Clinical Skills Facilitator - Margate, United Kingdom - East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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Margate, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

The Clinical Skills Facilitator role will support and develop Nursing and Health care Support workers practice focusing on clinical excellence and quality.

As a Clinical Skills Facilitator, working closely with the Professional Development Nurse, you will provide a full range of acute care whilst supporting and teaching others to do the same, whilst maintaining and expanding your own clinical skills and knowledge, in line with your own personal development.

To support the induction of new starters into the clinical areas.

To balance your time working with the new nursing team and the existing team to upskill them via facilitating, role modelling and coaching, to increase the quality & safety of care for patients and aid in retention of staff.

To be able to give feedback honestly and constructively.

For further details please see the attached job description.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000.

We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.

We care about our patients and our people.

We are focused on providing outstanding, safe patient care, and a positive working culture that benefits staff and patients alike.

With our emphasis on staff training and development, a staff support scheme that's second to none, and a healthy package of benefits, it's easy to put down roots in East Kent Hospitals.

The role of clinical skills facilitator is paramount to improving patient care and improving the working life of fellow colleagues.

Our large district general hospitals, specialist units and community sites provide a vibrant and diverse working environment with the extensive opportunities and teaching facilities you would expect of a large trust.

NHSEI have always been clear that staff have a professional duty to get vaccinated and it remains our best line of defence against COVID-19.

As such NHS organisation including Primary Care, are encouraged to continue engaging with and supporting their staff to inform their decisions in order to drive vaccine confidence, protect themselves, patients, and everyone else.

NHSEI has producedCOVID-19 vaccine communication materials.

Please scroll down to find the Job Description as an attachment to this vacancy, this contains the main responsibilities of the role.