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Job summary

Main area
Acute Medicine
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-6379672
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
barnet Hospital
Town
Barnet
Salary
£40,701 - £48,054 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 6 AAU Clinical Practice Educator

Band 6

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

A development  opportunity has  arisen for a highly motivated individual with a passion for supporting and developing nurses within our AAU and Emergency department.

The post holder will be fully supported by the band 7 Clinical Practice Educator and  Matron all of whom are responsible for leading the nursing  Teams across AAU and the Emergency department.

We also offer training and support for the successful candidate with options of attending personal development courses such as Masters Programmes and Teaching qualifications.

We pride ourselves in providing education and training to all staff which will be an integral part of this role.

The post holder will be expected to work clinically as part of the role and therefore must have experience of working in an acute setting.  Please see person specification for further details of required experience and qualifications prior to applying

 

Main duties of the job

The CPE’s main nursing duties include but are not inclusive to:

  • Facilitating training days for the nursing team and student nurses.
  • Facilitating 3 month and 6 month probationary reviews.
  • Able to present and teach.
  • Competent IT skills.
  • Work alongside nursing staff and students to provide direct clinical based teaching.
  • Develop, implement and deliver competency-based clinical education.
  • Work with clinical teams to ensure Students are exposed to a wide range of learning opportunities.
  • Further develop own competence and ability to teach a wider range of skills as required in order to disseminate best practice.
  • Support staff with student interviews and assessments.
  • Organise student rota’s and allocation of mentors.
  • Review and update clinical competencies in line with best practice.
  • Ensure mandatory training is up to date within the department.
  • Support new starters.

Self-rostering is available for you to allocate your own working days and we are always willing to consider flexible working in order to maintain a healthy work life balance.  The post holder would be required to work a Monday-Friday shift pattern.

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The clinical practice facilitator will work collaboratively with the senior AAU/ED team to:-
Deliver effective, high quality, safe patient centred care. She/he will lead the continuing Education, training and professional development for the nursing staff to promote the acquisition of new skills and knowledge. She/he will develop and drive forward an education programme to ensure that nursing staff acquire the professional standards and competencies when caring for people.
The clinical practice facilitator will:
 Ensure that mandatory training requirements are fulfilled and that staff education and development is aligned to staff appraisal and corporate, divisional, Department and service development needs.
Providing education and knowledge to ensure that learning and teaching in clinical practice promotes and supports the Clinical Governance agenda, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards and the Trusts Nursing Strategy.
 Work alongside nurses and students of all grades within AAU/Emergency Department to facilitate their development and critical thinking skills.
 Providing support and guidance to organise and support the development of the nursing team.

 

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 1 st level Registered Nurse
  • Recognised Emergency Care course
  • Hold a professional registration Teaching and Assessing Qualification and /or Mentorship Qualification
  • Evidence of relevant ongoing professional development. Diploma or equivalent
  • Degree in related subject or willingness to work towards
Desirable criteria
  • ALS/PILS/ATNC

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of both professional and personal development
  • Substantive experience at band 5 and above working in an - Emergency Department
  • Substantial experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Experienced in change management and Quality improvement
  • Able to assess practice and give constructive feedback
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working with Children and young adults

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate s a current and in -depth knowledge of specialist area of practice
  • Current in professional issues
  • Demonstrate ability to apply research to practice and follow policies and guidelines
  • Demonstrate a pro -active approach to clinical risk management
  • Skilled in teaching staff individually and in groups
  • Skilled in complex patient management decisions and utilise and disseminate this to learners through reasoning
  • Skilled in audit
  • Skilled in planning and delivering action plans
  • Manage complex emotional responses from patients, relatives and staff
  • Ability to plan and prioritise workload
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to network with staff
  • Skilled in use of computer in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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
Maria Giudice
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02082165083

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
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Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone
01629 702338
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