Job summary
We are looking to appoint a talented and experienced Practice Educator to join our Learning & Development team supporting the professional development of clinical staff, including the inpatient and community teams with some crossover of people and interpersonal skills being developed and delivered to our non-clinical colleagues.
You will support the delivery of multi-disciplinary programmes, delivering exceptional service by developing, implementing and evaluating educational and developmental activities.
As part of our team, you will experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional standards of work and care.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to deliver education, training and development programmes for clinical, non-clinical staff and volunteers at Thames Hospice, and to health and social care professionals working within the Thames Hospice locality, to support and enable the delivery of high quality and evidence-based palliative and end of life care.
About us
Thames Hospice is an independent adult hospice with a beautiful 28 bed hospice at Bray Lake in Maidenhead with views of the lake and state of the art facilities.
Our services are available free of charge to adults who have a serious illness from which they are not expected to recover. We care for patients from the age of 16 at our Hospice on Windsor Road, Maidenhead, and in people's homes. We offer compassionate palliative and end-of-life care, as well as wellbeing and emotional support to help you and those closest to you during this difficult time.
Date posted: 09 April 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £46,780 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: B0488-25-0003
Job locations: Windsor Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2DN
Job description Job responsibilities
Care with Agility
You will participate in the development and review of policies and guidelines within the service and in line with best practice.
You will participate in audit, clinical review and research as appropriate, encouraging staff participation and responding to learning required from identified incidents.
Inform education and training programmes through the maintenance of current clinical knowledge in palliative and end of life care and in clinical skills, and through recognition of own development needs.
Financial Accountability
Support the Head of Education in gathering evidence, data and statistics to ensure the achievement of key performance indicators, and the reporting of statistical and qualitative data to evidence the development and effectiveness of education provision.
Assist the Head of Education with the processing of applications for external education attendance, Hospice UK grants, bursaries and other funding as needed.
Support the management of relationships with external training providers.
Supportive Culture
Assist your colleagues in the Education Team to continue to develop, plan and deliver the education, training and development programme within Thames Hospice. This includes clinical training such as syringe pump use and catheterisation, plus training and development on broader topics such as communication skills, human factors, and symptom management.
Within this role you will act as a role model, demonstrate clinical expertise and credibility in clinical practice, and promote best practice at all times.
You will facilitate the demonstration of clinical competence for current and newly recruited staff, ensuring competency assessments are up to date, monitored and recorded in accordance with good clinical practice.
Support the Head of Education to provide mandatory and statutory training compliance information for monthly Compliance and Quality meetings, quarterly board meetings, KPI information, and any other reports as required.
Extending reach
As part of the Education team, you will work in collaboration with external organisations such as Care / Nursing Homes to identify and provide resources and delivery of teaching programmes.
Assist with student placements (e.g. Nurses, Paramedics, Nursing Associates etc.) and provide support and teaching to staff and students with this.
To represent Thames Hospice and the Education Team through attendance at internal and external meetings and forums relevant to the post.
What qualities do you need to flourish
To be successful in this role you need to be enthusiastic and able to use your own initiative. We want you to be committed to delivering quality of life, to the end of life, for everyone, ensuring the patient is central to all decisions regarding the provision of their care.
Be currently registered with the NMC as a Registered Nurse, and educated to degree level or equivalent.
A palliative and/or end of life care qualification or, relevant experience and willingness to undertake the palliative and/or end of life care qualification.
A teaching qualification or willingness to undertake such a qualification.
Completed Advanced Communication Skills Training or be willing to undertake this and complete the Advanced Communication Skills Training facilitators course.
You will be able to evidence Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor training in a community or hospice environment.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
1. Be currently registered with the NMC as a Registered Nurse, and educated to degree level or equivalent.
2. A palliative and/or end of life care qualification or, relevant experience and willingness to undertake the palliative and/or end of life care qualification.
3. A teaching qualification or willingness to undertake such a qualification.
4. Completed Advanced Communication Skills Training or be willing to undertake this and complete the Advanced Communication Skills Training facilitators course.
Special conditions Essential
1. Appointment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, Occupational Health assessment and right to work in the UK checks.
2. You must be able to evidence immunisations (or be willing to be immunised) for Covid-19.
3. Ability to offer flexibility of working hours / days.
4. Be able to drive and have access to a car.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Thames Hospice
Address: Windsor Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2DN
Employer's website: https://www.thameshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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