A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant Educator to work alongside our clinical teams to support the provision of high quality, safe and compassionate care. The education team in the Clinical Directorate provides education and training to hospice nurses, hospice care assistants and volunteers.
You will have experience of working within palliative or end of life care as a senior care assistant ideally in the community and/or care setting. We are seeking someone who can develop creative approaches to the delivery of learning and support the Practice Educator develop a learning culture.
Main duties of the job
1. Support, facilitate and direct on palliative care education in a variety of care settings as part of the Hospice Education collaborative across the Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) Integrated Care System (ICS).
2. Provide education and training for those who work in the hospice and those external to the hospice as required.
3. Coach and support the palliative care health and social care workforce within the Hospice and community setting, inclusive of care homes, domiciliary care agencies and the volunteer/charity sector.
4. Support, facilitate and direct ongoing education to the public and our patients and families, through a public health approach (using the compassionate community's model) ensuring all communities are considered.
5. Actively support and model the SNHC Values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Equity.
About us
St Nicholas Hospice Care is a local charity providing help, advice and support to people in West Suffolk and Thetford who are living with long-term and life-threatening illnesses. Our services are not just for patients, but for their family and friends too. They include everything from specialist medical care to bereavement support and practical help. St Nicholas Hospice is dedicated to its vision that everyone in our communities has support, dignity and choice when facing dying, death and grief.
Job responsibilities
Please see the linked job description which contains full details and information on the responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ in Care Level 2/3
* GCSE level, or equivalent in English & Maths
* Teaching and Assessing qualification, or willingness to work towards this e.g. AET, CET, DET, PGCE
Skills and Abilities
* Be creative and engaging in a teaching environment, giving recognition to the learner and the need to adapt teaching styles to suit the learner.
* Motivate and support others, also being able to effectively feedback to learners.
* Network/communicate effectively and build effective relationships with external stakeholders and education partners.
Experience
* Care experience within the palliative care setting is essential to this role.
* Experience working as a Senior Nursing/Care Assistant.
* Experience of working in a Hospice and/or community palliative care setting.
* It would be desirable for the post holder to have had some post teaching/coaching/supporting learner experience.
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.
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