Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic and committed individual to join our clinical education team. We are looking to appoint a Clinical Education Practitioner who is an experienced registered nurse, midwife or AHP with experience of teaching who wants to help make a difference in the development and support of our clinical workforce. You will work as part of a team to support the development of evidenced-based clinical education and competence in line with national, local and Trust policy and support staff in their transition to working within the NHS and within this Trust.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Contributing to the delivery of core clinical educational programmes including clinical induction programmes
2. Taking a lead in the planning and delivery of clinical skills teaching programmes
3. Support, coaching and assessment in the workplace for clinical team members
4. Supporting the delivery of the Care Certificate programme and supporting new care assistants in their introduction to the organisation
5. Supporting International Nurse recruits through the process of transitioning to working in an NHS environment and obtaining NMC registration.
6. Working alongside project teams and specialists to provide tailored educational support to clinical teams as part of quality improvement and organisational change initiatives.
7. Supporting the Practice Education Lead and Clinical Skills Lead to develop new ways of delivering clinical education and assessment across the organisation.
About Us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits
* Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* NHS pension scheme membership
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
* NHS Staff discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job Responsibilities
If you are a caring and compassionate registered nurse or midwife with excellent communication and organisational skills who will strive to achieve the values of safety, teamwork and improving, we want to hear from you. The successful individual will have the opportunity to develop their own skills in delivering training and supporting other workstreams within the clinical education team.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust's policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this, it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Related experience to the role
Desirable
* Previous experience in an educational role
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualifications for the role
Desirable
* Post Graduate Qualification
Communication
Essential
* Ability to communicate to an excellent level
Desirable
* Experience in cross-cultural working
Supporting Information in Relation to Role
Essential
* Supporting Information
Desirable
* Demonstrates a clear passion for education and quality
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove, Hazel Grove
Stockport
SK27JE
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