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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 clinical educator for our dementia inpatient ward in the Older Adult Frailty division.

Langworth ward is an 18 bedded acute assessment ward for older adults experiencing mental health problems associated with dementia. The ward is challenging, fast paced and offers excellent opportunities for professional development. The ward is an integral part of the Dementia Care Pathway across the county.

The focus of our care is to provide assessment and treatment for our patients in a safe and compassionate environment. We are committed to delivering person centred care around the values of the 6 C’s and the Clinical educator role is pivotal to this. We have listened to our staff team from staff engagement sessions as well as staff survey and acknowledge that our NQN’s, IEN’s and students require individualised learning and development opportunities. We want to provide mechanisms to develop skills and knowledge for those working on our ward and to be delivered in a safe and supportive way, with the introduction of Clinical educator role who will be based on the ward we consider this as a forward thinking prospect for an experienced, knowledgeable person. 

The post holder will be required to work 37.5 hours per week across 5 days (Monday-Friday)  9-5pm with the flexibility to amend working hours to ensure support is also available for staff working night shifts.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be responsible for training, mentoring and to support newly appointed nursing staff from outside of the UK, or within the UK.
• To enable safe and efficient onboarding and confidence into clinical roles in a timely manner. 
• To ensure they are familiar with and work to, LPFT policies, procedures, protocols and practices
• To work within clinical areas where IENs (internationally educated nurses)/NQNs (newly qualified nurses), apprentices and students are based and to develop and deliver bespoke learning opportunities where applicable.

A full induction package will be offered, access to training, regular supervision, annual appraisal and a commitment to developing staff to their full potential.

 For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Ken Mbonzongwana, ward manager on email [email protected] or Service Manager Lisa Pratt [email protected]

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family,  Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.