Clinical Nurse Educator

Job summary

The Ventilation Inpatient Centre which is based at the Aintree site of LUHFT, is looking for a nurse who is passionate about education and development to join the team in the newly developed role of a Clinical Nurse Educator.

The successful candidate will be responsible to provide a high level of education, training and support to the Nursing and other Allied Health professionals primarily on the Ventilation Inpatient Centre but also on the Respiratory and Medical wards at Aintree Site - LUHFT.

The post holder will also be responsible for developing and managing an educational service which will aim to deliver up to date evidence based practice focusing on individual staff need to support in the delivery of a high standard of care. This includes both practical skills and knowledge and theory which underpin practice.

Main duties of the job

To support staff working in all areas of clinical practice to increaseskills and knowledge.

To conduct and facilitate in-house teaching for the staff relating to Support the continuing professional development programme by planning the educational needs of the directorate from PDPs and Input to a database to hold records of all education and training deliveredto staff .o Support the communication skills training strategy for the Department

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To be a expert clinical practitioner in nursing practise- with the ability to demonstrate skill in the provision of care for patients with Ventilation/Respiratory care needs, displaying Clinical competence.

Participate in the management of patient care by providing hands on 1:1 teaching sessions at the patients bedside, to enable junior/less experienced staff to develop their skills

Be responsible for own personal learning and practise development, ensuring NMC proficiencies are maintained and up to date practise is being delivered in accordance with Trust guidelines and government initiatives.

Participate in clinical audit and research to ensure current practise is effective and enables the Ventilation Inpatient centre to deliver the highest standard of efficient and effective care.

Be visible on the unit and able to make themselves readily available to assist and support staff members with any learning/development issues.

Promote an effective environment conducive to learning and development, encouraging clinical supervision and reflective practise.

Assist and support newly qualified/ International recruits with the transition into the clinical environment.

Develop training and action plans for underperforming staff members. This will also include reviewing existing action plans and liaising with senior Nurse leaders to take appropriate steps to ensuring staff members have the support guidance they require.

Liase with other education resource initiatives for example: simulation suite and provide regular education sessions.

Assist the clinical team in producing Respiratory/Ventilation specific competencies.

Work collaboratively with the Nursing team to identify areas of educational need, prioritise these areas in the development of an educational programme implementing best practise.

Assist in the completion of a training needs analysis to help staff identify gaps in knowledge and skill.

Implement a comprehensive development programme for new starters/ preceptors to give structure to learning and development within the clinical area- promoting specific modules of learning that should be undertaken to enhance and develop the staff member at trigger points throughout their career on the Ventilation inpatient centre.

Support Nurse Mangers with ensuring mandatory training and medical device competencies are completed and staff members are confident with all medical equipment used in the clinical area.

To ensure Clinical staff within the Ventilation Inpatient Centre/ Respiratory meet CQC/LQA and peer review training requirements.

Benchmark nursing practise to ensure all staff members are following the Trusts policies and procedures to deliver a high standard of care.

Develop a resource bank/library- holding Ventilation/Respiratory specific evidence- based practise can be found. Highlighting websites which display best practise.

Maintain accurate up to date records of training, highlighting dates of re-assessment/competency re-assessments.

Act as a professional role model who leads by example in regard to attitudes, conduct and appearance.

Develop inter-professional collaboration, and work in partnership with other departments/teams.

Provide clinical and professional advice and support to ward-based teams as required.

Comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety regulations to provide a safe environment for the patients, their families and members of the staff.

Have an in-depth knowledge of relevant national and local health policy issues and their implications to the service.

Providing comprehensive and constructive feedback / criticism where required, and escalating concerns to the ward manager/ matron as required.

Offer support and leadership to ward/ department managers in all aspects of education and capability and performance.

Assist in the writing of policies, procedures and guidelines in relation to education.

To operate within the agreed financial targets and work to improve financial management.

Develop and maintain highly effective communication networks with key stakeholders (Heads of Nursing, Matrons, Sisters, Charge Nurses, Clinical Educators and Mentors) to support and ensure development of professional behaviours and a range of knowledge and skills for all staff.

To attend forums and meetings as required.

Maintains professional registration and practice through CPD.

Demonstrates the ability to allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess own workload.

Develop partnership working with the HEIs, contributing to the education of students.

To provide extensive clinical advice and support to enhance the knowledge base and practical skills of staff who look after medical and surgical patients.

Evaluate clinical practice within areas of responsibility, through audit.

Contribute to research in nursing practice and support colleagues in capability building to participate in research and develop critical appraisal skills.

Through the use of audit and research and the dissemination of key findings, promote health education.

Present findings of audit and research at multidisciplinary meetings

Disseminate results/research finding via local team and/or national/international and publications.

Promote the shared objectives of the multi-disciplinary team by working closely to ensure that best practice is achieved utilising Clinical Benchmarking to support this.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RGN Risk Assessors course/equivalent Post registration training/education qualification or equivalent Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable

Educated to Degree level/equivalent

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable range of clinical experience with specific experience within the speciality. Participated in service development and implementation of change. Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area. Formal education Informal education Excellent facilitator of practical and theoretical knowledge

Desirable

Core Trainer for CPR,Manual Handling and Conflict Resolution.

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrate an understanding of change management Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area. Clinical Governance Able to perform/participate in audit Policy/procedure guidelines. Research awareness

Desirable

Formal teaching packages

Skills

Essential

Able to analyse data and provide written reports. Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets. Able to manage work autonomously Able to present information to professional groups. Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care setting. Ability to impart knowledge and skills

Other

Essential

Assertive.

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