Clinical Educator - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Papworthhospital

Description

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Clinical Education team at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in our state-of-the-art facility on the Cambridge Biomedical Science campus. Our core values, compassion, excellence and collaboration, are at the forefront of delivering responsive, effective and safe patient care and to support this ethic the Trust is committed to ensure that all staff and students have access up to date, relevant and practical clinical development programmes.

To do this we are growing our team and need staff who shares our vision, our enthusiasm, and our pride for scope of practice, personal governance and accountability. We are looking for enthusiastic and professional individuals with drive and passion for Multiprofessional practice development to join a dynamic team and to help the Trust maintain its position as one of the most innovative and leading NHS organisations in the county.

Main duties of the job

The role is central to the delivery of medical education training programs and development of the wider clinical workforce, through collaborative working across disciplines and professions. The primary focus of the role is the professional development of medical students -- supporting clinical skills and knowledge achievement against clinical school curricula. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery, promotion, enhancement and evaluation of education through a variety of formats, including clinical skills training, knowledge enhancement and professional development. The post is suited to staff with strong knowledge and skills in specialist / advanced practice and those with experience in cardio-respiratory physiology.

The post is open to non-medical disciplines with relevant professional registration and will enable the right candidate to develop their own portfolio in practice development, training, education, leadership and management and as well as being supported in their own development as a member of the clinical education team. This is a fantastic opportunity for personal and professional development and is an exciting time to join the Royal Papworth.

Candidates will need to have membership of a regulated health care profession and have previous relevant clinical experience at Band 6/7 with evidence for supporting learning and development.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Master's level or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable experience at B6 or above within associated area of expertise
• Registered professional: Nurse, Allied Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Scientist with experience in an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (or equivalent role)
• Mentorship qualification such as the mentorship preparation pathway, ENB 998 or equivalent
• Teaching / training qualification at PG Cert level or equivalent

Experience

• Demonstrable post registration experience
• Demonstrable ability in multimodal skills teaching/training within healthcare setting
• Experience of using training programs that employ a competency/simulation-based approach to assessment.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Proficient in Word / Excel / PowerPoint
• Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially.
• Ability to develop new ideas.
• Ability to achieve results under pressure and be self-reliant.
• Ability to communicate information verbally which may be difficult/sensitive or complex to both individual and groups.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including ability to write reports, letter and policies.
• Ability to work within a team and across professions
• Experience in supporting learning through NMC Test of Competence / Clinical School curriculum.
• Experience in supporting learners through student programs and into registered professional practice.
• Experience of involvement in clinical audit
• Experience of flexible ways of learning e.g., face to face, classroom, e-learning, simulation etc.
• Experience of applying policies and protocols to improve practice

Additional Criteria

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
• Ability to work flexibly.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust