Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Educator
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 321-MRC-6596486-B6
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/10/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Educator
NHS AfC: Band 6
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Ward 5E/F for a motivated Clinical Educator who is passionate about the provision and on-going development of excellent patient care.
The Clinical Educator (CE) will identify training needs, plan, implement and evaluate educational activities for students, new starters and existing members of non-medical staff (Band 1-6) within their clinical area and the directorate in the Division.
You will be a role model for your colleagues, demonstrating exemplary care, challenging, recognising and inspiring others similarly. Further responsibilities include bedside teaching, induction and orientation of new staff, study day organisation and delivery and recognition of staff learning requirements.
You will need to be a motivated and enthusiastic individual, with excellent communication and leadership skills. We would welcome applications from Band 5 or Band 6 Nurses with a minimum of two years clinical experience.
Main duties of the job
- Act as an exemplary role model for best clinical practice and Trust values
- Work alongside learners to facilitate their independent learning
- Work to an agreed job plan to maximise education delivery to support staff and patient safety/experience.
- Manage their own time to ensure a balance between clinical education and education administrative activities
- Actively promote and contribute to an inter-professional learning environment
- Deliver education programmes at a divisional level and where required cross divisionally in support of organisational priorities.
- Work as part of the local and corporate practice development teams
- Assist in anticipating and addressing the educational needs of the service
- Work across boundaries to proactively develop and sustain partnerships
- Participate in audit, service improvement and research projects relevant to the clinical educator role
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Please do not hesitate to contact us to organise an informal visit or if you have any questions about this role.
Person specification
Education, Training, Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- UK Health related recognised Degree, relevant to post
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of NMC revalidation
- Appropriate period of post-registration acute nursing experience
- Evidence of specialist knowledge appropriate to the clinical area or practice development and education
- Familiar with and able to effectively use common office software suites (e.g. MS Office)
- Evidence of experience and qualifications in supervising and assessing colleagues and learners
- Evidence of study at level 7
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates the ability to put patients at the heart of what they do and meet differing needs by fostering a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork
- Shows pride in the quality of care they provide for patients and provides evidence of learning from both successes and setbacks
- Able to identify high standards of health care and demonstrate the proven capacity to champion change and innovation that delivers these high standards
- Evidences the ability to proactively support and develop colleagues in the delivery of care commensurate with Trust values and behaviours
- Able to identify the role of education in fulfilling these values and demonstrates a passion for education in this context
Clinical Practice
Essential criteria
- Articulate and knowledgeable regarding skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the area of practice
- Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role and identify when to appropriately escalate/seek assistance
- Demonstrates ability to work as part of a team
- Able to document observations, results, decisions and actions etc. accurately, and effectively communicate these to appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Able to communicate effectively with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Able to proactively contribute to the education of learners and non-registered and less experienced staff
Leadership and Management
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Demonstrates ability to maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team leaders/ward manager/unit co-ordinator
- Acts as a role model and able to lead by example to ensure the Trust’s values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
- Able to supervise non-registered and registered colleagues to ensure effective care delivery
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
- Evidence of ability to delegate to and manage colleagues
- Able to balance competing priorities within their workload
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mar Jaen
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Jannath Jaleel- Ward Manager's Assistant
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