Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 216-SI-A6883480
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 30/01/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Educator
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Department of Professional Healthcare Education as a Clinical Educator specialising in Medical Device and Medical Gas education.
This post will provide the successful applicant the opportunity to develop their existing skills and acquire new set of skills as a Band 6 Clinical Educator. You should have a wide range of clinical skills and an interest in teaching, training and supporting staff to be the best for patients.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
To support the Operational Lead Resuscitation Services to deliver the medical device / medical gas education and training programmes across the organisation.
To support the development of medical device competencies and to ensure medical device practice is compliant with national standards, regulations and governance.
To support the Operational Lead Resuscitation Services to implement and audit the Trust’s Medical Devices Training Policy.
To support the Moving and Handling lead for medical device education and equipment audit.
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· To support key clinical work-based learning for medical devices and medical gases
· To support and work collaboratively with Clinical Educators and Medical Device Link Practitioners who are based within Service Lines, ensuring clinical areas are meeting and demonstrating their competence in relation to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) outcomes and NHSLA Standards.
· Ensure a robust and accurate means of documentation and record keeping of clinical training and competence is maintained across the organisation to provide evidence of compliance with NHSLA and CQC standards.
· Support the Operational Lead Resuscitation Services to develop clinical competencies in relation to medical devices / gases ensuring there is a standardised approach across the organisation.
· To actively encourage the development of the department through a planned educational training programme, with the incorporation of research into practice.
· Ensure the effective promotion of clinical supervision in order that the workforce works within parameters of legislation, policies and procedure
Support the delivery of a training strategy for medical devices /gases ensuring that clinical training and competence is recorded and monitored through eQUIP, Workforce and OD Systems.
· Work closely with Moving and Handling lead and Resuscitation colleagues to ensure high risk devices involved in training are suitable for use.
· To be an active member of NAMDET and represent the trust at national meetings.
· To be an active member of Medical Device Steering Group and Medical Gas Action Group.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education or willing to work towards
- Training/education qualification (e.g. Certificate / Diploma in Education) Or demonstrable experience
- Professional registration (i.e. RGN/HPC)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of learning and developing projects within a large organisation
- Experience of working in a National Health Service provider unit
- Prioritisation skills with ability to manage multiple strands of work
- Research/audit experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Adams
- Job title
- Operational Lead for Resuscitation Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01752 431965
- Additional information
The phone number is for reception please email as first point of contact
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