Employer: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Basingstoke
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/11/2024 08:00
Clinical Practice Educator Main Theatres
Band 6
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic healthcare professional with teaching experience and a passion for clinical education to join Hampshire Hospitals Surgery Division in Main Theatres as a Practice Educator.
We are looking for an experienced nurse/ODP who is an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with proven facilitation and leadership qualities. You will be involved in delivering an extremely high standard of care whilst providing support, training and education to our nursing and wider workforce.
We recognise that education and leadership positively influence the quality of patient care; therefore, you will work with key stakeholders to support the development and facilitation of a programme of education across the division, aligned to divisional priorities.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to:
* Deliver hands-on, face-to-face training to staff, in groups and one-to-one sessions.
* Provide support and orientation for New Starters.
* Provide support to ward staff, identifying gaps in knowledge and working with individuals towards a competency framework.
* Undertake assessment to confirm that staff have met the required standard of competence.
* Act as a role model for the provision of high quality and safe care.
* Work closely with the band 7 Theatre Practice Development Lead, ensuring requirements are prioritised and clinical standards are met and maintained.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represents the interests of their constituencies and influences the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* Professional Nursing Registration.
* Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study or employment history.
* Aware of current issues within nursing and health care at local and national levels.
* Leadership & management training.
Experience & Knowledge
* Band 6 or above experience in Medicine/Surgery or a related specialty.
* Extensive post-registration experience and strong evidence of leadership and organisational skills.
* Research awareness/experience in an acute setting.
* Experience of working in a busy general ward.
Skills & Ability
* Highly developed interpersonal skills and able to develop effective relationships with a wide range of professionals and learners both within and outside of the organisation.
* Coordinates and prioritises own workload of patients when working in clinical practice and can mentor others to do the same.
* Able to readily adapt between working independently and within a team.
* Proficient in the ability to assess patients, analyse situations, intervene appropriately whilst maintaining patient advocacy and ensuring staff support all in a timely manner.
* Evidence of nurse practice development and management of change.
Other Specific Requirements
* Should be able to work across all three HHFT sites.
* Should be willing to work flexible hours on occasions.
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
The paperwork:
* HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
* Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third-party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
* All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
* In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
* This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
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