Job summary
The Resuscitation, Simulation & Skills Team at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are looking for professionals with passion, dedication, and commitment to excellence in education. The team delivers education in a broad range of disciplines to a wide variety of learners.
You will assist the department in the organisation, administration, and delivery of a wide range of training programmes including Resuscitation, Clinical Simulation, and Clinical Skills.
The Resuscitation, Skills and Simulation team is a friendly and supportive team of highly skilled professional educators, working across both Trust sites. We have a reputation for delivering high-quality safe healthcare training using innovative techniques and cutting-edge technology. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated educator to join our forward-thinking, inclusive team.
Main duties of the job
You will assist the Head of Resuscitation, Simulation & Skills in managing, developing, and delivering a wide variety of courses to learners from all healthcare disciplines.
You will also be expected to support learners in the clinical setting and take part in collecting audit data and patient safety projects.
You will have excellent communication and administration skills to ensure the best experience on our advanced courses. The ability to work on your own initiative, problem solve, prioritise your workload, manage projects, and meet deadlines is essential. Excellent IT skills are a prerequisite including Word, Excel, and databases.
A teaching qualification or experience would be advantageous as the post will involve some teaching of BLS/Skills and assisting with Simulation as required.
You will be supported to develop your career in a variety of opportunities and be involved in all aspects of equipment management, audit activities, multidisciplinary events, and national and local patient safety initiatives.
This post will be required to work across all trust sites as required.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience for our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities, and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work, and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job responsibilities
The full details for the job description, main responsibilities and person specification for the role are attached. Please ensure you read both of these documents.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience as a healthcare provider.
* Evidence of delivering training to groups and 1-1.
* Excellent IT and organisational Skills, ability to prioritise key tasks and act appropriately.
Desirable
* Experience of undertaking audits.
* Knowledge of resuscitation/ Clinical Skills /Simulation.
* Knowledge of National Courses (ALS/EPALS etc.).
Qualifications
Essential
* Foundation degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
Desirable
* Recognised teaching qualification.
Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
Essential
* Able to influence and overcome resistance through application of communication skills.
* Good presentation, teaching and assessment skills.
* Able to produce and present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate.
* Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
* Work under own initiative with minimal support.
* Computer literate (Microsoft packages).
* Ability to undertake clinical observations (BP, Pulse, Resps, Temp, & oximetry).
* Knowledge and understanding of Resuscitation Council Standards.
* Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
Desirable
* Understanding of current NHS issues and transformation.
* Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
* ECDL or other recognised IT qualification.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
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