Senior Clinical Practice Educator

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Critical Care

The Directorate of Critical Care spans three units located at St Mary's, Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals. We are tertiary referral centres for multiple specialities including major trauma, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, oncology, hepatobiliary, renal and vascular surgery.

Within the Directorate, we have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, experienced critical care nurse to join our dynamic and friendly Clinical Education team. The successful applicant will be based at St Mary's Hospital AICU, but will be expected to participate in educational activities at all sites. The post holder should be a registered Nurse with a post registration qualification in Critical Care, educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level and hold a recognised teaching/assessing qualification (such as a mentorship (SSSA) qualification or above). The post holder will act as a clinical expert within their sphere of work, provide clinical coaching and support to staff and assist in the provision of education and training. The aim of the role is to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care contributing to improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers.

Main duties of the job

• To maintain an effective educational environment through coaching and staff development, whilst working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team at large. Enabling and ensuring delivery of high quality, safe and effective care, thus improving the patients' experience.
• To act as an expert practitioner, resource and role model to encourage evidence-based practice and provide support and supervision to all staff, including those on professional development courses.
• To be responsible for the development of education and training programmes adapting them as necessary and achieving education and training targets.
• To collaborate in the strategic development of the service.
• The post holder will contribute to ensuring a conducive work environment and they will be a change agent with a strong professional and clinical focus.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (level 1)
• Post registration qualification in specialty
• Educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (e.g. MIP/SSSA)

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant Critical Care experience
• Led change in practice
• Delivering education and training both classroom based and within clinical settings
• Effective working with Multidisciplinary Team

Desirable criteria

• Policy writing

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Organisation and management skills
• Ability to manage change
• Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• IT Skills (Including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate, fast typing skills)
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Maintain accurate records
• Ability to undertake surveys or audits
• Delivering training
• Analysing training needs
• Negotiation and managing conflict
• Ability to facilitate groups and individuals to improve practice
• Sound knowledge of both clinical and non-clinical policies
• Current issues in Critical Care

Desirable criteria

• Management experience

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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

• Critical Care Educator (PDF, 688.5KB)
• Critical Care Educator (PDF, 232.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)