Job summary
The post holder will be a proactive role model who will work to support the provision of clinical education with the existing Senior Clinical Educator across both acute floors. They will work to deliver training and education requirements for the staff working within the designated clinical area. This will include mandatory training requirements for staff. The post holder will have a focus on ensuring that new members of the Nursing Teams receive the appropriate training specific to their role and ensure that all competency and assessments are up to date. The keeping of accurate records regarding all aspects of training is also a responsibility of the post holder.
The post holder will also plan and monitor developments needs for staff within the Preceptorship/appraisal framework and ensure that all new staff receives an appropriate induction programme upon commencement of employment. There will also be a requirement to ensure the acute floors have a robust and up to date training needs analysis. The post holder will lead on corporate objectives across the nursing and midwifery workforce. The post holder will work within the clinical area in addition to the normal staffing requirements except in exceptional circumstances. .
Main duties of the job
See JD-The post holder will take a lead role in the provision of clinical education and clinical skills training, including creating and planning new programmers of education to meet clinical need. The role will encompass assessing staff's clinical competency in the practice setting in areas such as;
IV therapies
Catheterisation
Nutritional support
Preceptorship
Induction planning & facilitation
Clinical skills mapping
Support and supervision to newly registered staff
Implementation of the band 5 competency document
OSCE training delivery
Support and development of the Nursing Associate role
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD-The post holder will be a proactive role model who will work to support the provision of clinical education with the existing Senior Clinical Educator across both acute floors. They will work to deliver training and education requirements for the staff working within the designated clinical area. This will include mandatory training requirements for staff. The post holder will have a focus on ensuring that new members of the Nursing Teams receive the appropriate training specific to their role and ensure that all competency and assessments are up to date. The keeping of accurate records regarding all aspects of training is also a responsibility of the post holder.
The post holder will also plan and monitor developments needs for staff within the Preceptorship/appraisal framework and ensure that all new staff receives an appropriate induction programme upon commencement of employment. There will also be a requirement to ensure the acute floors have a robust and up to date training needs analysis. The post holder will lead on corporate objectives across the nursing and midwifery workforce. The post holder will work within the clinical area in addition to the normal staffing requirements except in exceptional circumstances. .
Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD-The post holder will be a proactive role model who will work to support the provision of clinical education with the existing Senior Clinical Educator across both acute floors. They will work to deliver training and education requirements for the staff working within the designated clinical area. This will include mandatory training requirements for staff. The post holder will have a focus on ensuring that new members of the Nursing Teams receive the appropriate training specific to their role and ensure that all competency and assessments are up to date. The keeping of accurate records regarding all aspects of training is also a responsibility of the post holder.
The post holder will also plan and monitor developments needs for staff within the Preceptorship/appraisal framework and ensure that all new staff receives an appropriate induction programme upon commencement of employment. There will also be a requirement to ensure the acute floors have a robust and up to date training needs analysis. The post holder will lead on corporate objectives across the nursing and midwifery workforce. The post holder will work within the clinical area in addition to the normal staffing requirements except in exceptional circumstances. .
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level registration
- Recognised teaching and assessing skills
- Mentorship/Preceptorship Qualification
- Recognized teaching qualification or working towards this
- Evidence of recent education in relevant field
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Degree in health care
- ALS Certificate
- Leadership training
knoledge, Experience & Expertise
Essential
- Recent experience in the acute care setting.
- Evidence of effective leadership and developmental work
- Experience of delivering training packages
- Knowledge of Nursing Associate developments
- Experience of presenting
- Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of medicine and surgery
- Demonstrate an understanding of current issues in health and social care
- Up to date professional knowledge
- Commitment to clinical audit, research and evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Experience in research/audit.
- Experience and facilitation of change management
- Evidence of innovative practice
Communication and Relationships (Including Management Responsibilities)
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Demonstrate commitment to CPD.
- Education and Training skills
- Self-motivating and the ability to influence others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level registration
- Recognised teaching and assessing skills
- Mentorship/Preceptorship Qualification
- Recognized teaching qualification or working towards this
- Evidence of recent education in relevant field
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Degree in health care
- ALS Certificate
- Leadership training
knoledge, Experience & Expertise
Essential
- Recent experience in the acute care setting.
- Evidence of effective leadership and developmental work
- Experience of delivering training packages
- Knowledge of Nursing Associate developments
- Experience of presenting
- Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of medicine and surgery
- Demonstrate an understanding of current issues in health and social care
- Up to date professional knowledge
- Commitment to clinical audit, research and evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Experience in research/audit.
- Experience and facilitation of change management
- Evidence of innovative practice
Communication and Relationships (Including Management Responsibilities)
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Demonstrate commitment to CPD.
- Education and Training skills
- Self-motivating and the ability to influence others
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).
