Clinical Educator - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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2 weeks ago

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Are you are a Registered Nurse/ODP with extensive experience as a Theatre Practitioner?

Have you have demonstrable leadership experience and the ability to develop others?

Are you a forward thinking practitioner with a good understanding of current clinical practices?

Do you have excellent communication skills, enthusiasm to teach and a desire to make a difference in clinical practices?

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Cardiothoracic Theatres and Cath Labs for a dynamic and self-motivated Clinical Educator to work within the perioperative environment providing excellent educational support to both our staff and students


There are 5 theatres and 6 Cath labs in this fast paced department carrying out many cardiac, thoracic and interventional procedures.

You will be joining a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team.

  • Interview Date 12/07/202 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week


We are looking for a dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic individual with extensive experience within theatres to enable and empower our teams.

Improving the care of our patients is our number one priority even if this means addressing and challenging poor practices.


Strong leadership and educational competence is an integral aspect of this role, with patient safety and putting the patient at the heart of everything we do underpinning all aspects of our theatres running efficiently and effectively, therefore clinical education and competence is of paramount importance for all of our staff.


Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.


Rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country.

This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
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  • The primary purpose of this role is to develop and deliver ongoing education, training and support for all members of the MDT.
  • Identify all opportunities for themselves and others where learning can take place, both formally and informally.
  • Undertake a Training Needs Analysis and maintain registers of training as appropriate, support departmental sisters/charge nurses to ensure mandatory training is compliant with Trust standard.
  • May be required to undertake a Team Lead role.
  • Deputise for the Matron where appropriate.
  • Contribute to the delivery of the Corporate agenda for up to 40% of the time
  • Contribute to corporate training and education. May lead practice development initiatives.
  • Develop appropriate competency based clinical skills education and develop relevant competency assessment documents, for approval by the appropriate Trust Committee e.g. Clinical Role Development Group or Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Group.
  • Support the Trust Governance and Patient Safety agenda through active participation in the work of the Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Group.
  • To maintain the delivery and quality of services provided within the care environment including the care delivered, setting of theatre practitioner standards and leadership of the team working clinically with staff where needed to help the acquisition of skills, knowledge and competence.
  • To provide a nursing/hcp lead as a member of the multidisciplinary team o Provide advice o Patient and Staff advocacy
  • Influence change and development of practice, utilising the most recent evidence base.
  • Contribute to and complete performance review of theatre personnel
  • Abide by Trust policies when dealing with complaints, accidents and incidents.
  • Maintain discipline within the clinical area, abiding by Trust Disciplinary Procedure Policies
  • Participate and chair interviewing panels in the appointment of staff, and be aware of legislation and local personnel policies affecting the employment of staff.
  • Implementation of evaluation audits to measure the impact of educational programmes and disseminate the results.
  • To deliver a competency based induction for new staff and students to the directorate.
  • Facilitate the provision of Clinical Supervision ensuring this is a support mechanism available to all staff and which is embedded in practice.
  • Identify areas of good practice and provide opportunities for staff to share this across the organisation.


As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arr
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