Nurse Trainer

Nurse Trainer

Contract:       Permanent - Full-Time 40h per week (including paid breaks)

Scope:            Responsible for Nurse development and training, including creating content and delivering training

Salary:           £52,500 per annum

Benefits:        Company pension scheme

30 days annual leave

Free meal when on shift

Onsite parking

• Location:       This role requires attending our three centres in Purley, Banstead and West Norwood - we are flexible regarding a work pattern that works for you

Fairlie Healthcare Group is a leading provider of high-quality care which specialises in caring for adults with complex neurological conditions including patients with tracheostomies, and who require ventilator support. We have one 'Outstanding' and two 'Good' centres, who operate 24/7, 365 days a year. Check out our Fairlie Healthcare website to find out more.

The scope of this role is to ensure outstanding levels of care are provided to the Individuals living within the service by monitoring and improving the clinical expertise of all clinical staff within the home by means of assessing competencies and delivering/facilitating training within the service.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• To support, working closely with managers, the mandatory training function across Centres
• To provide safe and competent training to facilitate the transition of staff development from Carer to Senior Healthcare Assistant through the completion of their Tracheostomy, Suctioning, Ventilator and Cough Assist competencies, following organisational career progression pathways
• Work with Director of Clinical Services and L&D Manager to review, develop and implement competency documents relating to clinical competencies and clinical training pathways relevant to the need of the service and in line with current practices
• To ensure clinical staff are trained, skilled and competent to provide high quality care in relation to the delegated tasks within the scope of their roles and other health needs of the Individuals living within the service, all the while, by preserving their privacy and dignity
• Seek out learning opportunities essential to the development of the employees within Fairlie Healthcare by signposting resources and actively planning learning opportunities, internal or external for all staff groups.

Person Specification:

• UK Registered Nurse with an active PIN
• Level 3 aware in Education and Training (or equivalent), Ideally: Level 5 in Leadership and Management (or equivalent)
• At least 3 years' leadership experience, and strong people management skills
• Facilitating training sessions in a similar setting, both face to face and virtually
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and stakeholder management
• Good IT skills, and proficient in Microsoft Office (word, excel and PowerPoint)
• Ideally: experience with Ventilator and Tracheostomy Care
• Candidates should be able to demonstrate some, or all of the following:
• Safe and competent patient care
• Understanding of, or previous experience assessing the Care Certificate
• Effective communication skills (writing and verbal)
• Excellent record keeping, auditing, and evaluation of own practice

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check.