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Job summary

Main area
Emergency Department
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
110-NMR287-0624
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Princess of Wales Hospital
Town
Bridgend
Salary
£44,398 - £50,807 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Clinical Practice Educator - Emergency Department

Band 7

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.  We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for;
The development of emergency care nursing practice to provide a high quality, safe, effective and innovative service. Providing professional leadership, direction and educational development of all nursing staff working within the Emergency Department.
The development of strategy and frameworks to ensure the development and educational needs of individuals and/or groups of staff are met.
This is an exciting time to come and join a friendly team of staff within the Emergency Department at The Princess of Wales Hospital .  We would love to hear from you if you are Registered Nurse, with extensive experience of emergency care nursing.
To succeed in this position you must be adaptable, flexible and willing to embrace a broad range of new challenges to share knowledge and experience with the team. 

They will assist the Senior Nurse in developing systems and processes to monitor:
1. Quality of care.
2. Adherence to UHB policies and procedures. 
3. Clinical practice.
4. The post holder will maximise the performance of all nursing staff within ED, ensuring effective structures for the supervision and direction of work.
5. They will lead on  audits for the Emergency Department, providing audit outcomes and reports to the wider multi-disciplinary teams

Main duties of the job

Band 7  - Clinical Practice Educator - Emergency Department

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 to take the lead in nursing education and training within the full-time role as a Practice Educator in the Emergency Department at Princess of Wales hospital Bridgend. 

The Emergency Department at Princess of Wales hospital is a busy department within a large District General Hospital. The unit consists of a dedicated paediatric unit, minor injuries unit, majors unit and an adult and paediatric resuscitation area.

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide a high quality service and clinical evidence based care to our patient population whilst ensuring a positive learning environment for all staff.

The successful candidate will need to have a clear vision for best practice and evidence of complex decision-making skills.

The successful candidate will possess:

  • Leadership and organisational skills.
  • Complex decision-making skills.
  • A clear vision for best practice.
  • A caring attitude with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Have the ability to develop relationships across professional and organisational boundaries.
  • Evidence of experience in the implementation of transformational change.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.  Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

 

We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

 

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive background with Emergency nursing
  • Understanding of the importance of clinical governance and its application in practice
  • Knowledge of Theories & Models of Learning for Educational Research & Practice
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practic

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Fully trained and competent in the use of the Manchester Triage
  • Leadership/Management qualification or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
  • Experience of lesson planning, and evaluation
  • Evidence of implementing innovation and change in clinical practice
  • Clinical competency across a range of clinical skill
Desirable criteria
  • teaching qualification or equivalent
  • Clinical leadership qualification or equivalent

Desirable

Essential criteria
  • Experience of clinical and theoretical teaching in a range of context
  • Evidence of undertaking clinical audit and/or research in clinical practice
Desirable criteria
  • Organizational ability and time management skills.
  • Keyboard/word processing skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Annemarie Morris
Job title
Senior Nurse, Emergency Department
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01656 756735
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