Senior Clinical Educator

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work with Clinical Education as part of the wider Education Team in our busy teaching hospitals. .The post holder will rotate through the Skills, Simulation and Resuscitation Services on our 3 sites (Royal, Broadgreen and Aintree), providing education to all grades of staff and participating in trust wide audits which support the Patient Safety Agenda of the Trust. This opportunity is open to registered healthcare professionals You should be proficient in delivering basic clinical skills, and have experience of teaching, supervising and assessing in the healthcare setting. "Previous applicants need not apply"

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the Clinical Education Team working across the LUFHT educational estate. The primary role will be to deliver all elements of clinical education, including advanced resuscitation courses, clinical skills and simulation, with contribution to other Trust education initiatives as required.

The post holder will work in conjunction with the Clinical Training Leads will identify core skills and clinical developments that will support service activity. This will include the development and delivery of clinical training to individuals, groups or teams providing specialist advice as required. This will include the delivery of insitu simulation and assessing the clinical environment for latent error.

To update and review programmes of education to ensure that they followcurrent evidence base/national guidelines. To provide support across the educational pathway including medical education and the Practice Placement Facilitators. The post holder will be expected to lead quality improvement programmes that can promote safe patient care through education.

To ensure appropriate supervision and mentorship is provided to the junior Clinical Educators, acting as a role model for high quality education delivery

About us

Life at LUHFT is our promise to take great care of you, to allow you to take great care of yourself. Our Life at LUHFT offer brings together internal LUHFT resources and national initiatives so that when you need support you have a wide range of tools and resources at your fingertips in areas including: Physical wellbeing - such as staff physiotherapy service, occupational therapy, weight management, stopping smoking, keeping fit.

Mental wellbeing - such as stress management, staff psychology service, counselling, wellbeing hubs, access to NHS apps and national support services. Financial wellbeing - instant pay options, cost of living advice, money saving tips, support accessing food banks, NHS discounts, salary sacrifice, opportunities to access financial support.

Work life: flexible working, Freedom to Speak Up Guardians, pensions scheme and advice, retirement scheme and advice, pastoral and multi-faith support, coaching and mentoring, and mediation.

Job responsibilities

To undertake the teaching and facilitation across education in all areas of clinical education e.g. clinical skills, resuscitation and simulation. Including a requirement to deliver more advanced training such as Simulation debriefing. Deliver educational programmes across Clinical Education, whilst supporting Medical Education and Learning and Development in this, ensuring that organisational requirements for education are met.

Plan and deliver specialist training / workshops to large groups and individual staff across the organisation, at all levels, using both formal training delivery and work place based approaches. Apply specialist knowledge and expertise in areas of team resource management in promoting patient safety. Engage with all of the multi-professional learners across education, including the development of education packages for new and emerging roles e.g.

Nursing Associates, Physicians Associates. To support the Clinical Training Leads in the implement of robust evaluation methodology across education, measuring the return of investment on educational activities. Support the Clinical Leads in implementing quality assurance measures across the educational pathway.

Embracing the Quality Improvement methodologies whilst delivering on quality initiatives across the educational pathway that can impact on the delivery of safe patient care. Maintain an up to date knowledge of adult learning methodologies, QI methodologies and active engagement with education research across the health education pathway.

To be involved and contribute to the continuous evaluation process across educationincluding peer review and return of educational investment measures. To provide mentorship and supervision for all junior staff within the team, ensuring that you act as a leader and role model the Trusts values and behaviours at all times.

Assist the Clinical Skills Lead in the design and delivery of the undergraduate syllabus including taking responsibility for an undergraduate curriculum each year.

Person Specification

Qualifications · Essential

Primary clinical qualification e.g. R.G.N or Allied Health care professional. Graduate level Mentorship or a relevant, formal teaching and assessing qualification Evidence of continuous professional development.

Desirable

A recognised education qualification e.g. PG Cert Ed or willingness to work towards

Experience · Essential

Demonstrable post registration experience Demonstrable experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting. To have a working knowledge of Human Factors and how that impacts on patient safety.

Desirable

Experience of effectively developing and implementing new systems and procedures.

Knowledge · Essential

Knowledge of governance and its relevance to clinical practice To have a demonstrable knowledge of different methods and styles for teaching and learning, with the ability to incorporate adult learning theories.

Skills · Essential

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and build effective relationships.

Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with both large and small multidisciplinary groups Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines Ability to work flexibility Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds. Committed to providing a high quality clinical education service.

Ability to work well in a small team, with good interpersonal skills and supportive attitude to colleagues well-being

Other · Essential

Willingness to work flexibly at all LUFHT sites where required Ability and willingness to undertake and successfully achieve further training as required for the role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).