Band 6 Clinical Educator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job summary:

At UHB we are committed to developing our Nursing Associate workforce and we are looking for experienced enthusiastic nurses who have a proven committment to educating, supporting and managing clinical staff.

Applicants will need to demonstrate sound knowledge of the Trainee Nursing Associate programme and the role of the Nursing Associate.

If you have post registration experience with recent NHS experience in an acute practice area and formal and informal teaching, then why not come and join us.

The post will involve working across sites at UHB, with some working across the seven day week.

Main duties, tasks & skills required:
The post holder will;
Support Trainee Nursing Associates and Nursing Associates regarding their clinical development, achievement of proficiencies and provide pastoral support.

Be a clinically credible practitioner who promotes innovation and up to date evidence based practice.

Collaborate with relevant teams to support the delivery of the Trainee Nursing Associate programme.

About us:

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.

This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description:

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification:
Qualifications:

Essential:

Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities on the permanent NMC Register with post registration experience

Educated to Degree level

Mentoring qualification or experience

Experience:

Essential:

Relevant and recent clinical experience of delivering specialist clinical care in a variety of practice settings including the supervision/ education of junior staff

Experience working at Band 6 level within learning disabilities

Experience in delivering training/ education to or assessment of staff in clinical practice

Experience of managing changing priorities without supervision

Understanding of principles of practice based assessment / supervisor role associated with own professional standards of practice for learners

Leadership and management experience

Experience of being a mentor

Knowledge and understanding of a range of issues in respect to learning disability service and acute services across the NHS and NHS agenda

Knowledge of development to date with the Nursing Associate role

Understanding of the principles of safeguarding and Mental capacity

Awareness of health and safety issues and how these relate to training in both simulation/ practice settings

Knowledge of NMC updates and requirements for training/ education/ supervision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

Certificate of Sponsorship:

UK Professional Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.