Job summary
We are excited to announce an exciting opportunity for a band 6 Clinical Educator to join the current team within ED.

In collaboration with the Lecturer Practitioners, coordinate, plan and deliver some in-house education programmes. The post holder will facilitate the development of clinical staff in the assessment of the care needs for all patients, ensuring that planned care is appropriately implemented and evaluated. The post holder will be able to act as an effective clinical leader and role model to enhance the clinical competence and improve the fundamentals of care within the Emergency Department.

Main duties of the job
In conjunction with the education team, develops, delivers and evaluates educational programmes for new and existing nursing staff and nursing assistants within the Emergency Department. The post holder will be integral in the promotion of an environment that encourages learning and sustains the personal and professional development of staff. In collaboration with the Lecturer Practitioner coordinate the supervision, assessment and development of clinical skills of the nursing team.

About us
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 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.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles. Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

Job responsibilities

• Lead a safe learning environment that promotes continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice, and succession planning.
• Maintain a forward view of the skill mix across assigned clinical areas to anticipate and respond proactively to emerging educational priorities.
• Plan and actively contribute to providing a positive learning environment that makes effective use of resources (e.g., human, financial, equipment, space).
• Develop and maintain enhanced pedagogical skills such as facilitation and simulation debrief.
• Employ coaching approaches to identify learning needs, generate development plans, and enhance clinical competency.
• Apply understanding of pedagogical principles to the preparation of educational interventions.
• Critically apply a range of methods to assess the progress of learners, maintain records of proficiency and provide reports on training as required.
• Provide constructive feedback to support continuous improvement.
• Lead the development and implementation of education initiatives, in particular the orientation, preceptorship and mentorship programmes for learners and new members of staff.
• Plan, allocate, and monitor student and staff placements in collaboration with clinical managers and education leads.
• Contribute to, apply and monitor student development plans in collaboration with the learning environment leads and link lecturers.
• Provide expert pastoral support to learners with complex needs.
• Anticipate and identify local training and development needs through collaborative interpretation of experience, clinical data and evidence.
• Involvement in training needs analysis under the direction of the Lead for Practice, Development and Education during the development of new education programmes.
• Design, plan, deliver, assess and evaluate local onboarding processes for non-medical staff.

Essential

• Experience or working within emergency medicine

Desirable

• Post graduate Certificate in Practice Education

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact: Charlotte Griffiths, Lecturer Practitioner, charlotte.griffiths@ouh.nhs.uk

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.