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Job summary

Main area
Intensive Care
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
358-6859500-ITA-BC
Employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospitals of Leicester
Town
Leicester
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust logo

Clinical Skills Supervisor, Critical Care

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance

Job overview

Leicester Royal Infirmary and the Glenfield are busy Units with considerable bed base extension planned.  Specialities include emergency medicine and surgery, haemotology, upper and lower GI surgery, general surgery, ENT, max fax surgery,  cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, thoracics and respiratory medicine. 

The Leicester General High Dependency Unit is a 6 bedded unit catering for elective admissions primarily in Orthopaedics, Urology and Gynaecology.

The successful candidates will be based at the Glenfield ICU, however travel between sites and the flexibility to work cross site is expected. Potential applicants are strongly advised to make contact with the CSS lead to discuss site options.

In line with service demand it is expected the successful applicants will be primarily available on week days.

Main duties of the job

Do you enjoy working with and supporting staff at different stages of their career? Are you motivated to teach and support the new generation of Critical Care staff, ensuring a workforce that is fit for purpose and fit for practice? If you answered yes, we would very much like to hear from you!

The ITAPS Development Team are looking for two Clinical Skills Supervisors for Critical Care. The successful applicants will be dynamic, motivated and experienced individuals to work within a critical care team providing direction and inspirational leadership to the nursing and multi disciplinary team within our Adult Intensive Care Units.

The post holder will be an expert clinical practitioner and an enthusiastic integral member of our well established and committed teams, providing and supervising the delivery of excellent quality care. 

As a clinical skills supervisor, you will have a pivotal role in implementing, supporting and monitoring clinical education, by assessing competence and ensuring progression and teaching and training in the clinical setting. Primarily you will work in partnership with Team Leaders and the education team in the development of all staff within Intensive care.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working in this environment and should ideally have senior experience  working at Band 5 in a critical care area. A period of supervision, structured training and development will be available for the right candidates.

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
 
We have four primary goals:
  • high-quality care for all,
  • being a great place to work,
  • partnerships for impact, and
  • research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
 
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
  • we are compassionate,
  • we are proud,
  • we are inclusive, and
  • we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
 
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To support the Matron and Education and Practice Development lead in the delivery of comprehensive education, training and professional development of staff within Intensive Care

  • To work clinically alongside Registered and non-Registered staff in the area promoting and delivering education, practice and the implementation of policies to ensure a workforce "fit for purpose" and “fit for practice”.

  • To contribute to the local implementation of the Education, Training and Development Strategy by supporting change, innovation and new ways of working.

  • To work with the Matron, Sister and Charge Nurses/Team Leaders and Education and Practice Development Team to identify relevant education and training needs through the Appraisal/PADR process

Please see job description/person specification for full details on the role

Person specification

training and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Relevant professional registration with NMC
  • relevant post basic specialist qualification, e.g. ICU course
  • Evidence of mentorship/teaching in practice

experience

Essential criteria
  • relevant post registration experience in ICU
  • education and practice initiatives
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of experience in Cardiac ICU
  • Contributed to project work in clinical setting, e.g. Link roles

communication and relationships

Essential criteria
  • teaching and assessment skills
  • ability to work alone and in a team
  • computer literate
  • Evidence of ability to train others at bedspace or in a classroom

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of effective organisational skills
Desirable criteria
  • Potential to lead

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoCare quality commission - Goodhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sian Durkin
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Odette Rodrigues - Clinical Skills Supervision Sister (Critical Care)

[email protected]

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