Practice Educator

Job overviewJob overview An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Emergency Department for a Practice Educator, working alongside the Practice Development Nurse. The roles will be supporting adult and paediatric nurses working in the Emergency Department. The ED at Luton is a busy fast paced environment seeing a wide range of patient groups presenting with a variety of presentations from acute trauma to medical and surgical emergencies. Supporting our nurses in practice bridging their knowledge and skills gap to help them reach their clinical potential while supporting them pastorally will improve staff retention, patient care and also give you an immense sense of job satisfaction.Main duties of the jobTo develop and deliver clinical skills and vocational training programmes for multi-professional audiences in support of identified training needs to support the delivery of learning within the Emergency Department (ED) in conjunction with the Emergency Department Practice Development Nurse (PDN).To work alongside ED nursing staff in clinical areas, offering 1 : 1 clinical teaching with guidance and supervision.To actively promote patient safety and, through the facilitation of training programmes, departmental teaching or coaching ensure that learning reflects improvements to the patient experience. To manage the process of assessment of clinical skills, ensuring that competency data is collected, maintained and reported on a quarterly basis to the divisional Matron via the Emergency Department PDN.The expectation is that this role will be based in a clinical area.Working for our organisationBedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.Our ValuesWe not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesSee Job Description attachedClinical Skills TrainingTo deliver agreed training programmes for clinical practice in support of the Trust’s Development Strategy ensuring that the programmes are updated; evidence based and that the process for assessed practice is monitored.To provide on-going support and assessment of clinical skills such as those requiring competency sign off in the practice areas ensuring the assessment documentation is completed to the expected standard creating an atmosphere conducive to learning i.e. Preceptorship Handbook, Care certificate, Apprenticeship course.To actively encourage and participate in sharing good practice throughout the Emergency Department with multi-professional staff.To contribute to the training needs analysis of each clinical area in liaison with Emergency Department PDN.In liaison with Emergency Department PDN develop and facilitate new clinical skills training programmes and to design competency based training programmes where they do not exist to meet those needs.To contribute to the quality control aspects of Education ensuring that the standards required of the Educational governance from the Health Education East of England are maintained.To deliver training on new clinical equipment in each area.To support the newly qualified nurses at the Trust throughout the preceptorship period and assist in the delivery of the preceptorship competency programme.To support Training nurse associate, Nurse associate, health care assistants and technicians.Managerial ResponsibilitiesTo take part in sharing good practice days for multi-professional staff, raising awareness of development opportunities throughout the Trust.To participate in recruitment and selection of staff for Student Nurses, Return to Practice students as and when appropriate.To be actively involved in promoting good communication between wards / departments.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteriaNMC registeredMSPP or equivalentALSSafeguarding level 3EPALS / APLSDesirable criteriaALS / EPALS instructorPostgraduates or Masters Level courseExperienceEssential criteriaThe relevant ED experienceHas worked as a band 6Experience of mentoring or supervising StudentsExperience of mentoring or supervising StaffDesirable criteriaExperience of variety of teaching methodsHas taken part in auditKnowledgeEssential criteriaUnderstanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times.Evidence and awareness of customer careDesirable criteriaPeople ManagementKnowledge of In PhaseSkillsEssential criteriaBroad range of clinical skills with recent clinical experience.Can lead by example and challenge bad practice.Excellent written communication skillsDesirable criteriaExperience of change managementThe ability to develop learning and action plansThe Ability to plan, organize and deliver training sessionspersonal skillEssential criteriaExamples of ability to work as part of a teamEnthusiastic application demonstration that they are a change agent.Committed to own and others personal and professional developmentApplicant requirementsYou 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr