Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Town Liverpool
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 17/03/2025 23:59
Clinical Nurse Educator - Emergency Medicine
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced individual to join our Education Team within the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit (AEM) at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital. If you have 2 years experience or more at teaching within a clinical setting such as Acute Medicine/ITU/ED or a clinical teaching environment, simulation experience around patient safety and pathways and clinical skills training and Human Factors and also an interest in sepsis guideline support then this will be the post for you.
You will be joining an existing team and will be responsible for the clinical training and development of all nursing and healthcare staff within both areas. You will be undertaking in situ simulation, sepsis training and planned study days, as well as supporting newly qualified nursing staff within both areas in their 4 week induction and preceptorship.
Your role will also include undertaking report writing and data collection to be reported into the Matron Lead for the team and supporting evidence for CQC and LQA action plans, as well as maintaining the care group database for training.
Part of the role will incorporate working as a sepsis nurse 1 day a week to support the new NICE sepsis Guidelines and providing on departmental training for all staff to ensure timely care for AQ targets.
We will require you to either have PGCE or be willing to undertake this training within the first 12 months of starting your role as part of the TNA programme.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be key in the implementation of the education strategy for the emergency care setting. They will provide supervision in practice and deliver training, whilst establishing the training requirements in the setting to ensure the necessary workforce skill mix. They will link the education strategy for the emergency care setting with the overall strategy for education in the organisation. They will work closely with the lead nurse managers, and education providers, including higher education institutes (HEIs) in providing and supporting learners within the ED.
The post will involve managing a small group of nurse educators to ensure that they are delivering high quality education across the division. The post holder will work closely with both AMU and ED to build working relations and ensure educational and clinical standards across the care group.
The post holder should have experience in leadership, change management and education, having a track record of education of others is paramount.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support the staff working in all areas of clinical practice to increase skills and knowledge.
To conduct and facilitate in-house teaching for the staff relating to their speciality.
Support the continuing professional development programme by planning the educational needs of the directorate for PDPs and appraisals.
Input to a database to hold records of all education and training delivered to staff.
Support the communication skills strategy for the department.
Working as part of the sepsis programme as sepsis educator and nurse in ED and AMU.
Undertaking in situ simulation with regards to pathways and safety incidents.
Undertaking Human Factors training within the care group.
The job will be Monday - Friday.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Demonstrate an understanding of change management.
* Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area.
* Clinical Governance Able to perform/participate in audit Policy/procedure guidelines.
* Research awareness.
* Formal teaching packages.
Skills
* Able to analyse data and provide written reports. Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets.
* Able to manage work autonomously.
* Able to present information to professional groups.
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care setting.
* Ability to impart knowledge and skills.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, current NMC registration.
* Post registration training/education qualification or equivalent.
* Evidence of continual professional development.
* Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Experience
* Demonstrable range of clinical experience with specific experience in specialty.
* Participated in service development and implementation of change.
* Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area.
* Formal education Informal education Excellent facilitator of practical and theoretical knowledge.
* Core trainer for CPR, Manual Handling and Conflict Resolution.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community.
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