- work alongside nurses and other healthcare practitioners to ensure the provision of high quality safe and effective evidence-based care; in accordance with local, divisional and hospital policies and procedures
- assist in identifying and defining areas for improvement and develop targeted teaching and learning activities to facilitate improvement
- develop and deliver training and educational programmes and optimise learning activities for practitioners
- To support the development of critical care staff, and foster empowerment through knowledge to achieve excellence through the delivery of evidenced based nursing
- To coordinate orientation of new staff / starters to the organization and Critical
- To promote reflective practice, clinical supervision and experiential Learning opportunities developing a learning culture in the clinical
- To co-ordinate the provision of training programmes across critical care to meet training needs; to provide, facilitate and deliver such training programmes (in conjunction with other NUH staff and external training providers, as necessary); to assess the competencies of medical device users and of delegated medical device Authorised Trainers within clinical departments.
- To support the NUH Medical Devices Safety Officer in the risk management and continual improvement of medical device practices and safety throughout Critical Care to bring to the attention of the NUH Medical Devices Safety Committee any issues relating to the unsafe and inappropriate use of medical devices; to provide expert support to the management of safety actions and the investigation of untoward incidents involving medical devices, particularly where these relate to usage issues; to be actively involved in the reliable dissemination of investigation outcomes to ensure that lessons are learnt and acted upon.
- To assist Educational Lead with Educational Audits as
- To organise Critical Care Educational Programmes to provide the opportunity for staff to develop their skills in A-E assessment and critical care skills etc...
- To contribute to the monitoring and control of expenditure and the use of
- To convey and present information, written or verbal, formally or informally, in a professional manner.
- To contribute the effective management of change in response to clinical or organisation demands.
- To apply appropriate Divisional and Trust clinical governance strategies to the clinical area.
- To contribute to updating and formulation of new procedures both clinical and other as required. Person Specification
- Registered Nurse (Nursing & Midwifery Council registration)
- Completed & up to date Critical Care National Competencies
- Leadership & management training
- Recent experience in Critical Care (both level 2 & 3)
- Significant experience in the use of a range of medical devices
- Evidence of additional responsibility/activity in a link role within Critical Care
- Previous Band 6 experience, including team management, appraisal, objective setting and personal review process.
- Excellent communication and people skills; ability to engage with all members of the MDT, patients and relatives
- Able to develop relationships and networks to ensure service excellence both within the Trust and with outside agencies to ensure best education delivery
- Can produce timely, accurate written and electronic records and documents
- Familiarity with IT systems and presentation techniques in order to deliver effective education.
- Able to effectively manage and prioritise workload, including office and clinical time
- Previous experience in implementing a change in nursing practice
- Able to move equipment within Critical Care and to other areas
- Ability to set up and use IT equipment for teaching purposes.
- Evidence of regular, well planned and evaluated teaching.
- Evidence of ability in planning and managing own workload.
Critical Care Medical Devices Educator - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
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Job summary
Working with a vision of "delivering excellence in all everything we do", the post holder will be based within Adult Critical Care and will be expected to work flexibly across campuses as required.
The post holder will be a proactive role model who leads in the clinical environment on the provision of clinical education and assessment of competence in critical care. They will play an essential role in the development, implementation and management of medical devices to ensure consistent safe and optimal use. As a medical devices specialist the post-holder will additionally be a source of authoritative advice for clinical, technical and managerial staff on medical device usage, upkeep and safety issues within Critical Care; they may also support strategic planning, product evaluation, safety action and incident investigation activities relating to medical devices.
The post holder will
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Education
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Experience
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Communication
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Planning, Physical and Organisation skills
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