The Jobholder will play an essential role supporting Nursing and Midwifery (including ODP) education by facilitating education, training, and practice development within Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The job holder will facilitate the development of clinical staff, both registered and unregistered. They will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement. The job holder will support practice assessors and clinical professional development for preceptorship.
The job holder will support the development of clinical practice assessors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and continuous professional development activities. They will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working. As a role model, they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high-quality, effective, and efficient care.
JOB DIMENSION
To support, educate, and develop registered and unregistered staff in their clinical role and competencies to deliver high-quality evidence-based care for service users. The post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education and training of registered and unregistered nursing staff. They will work in collaboration with the senior management team to maintain and project the vision and objectives of the service and ensure that they are embedded in practice. They will identify and celebrate good practice and share it with local and Trust teams.
The post holder will lead by example, will be responsible for disseminating good practice, and actively challenging assumptions, practice, and performance where appropriate.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRE
1. Qualification
* Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for children's areas (Level 1 or 2) or Operating Department Practitioner
* Relevant teaching and assessing qualification (essential)
* Degree level education in Nursing or evidence of working at that level
1. Experience
* Significant and recent relevant clinical experience.
* Clinical experience within the specialty (essential)
* Significant post-registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent
* Experience of clinical audit, standard setting, and interventions to improve standards of practice and patient care
* Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing, and management colleagues
* Experience of teaching and training staff in a clinical setting.
Skills
* Competent in organizing own workload and that of others.
* Good problem-solving and decision-making abilities
* Coaching skills
* Can evidence excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including sensitive persuasive communication.
* Able to use word processing applications & current digital systems
* Routinely plan and deliver teaching sessions/programmes in a range of settings e.g. formal/informal
* Evaluate and evidence the impact of support and change
* Evidence of continuous professional development of clinical skills
* Ability to teach, supervise, and assess registered and unregistered staff
* Time management skills
* Able to present information to large groups of multi-professionals.
* Ability to work under pressure
* Self-confidence; used to lead, involve, and challenge others appropriately
* Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of current health policies and issues in nursing, midwifery, ODP, and education
Personal Attributes
* Act as a positive role model.
* Good self-motivation and able to motivate staff
* Assertiveness, influencing, and persuasion skills
* Good communication skills both written and verbal
* Professional attitude
* Able to work on/under own initiative.
* Ensures personal and professional behaviour and integrity at all times
* Compassionate and caring
* Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
* Positive approach to change
* Able to deliver feedback effectively
THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work.
Our five values are:
* Patient-Centred
* Collaborative
* Fair
* Accountable
* Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values. Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
* Commitment to delivering high-quality patient care through positive and evidence-based learning.
* Commitment to work professionally and effectively, in a multi-disciplinary team, to ensure patients' needs are met.
* Commitment to show respect and value people as individuals.
* Commitment to maintaining own development, and that of the clinical team.
* Commitment to motivate and reward the highest standard of nursing patient care.
CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
* Leadership and management skills
* Teaching and assessing skills
* Preceptorship skills
* Organisational and Time management skills
* Quality improvement skills
* Understanding of evidence-based practice research conscious
* Team player
* Learns from incidents and complaints
* Conflict resolution and Managing stress
* Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
* Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines, policies, and structures
* Support and assist in identifying learning needs of individuals and teams and develop learning programmes to ensure these are met.
* Facilitate staff to achieve competencies.
* Facilitate a culture of shared learning.
* Act as a clinical role model, demonstrating evidence-based practice, promoting best practice and providing challenge when appropriate.
* Maintain and continuously improve own and others' specialist knowledge.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
* Leadership
o Support in providing leadership to the clinical team.
o Support and inspire staff to provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients.
o Deliver a positive patient experience.
o Support in the delivery of an effective, safe, quality service within budgetary envelope.
o Anticipate problems and take preventative or mitigating actions, or have contingency plans available.
o Able to make comparison of a range of factors to enable analysis of a number of options.
o Support and participate in local and trust-wide recruitment events.
o Provide support to the clinical teams to develop new ways of working.
o Provide effective leadership in the development of staff at all levels.
o Motivate staff in the delivery of quality patient care.
o Contribute to the recruitment and selection process.
o Contribute to Nursing and Midwifery objectives and service improvement.
* Clinical
o Work in Partnership with Matron, Team Leaders, Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses in the development of department/ward practice, reflecting LTHT strategic education and workforce delivery plans.
o Contribute to the training needs analysis for individuals and clinical need.
o Responsible for the direct delivery of clinical education (this will include the teaching and demonstration of a range of clinical skills and medical devices).
o Provide high-quality care as an expert practitioner and act as a role model and resource for advice, support, and guidance.
o Deliver complex information to patients and staff.
o Act in accordance with the relevant professional code i.e. NMC or HCPC.
o Fulfil the requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to maintain and revalidate registration.
o Ensure and promote the maintenance of a safe, clean and secure working environment.
o Assist with the maintenance of accurate training records using LTHT documentation and electronic staff records (ESR).
o Undertake duties on wards or departments as and when required by service demands or patient need.
o Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times.
o Is familiar with and adheres to the LTHT safeguarding policies.
o Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrongdoing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.
o Supervise clinical staff to promote the delivery of excellent clinical standards.
o Provide a visible clinical lead and role model to the nursing and wider team by delivering high-quality compassionate care as an expert practitioner.
o Ensure that documentation standards are maintained in accordance with NMC, HCPC, and LTHT guidelines, whether written or electronic/digital.
o Promote and maintain positive working relationships between all staff, internal and external to the Trust, involved in the care of patients.
o Help to set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in local and national guidance.
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