Employer: Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Ashford and St Peters Hospital
Town: Chertsey
Salary: £48,270 - £54,931 per annum inc. HCAS, pro rata for part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/04/2025 23:59
Resuscitation Clinical Practice Educator, UEC
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Oversee the education and training for the nursing staff within the urgent and emergency division with a focus on care of the deteriorating patient and resuscitation within the emergency department and clinical assessment unit.
The post holder will be ALS and level 2 ANTC trained with previous experience working at band 7 level within an emergency department.
* Work one day per week in the clinical numbers in the resuscitation areas within the emergency department.
* Work with junior staff to develop resuscitation skills within the ED and CAU.
* Work closely with ED band 7's to maintain a suitable resuscitation environment.
* Foster a learning environment within the departmental areas, ensuring staff are provided with opportunities to develop and update their clinical expertise in the care of all patients.
* Provide clinical and theoretical support to registered nurses in the clinical setting.
* Support multidisciplinary staff development of specific clinical skills within the practice environment.
* Assist in the development and review of protocols and guidelines for nursing practice.
* Undertake assessment of individuals in practice in accordance with agreed competency framework.
Main duties of the job
* Spend minimum 50% time in clinical practice across the division teaching and supporting junior staff, assessing clinical skills, running coaching bays.
* Support the quality, safety and education matron to implement the Trust and UEC resuscitation educational strategy into the UEC division.
* Work with other educators across the Trust to support delivery of Trust education strategy.
* Develop UEC nursing competencies in order to ensure a skilled workforce able to provide high quality care and patient experience for patients requiring resuscitation.
* Teach and assess nursing resuscitation competencies for clinical skills.
* Act as a role model and educational resource for all staff.
* Maintain a highly visible presence in the clinical area.
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To provide clinical leadership and expertise on delivery of holistic care, ensuring evidence and research-based best practice.
* To provide a positive role model for nurses/midwives/AHPs and students.
* Maintaining a strong visible clinical presence. Clinical hours to be defined as part of individual work plan agreed with the Divisional Chief nurse.
* To develop standards of care to ensure optimum and appropriate care delivery is provided.
* Work collaboratively with Resuscitation and Critical Care Outreach teams to ensure nursing staff are competent in managing emergency situations.
* Ensure documentation is of a high standard, whilst providing continuity of care and is in accordance with ASPH and NMC standards of record keeping.
* To ensure that nursing and support staff practice direct patient care in accordance with professional codes, promoting high standards of patient care by the provision of relevant policies/protocols in line with trust objectives, clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice.
* To assist in the development and review of protocols and guidelines for practice.
* To continue to develop services within the department in collaboration with the senior team.
* Assist in the development and implementation of a competency framework.
* Ensure clinical governance processes are in place, including accountability and safety.
* To support the implementation of practice changes in response to identified risks.
* Work as a team member, ensuring good communication and collaborative working relationships are maintained throughout the division and at trust level.
* Network and establish links with other clinical practice educators.
* To be responsible for own professional conduct and maintain own professional development.
* To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.
Person specification
Experience
* Registered Nurse
* Previous experience at band 7
* Practice supervisor/assessor
* Post grad cert in professional education
* Level 7 course
* Evidence of teaching in clinical setting and classroom.
Skills
* Previous experience at band 7.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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