Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated
registered healthcare professional to join our professional development team
within the corporate division.
Post holders will support the provision of education and
workforce development for staff across Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust.
The team is a friendly, supportive and specialised team who
works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, higher education
institutes and stake holder organisations to influence and shape the future of
healthcare delivery.
We aim to support and empower both the current and future
workforce to ensure our staff are equipped with the necessary skills, values
and behaviours to deliver new and innovative models of compassionate patient
focused care.
Main duties of the job
We are enthusiastic about welcoming new ideas enabling the
successful candidate to take an active role in service development and
leadership. You will need to facilitate the development of high standards of
clinical skills to all learners within the environment. They will provide
clinical induction, education, professional development and advice in line with
best practice, national recommendations and clinical governance frameworks.
You will have evidence of a professional qualifications and
UK registration with a regulatory body with ongoing development evidenced. We
are looking for a staff with a skillset, experience and willingness to support
learners from a variety of professional groups/backgrounds. You should have a
flexible and adaptable approach and act as a resource and role model within the
clinical areas.
The successful candidate will work with the existing team to
develop and deliver our education strategy in partnership with the clinical
areas and clinical educators. Deliver training and workshops to large groups
and individuals across the organisation, at all levels, using both formal
training delivery and work place based approaches.
Each educator is responsible for leading on an education
objective and will share practice, developments and feedback against
objectives. To be involved and contribute to the continuous evaluation process
across education including peer reviews.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role of Department
The Professional Development Team is part of the Corporate Nursing Directorate and provides support, advice, training and education across a range of work streams. The Professional Development team is responsible for promoting high standards of patient centred care through demonstration of clinical expertise with reference to The 6 Cs and 4ward behaviours. They support Sisters/Charge Nurses, Matrons and clinical staff in creating safe, effective, caring, responsive and well lead clinical environments that encourage learning and professional growth through practice development.
Responsibilities Of The Post
Clinical
Be a role model for clinical staff in providing a high standard of holistic and individualised patient care to patients by:
Working alongside clinical staff demonstrating and applying an in depth knowledge of a range of clinical skills.
Acting as a reflective practitioner, applying evidence based practice and critical thinking to review all practices and processes of care with clinical leads.
Promoting and maintaining a concept of holistic nursing which incorporates a patient centred approach to care.
Deliver teaching programmes using a variety of approaches including: patient bedside coaching, mentoring, tutorials, clinical updates, multi-professional teaching sessions and difficult cases discussions
Ensuring that practices of clinical staff are working in accordance with appropriate professional guidance and best practice
Assist in the development and review of protocols and guidelines for nursing practice.
Work closely with other key individuals both internally and externally to support practice developments to improve patient care.
Work with all nursing staff to ensure that all practitioners have a clear understanding of accountability through the NMC Code and Standards for Health Care Support Workers.
To effectively support the provision of the highest possible standard of physical, psychological, social and nursing care for patients, their relatives and friends.
Provide training in response to developmental needs identified in organisational training needs analysis and training plans, local and national developments and initiatives.
Facilitate the development, implementation and evaluation of best clinical guidelines, policies and protocols
Participate in the process of standard setting and nursing developments to facilitate continuous improvements in practice and the quality of care provided.
Identify and report potential issues or concerns which may compromise the quality of patient care, liaising with Ward Sisters/Charge nurses/ Matrons as appropriate.
Demonstrate, skills in multi-professional team working and leadership that responds to the changing needs of patients and assist/enable nursing colleagues to acquire those multi-professional team skills
Participate, support and role model to nursing colleagues skilled and competent nursing practice in the clinical setting.
To work consistently with nursing colleagues to improve all aspects of nursing care by providing on-going support, advice and by facilitating their ownership of their own learning.
Understand and demonstrate to other nurse colleagues good current clinical practice as well as emerging clinical practice which must be supported by nationally based care standards that are empirically/research based.
Provide support for staff in effectively addressing concerns and where required provide support to investigate clinical incidents or complaints in line with hospital policy.
Work with colleagues to promote a culture positive of reporting concerns, incidents related to patient quality and safety.
To provide a skills and competency based approach to the training, development and support of nursing and health care support worker staff across the organisation.
To act appropriately in the event of any accidents and emergencies, and to report any incident according to hospital policy.
To abide by the legal and statutory rules relating to nursing practice and to maintain a standard of conduct in accordance with the NMC Code and Hospital Policies.
Training and Education
- Co-ordinate and develop specific programmes of training and education to support improvements in nursing practice using a wide range of approaches to deliver this.
- To actively promote and facilitate a learning environment in clinical areas through a wide range of approaches.
- Attend key groups around training and education both internally and externally and provide feedback.
- To carry out dedicated teaching/presentations internally and externally as identified.
- To be informed of local, regional/network and national health and social care developments and disseminate to other team members.
- Assist in policy and audit development.
Development
- Acts as a professional/educational resource for all staff in the clinical areas, role modelling the use of reflective practice and professional learning.
- Facilitate learning through continuing professional development and training needs analysis.
- To plan self-development and undertake relevant training to further develop the role in conjunction with the Head of Department.
- To seek assistance in aspects which require development.
- To keep abreast of current research and to use this as a basis for nursing practise.
- To attend all mandatory training sessions, incorporating this knowledge into everyday practice and to supervise the safe practice of others.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible
- Confident decision maker
- Computer literate
- Able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical work and other aspects of the post.
- Able to work autonomously and as a member of a small team, as well as part of the wider multidisciplinary team
- Able to undertake a range of clinical duties
- Able to travel across all Trust sites
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post registration skills & experience
- Acute experience
- Experience of change management and undertaking teaching and presentation
Desirable
- Experience of Audit and Research
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Excellent communicator
- Professional commitment and self-awareness
- Motivate self and others
- Work without direct supervision
- Sound knowledge of current issues within healthcare
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Good interpersonal skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration in adult or general nursing or Registered Allied Healthcare professionals with current HCPC registration
- Educated to first degree level or equivalent
Desirable
- Training/qualification in teaching/education
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD