Clinical Practice Educator #954 - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - Douglas Macmillan Hospice

Douglas Macmillan Hospice

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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Young Adult Service is a unique and developing service for those aged 18-35 living with life limiting conditions and /or complex health needs that cannot be met in other settings.

The clinical practice educator will be responsible for promoting high standards of care through the demonstration of clinical expertise and for creating an environment that encourages learning, professional and practice development.

The role focusses on building the capacity and capability of the team through the delivery of high quality, safe and effective clinical teaching and learning programmes.

Job Summary:

To be responsible, in conjunction with the Head of Young Adult Services, for ensuring that young adults and families referred to the service receive competent, evidence based care that complies with relevant national and professional standards.

To be a role model and provide visible senior clinical leadership to all staff working in the Young Adult Service, demonstrating and exemplifying positive behaviour and attitudes whilst promoting clinical excellence.

Work alongside registrants, care support workers and other healthcare practitioners to develop the quality of care across the Young Adult Service.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Work in partnership with the Head of Service, Team Leader and Education and Development Lead on the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical / care services.

Work in partnership with Team Leader and the Education and Development Lead on the development / overview of clinical policies and procedures and risk assessments.

Work in partnership with Head of Service, Team Leader and the Education and Development Lead for workforce planning and development across the Young Adult Service to ensure that the staff employed are fit for purpose.

Responsibilities for Patient Care Work in clinical practice alongside staff to support, supervise and assess training and development needs.

Responsibilities for Resources Observe a personal duty of care when using equipment To ensure that systems are in place for the safe and effective use of equipment, ensuring all equipment is safe, maintained and in good working order.

To ensure that the Young Adult Service has the necessary resources and equipment to provide the service.

Strategic and Service Responsibilities To be involved in the strategic and operational development and delivery of the service as an active member of the Senior Management Team.

To implement and evaluate service changes Attend and contribute to meetings appropriate to role To contribute to the development of strategies and policies for service improvement and development To ensure that the Head of Service is provided with reports on mandatory training and clinical competencies that may be required at relevant committees To promote the philosophy of The Dougie Mac beyond the establishment To act at all times with the highest possible standards of integrity and professionalism, acting as a positive role model inside the organisation and an effective ambassador externally Demonstrate leadership in the promotion of practice development throughout hospice services Manage own workload independently and prioritising as required Maintain awareness of current clinical and professional issues Be accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Conduct (NMC 2015) Training and Education In partnership with the Education and Development Lead, create and embed a culture of life-long learning and continuous professional development Work in partnership with the Education and Development Lead in identifying areas for improvement and develop targeted teaching and learning activities to facilitate improvement Work in partnership with the Education and Development Lead on the implementation and analysis of competency assessment tools to enhance staff development.

Develop and deliver training and educational programmes and optimise leaning activities for practitioners; Support Registrants and Care Support staff in developing the necessary skills and knowledge to care for young adults with palliative / complex care needs Support Registrants in developing and maintaining competency in medicines management administration including subcutaneous & intravenous drug administration Provide high quality and innovative teaching and assessing in the clinical setting To attend staff development programmes, training courses and study days as deemed necessary by the Head of Service To take personal responsibility for attendance at mandatory training To take personal responsibility for ensuring all competency assessments are completed and reassessed on an annual basis To take personal responsibility for identifying any gaps in knowledge / skills and taking appropriate action to rectify this Communications and Working Relationships The post holder is expected to foster excellent working relationships with all service recipients, staff, visitors and donors.

In particular they are expected to deal sensitively