Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity of a permanent post of Clinical Skills Facilitator within the Undergraduate Department at Bath Academy within the RUH. You will be a key member of the team supporting the Medical Dean and Clinical Teaching Fellows (CTFs) in the delivery of the University of Bristol Undergraduate medical curriculum.
This is a 24 hour per week post (ideally Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)over 45 weeks of the year. You will not work for 7 weeks over July and August when the medical students have their summer holiday.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibility of the role will be developing, facilitating, evaluating and delivering the clinical skills teaching programme to University of Bristol medical students, in line with curriculum requirements.
About us
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 2 year minimum working in the NHS
- Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- OSCE Assessors Course
- SIM Train the Trainer Course
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a clinical environment
- Evidence of recent clinical experience with acutely unwell/deteriorating patients
- Experience of designing, delivering and evaluation training
- Competence in the skills described in the CAPS logbook
- Ability to manage own workload, work independently and accurately to defined procedures
- Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Experience/evidence of teaching medical students in a variety of group sizes
- Experience of facilitating simulation based education
- Achieved a Mental Health Awareness course or similar
Values
Essential
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual - supporting equality and diversity
- Understand the need for strict confidentiality
- Motivated to be kind and caring
- Work within a team - helping and co-operating with colleagues
- Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work
Specific Skills
Essential
- An enthusiastic and supportive facilitator
- Apply evidence based practice to improve learning quality
- Experience of competency based teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- To teach and give feedback in a supportive and constructive way
- Apply a variety of teaching skills one - one, simulation and group teaching
- To promote monitor and maintain best practice in health safety and security
- Able to work on own initiative plan and prioritise own workload
Physical skills and Emotional effort
Essential
- Physical Skills - demonstrate manual dexterity to take blood, cannulate etc.
- Physical effort - Move/manual handle patients and equipment. walk from department to department regularly
- Emotional effort - Occasionally dealing with conflict or difficult situations e.g. failing students, students struggling with mental health issues and other pastoral issues
Working Environment requirements
Essential
- Involves direct contact with bodily fluids etc. when involved in clinical care
- Safe disposal of sharps and clinical waste
- Occasional risk of verbal aggression from patients and staff members
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 2 year minimum working in the NHS
- Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- OSCE Assessors Course
- SIM Train the Trainer Course
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a clinical environment
- Evidence of recent clinical experience with acutely unwell/deteriorating patients
- Experience of designing, delivering and evaluation training
- Competence in the skills described in the CAPS logbook
- Ability to manage own workload, work independently and accurately to defined procedures
- Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Experience/evidence of teaching medical students in a variety of group sizes
- Experience of facilitating simulation based education
- Achieved a Mental Health Awareness course or similar
Values
Essential
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual - supporting equality and diversity
- Understand the need for strict confidentiality
- Motivated to be kind and caring
- Work within a team - helping and co-operating with colleagues
- Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work
Specific Skills
Essential
- An enthusiastic and supportive facilitator
- Apply evidence based practice to improve learning quality
- Experience of competency based teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- To teach and give feedback in a supportive and constructive way
- Apply a variety of teaching skills one - one, simulation and group teaching
- To promote monitor and maintain best practice in health safety and security
- Able to work on own initiative plan and prioritise own workload
Physical skills and Emotional effort
Essential
- Physical Skills - demonstrate manual dexterity to take blood, cannulate etc.
- Physical effort - Move/manual handle patients and equipment. walk from department to department regularly
- Emotional effort - Occasionally dealing with conflict or difficult situations e.g. failing students, students struggling with mental health issues and other pastoral issues
Working Environment requirements
Essential
- Involves direct contact with bodily fluids etc. when involved in clinical care
- Safe disposal of sharps and clinical waste
- Occasional risk of verbal aggression from patients and staff members
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).
