Practice Educator - Swindon, United Kingdom - Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Swindon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Wiltshire Breast Services are committed to delivering a high-quality breast screening service to our clients.

This role supports work to improve the recruitment, retention and training for the breast imaging workforce and help to address a shortage of mammographers and associate practitioners in Wiltshire.

To be a clinical expert in mammography and breast imaging and to work with staff in clinical practice to promote the acquisition of new skills and knowledge.

The post holder will spend a minimum of three days a week in the clinical area supervising the trainees and thereafter utilise any non-clinical time to plan training requirements and theory sessions for trainees.

The purpose of the breast screening practice educator roles is to:

Provide greater access to high quality training and development within Trusts and in doing so improve retention as staff are able to see there are opportunities to develop and progress.
Link clinical education and practice and assist staff in bridging the gaps
Develop evidencebased practice in the Trust working with managers to coach and support staff to develop their practice

The post will be 37.5 hours per week, principally within normal working hours but you may be expected to cover some limited evening and weekend work.