Senior Clinical Educator - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic midwife to join our maternity educational team at Oxford University Hospital Trust.

Practice Development Midwives are central to assisting midwives and learners to enhance the quality of the clinical learning environment, supporting colleagues in pursuing their on-going professional development activities.

This role is integral for engagement and development of midwifery students as well as adult learners from other fields of practice.

The post-holder will be a highly experienced, knowledgeable practitioner who provides leadership in practice development and education to the non-medical workforce.

They will role model best, evidence-based professional practice. Clinical educational support for learners at the bedside will be a substantial part of this role.

To maintain and assure the quality of the clinical learning environment by providing support, educational input and development activities for supervisors, assessors and students from both pre and post registration midwifery education programmes, principally in clinical practice areas.

To maintain and develop the learning and development assessment governance framework to ensure that the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC 2019) Standards for pre-registration midwifery programmes and Standards for student supervision and assessment (SSSA) are met in practice.

This will entail the development and maintenance of a learning environment where both education and lifelong learning are seen as integral to clinical practice.

To work collaboratively with Higher Education Institution (HEI) partners to support practice learning for midwifery students across the Trust, to ensure that the complete programmes for registration or recording a qualification with the NMC is accurate.

To promote recruitment of midwifery students upon qualifying and to lead on delivery and development of the Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified midwives.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.

It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.

Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

On a regular planned basis, or in response to an emergent need, contribute to clinical practice by working alongside learners delivering clinical care.

Use coaching/mentoring techniques during contact time with learners to identify learning needs, improve standards, generate learning plans, respond to concerns, and escalate where necessary.

Have highly developed clinical skills relevant to all areas of midwifery such that they may act as an expert resource for learners and clinical educators.

Demonstrate and promote a high standard of person-centred, holistic care.

Actively collaborate with a range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources in their practice

Lead an education team according to requirements outlined within the post holders job plan.

Work independently and within a team structure according to the standards set by their professional body

Use professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care events

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