Clinical Assessor - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Leeds, United Kingdom

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The role of the Clinical Assessor role is essential for the organisation to ensure nurses and midwifes and Allied Health Professionals work within the governing standards set by professional and regulatory bodies.

Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS trust NMC Competence Test Centre (CTC) will be amongst 5 Competence Test Centres in the country.

The Leeds CTC will enable professionals who have trained overseas and those returning to practise after significant time away to demonstrate that they have the skills and knowledge to care for people safely and effectively.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) uses Test of Competence (ToC).

You will be involved in organising and running Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) within the Leeds Competence Test Centre.

The job holder will support, assess and examine registered and unregistered staff in their clinical role and competency, to meet the standards required to deliver high quality evidence based care for service users.

To carry out support activities, including skills administration, marking and moderation, skills curriculum development and the development of skills packages including where appropriate use of technology (to monitor each assessment station set prior to examination).

The job holder will facilitate the development of clinical staff both registered and unregistered.

The job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement.

The job holder will support the development of clinical practice mentors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and continuous professional development activities.

The job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working.

As a role model they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.

To support, educate and develop registered and unregistered staff in their clinical role and competencies in order to deliver high quality evidence based care for service users.

The post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of education and training of registered and unregistered nursing staff.

They will work in collaboration with the senior management team to maintain and project the vision and objectives of the service and ensure that they are embedded in practice.

They will identify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trust teams.

Is familiar with and adheres to, the LTHT safeguarding policies.

Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.

Supervise clinical staff to promote the delivery of excellent clinical standards Provide a visible clinical lead and role model to the nursing and wider team by delivering high quality compassionate care as an expert practitioner.

Ensure that documentation standards are maintained in accordance with NMC, Exam Boards, HCPC and LTHT guidelines, whether written or computerised.

Promote and maintain positive working relationships between all staff, internal and external to the Trust, involved in the care of patients.

Help to set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in local and national guidance.

Quality Improvement Has a responsibility to improve the quality and safety of our services.

It is expected that in fulfilling a clinical leadership role you will be proactive in promoting and supporting the Leeds Improvement Method.

Contribute to quality improvement programmes as required Keep up to date with and communicate service developments, advances and research. Through the use of audit, local research, metrics and feedback continually seek to identify practice that needs improvement. Implement and evaluate any resultant improvement plan. Actively promote patient involvement and feedback within service improvements to promote a positive patient experience Maintain and sustain the momentum of improvements until they are firmly embedded into the values and culture of the clinical area Education and Training Promote an effective learning environment within the workplace; Participate in existing induction and preceptorship programmes and adapt to reflect the needs of LTHT Collaborate with the OSCE Centre Manager for Education and with Organisational Learning in the provision of training and education; Support and guide mentors in the workplace ensuring continuity in assessment and addressing inconsistencies; Contribute to the maintenance of detailed and accurate records regarding staff education, including monthly and quarterly reports; Contribute to the development and evaluation of educational programmes to ensure clinical areas are able to achieve and maintain an accredited educational learning environment for all students, registered and unregistered staff; Collaborat