Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
This is a temporary role for one year. You will work alongside the Clinical Nurse Educator (Band 7) to deliver education, training and practice development. You will be expected to act as a role model to provide clinical leadership to the nursing team and support nursing colleagues in the clinical setting, ensuring quality care provision to the children, using unit protocols and Trust policies and guidelines.
You will be responsible for planning delegated aspects of staff education, development and training needs and support the implementation of evidence-based, patient focused practice.
You will provide training programmes for staff and maintain links with institutes of further learning.
Main duties of the job
1. Deliver the training, education & development of nursing practice to the team on the Haematology and Oncology unit.
2. Support junior colleagues in their development and training.
3. Attend relevant educational meetings.
About us
At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
* Brilliant Place to work
* Leaders in Children's Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keeping children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
* Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
* Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
* Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
* Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RN Child (RSCN)
* Supervisor and Assessor certification
* Post Registration education in relevant subjects
Experience
* Significant experience with teaching and management skills that are transferable into this specialty as Band 5/6 or above
* Experience of nursing patients with haematology/oncology conditions
* Teaching and mentorship
* Research and Audit
* Clinical Nurse Educator experience
* Band 6 Experience
* Performing PDR
* Recruitment and personnel
Knowledge and Skills
* Speciality issues
* Current Nursing/Health Issues
* Teaching (Staff, students and families)
* Staff Management
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.
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
425-24-6753291
Job locations
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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