Job summary
A development opportunity has arisen for an Emergency Department nurse who is a highly motivated individual with a passion for Emergency Nursing and for supporting and developing nurses within the department.

The post holder will be fully supported by the band 7 Clinical Practice Educator and ED Matrons all of whom are responsible for leading the ED nursing Teams across an integrated Children's Emergency Department and an Urgent Treatment Centre.

We also offer training and support for the successful candidate with options of attending personal development courses such as Masters Programmes and Teaching qualifications.

We pride ourselves in providing education and training to all staff within the Emergency Department and run accredited Foundations of Emergency Care and Advanced Emergency Care courses for children and adults of which you will be heavily involved in the delivering and running of.

The post holder will be expected to work clinically as part of the role and therefore must have experience of working in and ED setting and an accredited Emergency Care Course. Please see person specification for further details of required experience and qualifications prior to applying

Main duties of the job
The CPE's main nursing duties include but are not inclusive to:

• Facilitating training days for the nursing team and student nurses.
• Facilitating 3 month and 6 month probationary reviews.
• Able to present and teach.
• Competent IT skills.
• Work alongside nursing staff and students to provide direct clinical based teaching.
• Develop, implement and deliver competency-based clinical education.
• Work with clinical teams to ensure Students are exposed to a wide range of learning opportunities.
• Further develop own competence and ability to teach a wider range of skills as required in order to disseminate best practice.
• Support staff with student interviews and assessments.
• Organise student rota's and allocation of mentors.
• Review and update clinical competencies in line with best practice.
• Ensure mandatory training is up to date within the department.
• Support new starters.

Self-rostering is available for you to allocate your own working days and we are always willing to consider flexible working in order to maintain a healthy work life balance. You will be expected to work occasional weekends and later finishes in order to provide 5 to 7 day support.

About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications
Essential

• 1 st level Registered Nurse
• Recognised Emergency Care course
• Hold a professional registration Teaching and Assessing Qualification and /or Mentorship Qualification
• Evidence of relevant ongoing professional development. Diploma or equivalent
• Degree in related subject or willingness to work towards

Desirable

• ALS/PILS/ATNC

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of both professional and personal development
• Substantive experience at band 5 and above working in an - Emergency Department
• Substantial experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experienced in change management and Quality improvement
• Able to assess practice and give constructive feedback

Desirable

• Experience working with Children and young adults
• Experience of working in a leadership role

Skills and aptitudes
Essential

• Demonstrate s a current and in -depth knowledge of specialist area of practice
• Current in professional issues
• Demonstrate ability to apply research to practice and follow policies and guidelines
• Demonstrate a pro -active approach to clinical risk management
• Skilled in teaching staff individually and in groups
• Skilled in complex patient management decisions and utilise and disseminate this to learners through reasoning
• Skilled in audit
• Skilled in planning and delivering action plans
• Manage complex emotional responses from patients, relatives and staff
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload
• Excellent communication skills and ability to network with staff
• Skilled in use of computer in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential

• Ability to initiative and solve problems
• Enthusiastic and assertive
• Adaptable to change
• Sensitive to needs of clinical environments
• Diplomatic and calm

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).