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Job Summary
East Coast Community Healthcare are recruiting a Clinical Educator to be embedded within each Primary Care Home team. The Clinical Educator will support staff within the teams in developing skills and competency in line with workforce and development Strategy. They will be part of a small team of Clinical Educators embedded within services that will deliver a programme of education of appropriate skills and knowledge across the workforce to meet the demands of service as well as maintaining clinical practice.
Each Clinical Educator in the team will have their own individual skill set and be able to blend delivery on certain topics to provide resilience in the programme. Learners will be from pre-professional, preregistration, non-registered, and registered workforce. The postholder will work closely with the Education and Training department to provide effective and efficient use of time and resource to learning needs in the organisation, preventing duplication and responding to urgent demand as required.
Main Duties of the Job
* Support workforce in practice to embed evidenced based practice and high quality standards of service delivery.
* Plan and deliver suite of training to support Clinical Education and Workforce Development Strategy.
* Work with leadership to understand gaps in skills and knowledge and plan accordingly.
* Use a wide range of educational/training equipment and technology providing learners with broad access to learning resources and safe use of clinical tools.
* Work with staff/students on request, particularly if they have specific learning needs identified during the induction period.
* Maintain own clinical competence appropriate to the area of employment.
* Assist mentors and practice educators to facilitate the integration of theory and practice in students/learners/trainees as appropriate, within the practice learning environment.
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About Us
ECCH is a well-established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions and offer many employee benefits. To find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff-owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.
At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.
We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
Job Responsibilities
* Plan and deliver a suite of training to support Clinical Education and Workforce Development Strategy.
* Participate in the creation of competency framework.
* Maintain accurate documentation around all aspects of training delivery including planning, attendance, and evaluation.
* Support workforce in practice to embed evidenced based practice and high quality standards of service delivery.
* Provide support for those supervising and mentoring students on pre-registration programmes.
* Contribute to effective partnership working between the practice placement areas and the HEIs.
* Establish and explore strategies to enhance the clinical learning environment.
* Support the ongoing development of new and existing educators and mentors in the workplace promoting engagement in education at all levels.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult).
* BSc in Nursing Practice or evidence of working at equivalent level.
* Mentor Preparation or equivalent.
* Train the trainer or willingness to undertake.
* Formal training qualification or willingness to undertake.
Personal Attributes
* Be a positive role model and the ability to embrace our Culture, Values, and Signature Behaviours.
* Willingness and ability to work across different sites/with different staff groups.
* Commitment to lifelong learning to support the development of this role and maintain professional registration.
* Adaptability and flexibility.
* Commitment to own Health and Well-being and that of others.
* Able to maintain motivation, drive, and enthusiasm alongside a passion to deliver excellent quality clinical care.
* Ability to challenge and influence in a supportive way.
Experience
* Proven experience of post-registration experience in practice within a community or community hospital setting.
* Previous experience of working with pre-registration learners in the practice setting/adult learners/healthcare teams.
* Good knowledge of the NMC Approved programmes and associated regulatory standards.
* Knowledge of coaching models within the practice education setting.
* Ability to negotiate at a senior level.
Skills and Knowledge
* Developed Clinical/leadership skills in areas of practice.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Fluent IT skills.
* Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a team.
* Ability to acknowledge knowledge deficit and self-direct study/seek learning.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Ability to create and maintain positive working and learning relationships with staff from across the organisation.
* Excellent presentation skills.
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.
Employer Details
Employer name: East Coast Community Healthcare CIC
Address: Beccles Hospital, St. Marys Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9NQ
Employer's website: https://www.ecch.org/
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