Breast Screening Practice Educator - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This exciting new role will provide dedicated clinical and educational support to staff within the South East London Breast Screening Programme.

Whilst the primary focus will be on supporting colleagues enrolled on mammography apprenticeship and post-graduate mammography courses, the post holder will also provide educational support to wider team members according to the needs of the service.

As an HCPC registered radiographer holding the UK post-graduate mammography certificate, you will use your mentorship experience to encourage colleagues, helping them to meet their individual learning and development needs.

By providing a greater access to high quality training and development, you will be helping colleagues identify opportunities available to them, so improving staff motivation.

You will retain a clinical component to your role, spending time each week performing mammography within the breast screening, breast assessment and symptomatic clinics.

Whilst the clinical component will be largely undertaken within the main hospital site, you will also be expected to work on each of the breast screening static sites and mobile vans that cover the South East London Breast Screening Programme area.

You will act as a mentor to colleagues enrolled on mammography courses, working closely with the departmental clinical trainers and management team to ensure the individual developmental needs of each learner are met.

You will meet regularly with each learner to review their progress, provide necessary clinical support, and to set new learning objectives.

You will be an accredited Practice Educator with the College of Radiographers, or if you do not hold this accreditation, you will undertake a relevant post-graduate practice education module upon commencing the role.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To lead and develop education and training for Breast Screening staff at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust by planning and providing clinical skills training to radiographic staff.
To maintain accurate and up to date training records and to produce reports from this data for managers within South East London Breast Screening Programme.
To demonstrate clinical leadership and act as a role model at all times.
To reduce clinical risk and promote client safety through the development of educational programmes, assessment of clinical skills and clinical competencies of all allocated learners.
To support senior leadership in implementing the Trust procedure for managing staff performance.
To be responsible for the clinical supervision and development of radiographic / associate and assistant practitioner' or learners in conjunction with the team's senior leadership.
To work autonomously and manage own workload at all times.
To be responsible for guiding, reviewing and supporting the development of the professional and educational needs of radiographic learners across the department.
In conjunction with department leads, monitor the service's educational & course requirements and all necessary planning, negotiation and commissioning processes.
To contribute to the development of clinical practice policies and evidence based practice as appropriate.
To create and maintain a suitable and acceptable learning environment within the breast screening sites.
When clinically based ensure the maintenance of a safe clinical environment conducive to client care.
Act as client advocate in line with Trust core values.

Clinical Responsibilities