Gynaecology Clinical Practice Educator - Upton, United Kingdom - Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Upton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Gynaecology and Breast team to recruit a Clinical Practice Educator.

We recognise the importance of progression and nurturing our own staff, and believe that a strong education platform is essential to a successful, motivated and competent work force.

The role of the educator will develop, deliver and evaluate a wide range of clinical work-based learning opportunities, to support the educational needs of the nursing team and students, which in turn provides high quality patient care.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering teaching packages to our staff groups via a variety of methods. Supporting staff in the clinical areas to achieve competence and helping to develop our future and current workforce.

To plan, deliver and evaluate teaching sessions
Deliver training to a variety of staff groups
Ensure programmes are in line with current evidence based practice
Work with divisional educators supporting the implementation of training in the clinical areas
Monitoring and supporting mandatory training compliance.
Primarily be based in a speciality team, but will be expected to work flexibly across the service to provide support and training to newly appointed staff.
Have the ability to act as a mentor and preceptor to newly appointed staff.
Have significant experience and credibility in clinical practice
Act as a role model and support and promote safe, quality care across the clinical environments.
Contribute to the production, implementation and review of LocSSIPs in collaboration with the senior teams.
Assist in the provision of assurance of standards through monitoring including completion of clinical audit and contributing to the development and delivery of audit feedback and action planning.
Practice nursing/clinical care within the clinical governance framework through which the organisation is accountable.
Assist in the investigation and root cause analysis of serious untoward incidents, clinical incidents and near miss events as required and under the direction of the senior team.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us.

We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department.

We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Clinical Practice Educator position available at WUTH.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS.

This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months.

As this vacancy is within the division of Women's and Children's, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service.

The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust.

Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.