Job summary
We are looking for a Part Time Clinical Educator for our Emergency Department in York Hospital.
Our Clinical Educators play an essential role in supporting Matrons and Senior Sisters by facilitating education, training and practice development within the Emergency Department establishing a high standard of education for all clinically based staff.
You will work in partnership with Senior Sisters, and will be responsible for implementing evidence based, patient focused practice. Working within the clinical area, you will work with existing staff to facilitate the development of skills in order to integrate education and practice development, thus enhancing quality care delivery from both registered and unregistered workforce.
Our successful candidate will lead and facilitate audit and research and will function as a role model for staff within the clinical area, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross site working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will:
- Work a mix of clinical and managerial duties, across York and Scarborough Hospitals, ensuring equitable education is delivered to high standards.
- Lead on the delivery of core clinical training, induction, and competency workshops for staff, ensuring alignment with Emergency Department proficiencies and organisational needs.
- Maintain and develop clinical expertise to act as an expert resource to colleagues by acting as a role model guiding practice development and education delivery.
- Develop and review relevant policies and documents and ensure training is delivered and benchmark against national standards.
- Lead audits and reviews to measure the effectiveness of educational initiatives, contributing to service improvement and innovation.
- Promote a proactive innovative approach to education, learning and maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice.
- Network with teams within the wider Trust and outside the Trust developing interpersonal relationships.
- Ensure the education provision to the nursing teams are met cross site ensuring an equitable provision and high standards of education and teaching.
About us
For further information on working for our Trust, please visit:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Adult Nurse
- oRecognised teaching/assessing qualification
- oFirst level Degree Education
- oKnowledge of education, training and practice development
Desirable
- oMasters level education
- oRecognised teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- oAt least 2 years' experience at a senior level
- oDelivery of education and training within clinical area Audit and standard setting
- oEvidence of charge management
Desirable
- oService development and/or charge management
Training
Essential
- oEvidence of continued professional development
- oWilling to undergo training as necessary
Desirable
- oQuality improvement training (eg QSIR)
Special Knowledge
Essential
- oCurrent issues in healthcare clinical & Quality governance framework
Behaviours
Essential
- oCapable of lateral thinking
- oEffective working within multi professional team
- oRole Model
- oGood Communication Skills
Practical Skills
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal skills
- oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload
- oUnderstanding of skills and knowledge required develop team members
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours:
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Adult Nurse
- oRecognised teaching/assessing qualification
- oFirst level Degree Education
- oKnowledge of education, training and practice development
Desirable
- oMasters level education
- oRecognised teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- oAt least 2 years' experience at a senior level
- oDelivery of education and training within clinical area Audit and standard setting
- oEvidence of charge management
Desirable
- oService development and/or charge management
Training
Essential
- oEvidence of continued professional development
- oWilling to undergo training as necessary
Desirable
- oQuality improvement training (eg QSIR)
Special Knowledge
Essential
- oCurrent issues in healthcare clinical & Quality governance framework
Behaviours
Essential
- oCapable of lateral thinking
- oEffective working within multi professional team
- oRole Model
- oGood Communication Skills
Practical Skills
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal skills
- oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload
- oUnderstanding of skills and knowledge required develop team members
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours:
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
