning.
• Experience of developing & delivery of teaching packages.
• Experience of auditing effectiveness of educational programmes delivered.
• Proficient in the following skills:
• Performing 12 lead ECG
• Venepuncture
• Blood transfusion
• IV infusions and injections
• Male and Female urinary catheterisation
• Venous cannulation
• Wound care and basic wound dressing

Desirable

• Knowledge of simulation debrief models
• Proficient in the following skills:
• Arterial Blood Gas Sampling
• Blood culture sampling
• Central Venous Access Devices Care
• NG tube insertion

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to work as a member of a team and independently.
• Ability to deal with difficulty situations effectively and efficiently.
• Organised
• Effective time management.
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Enthusiastic time management. .
• Ability to motivate in a teaching environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (level 1)/HCPC registered
• Evidence of post registration study
• Recognised teaching & assessing qualification
• Basic IT Skills

Desirable

• Advanced/Specialist practitioner qualification or evidence of equivalent professional development
• ALS/EPALS

Experience

Essential

• At least 5 years experience as band 5
• Mentorship experience and knowledge of Education
• Proven working experience of working in different practice settings within Adult services.
• Proven leadership experience.

Desirable

• Experience as band 6 nurse
• Experience in clinical skills teaching & research.
• Previous participation in delivery of simulation based education

Other Job Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel across all Acute Trust sites.
• Willingness to work flexibly.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).