Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 Days a week)
- Job ref
- 321-MRC-6306956-B7-1
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Town
- Headington
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/08/2024
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Senior Clinical Educator - Cardiology
NHS AfC: Band 7
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 Oxford and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Senior Clinical Educator for Cardiology Ward/ACCU
Based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, the Senior Clinical Educator will provide leadership and development for the clinical educators on the Cardiology Ward/ACCU. They will represent practice development and education on behalf of the clinical area.
A highly experienced practitioner with specialist knowledge, the post holder will be active in supporting and furthering quality and governance structures. They will also be engaged with audit, service improvement and research.
The role includes collating the yearly training needs within Cardiac Medicine and allocating funding.
Coordination of learner placements in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
For more information about the role or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Kate Blayney, Lead Nurse, Cardiology Ward/ACCU
01865 572667
Interview date 3rd July 2024
Main duties of the job
· Act as an exemplary role model for best clinical practice and Trust values
· Work to an agreed job plan to maximise education delivery to support staff and patient safety/experience.
· Supervise and manage clinical educators to promote effective working across the education team.
· Use expert knowledge to actively promote and contribute to a positive 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
· Manage and lead the Cardiology clinical education team
· Develop, implement, and evaluate education programmes
· Work as part of the local and corporate practice development teams
· Work with clinical management to anticipate and address the educational needs of the service
· Work across boundaries to proactively develop and sustain partnerships
· Identify and support audit, service improvement and research projects
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.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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
The Senior Clinical Educator will provide management and development support to junior educators. in the Cardiology Ward/ACCU setting. Through the design and implementation of education the practice development practitioner will contribute to interprofessional learning and clinical excellence. In order to deliver education that meets service needs and priorities the practice development practitioner will work collaboratively with clinical managers, the corporate education team, and external partners.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of specialist knowledge of Cardiac Medicine
- Having or working towards a post-graduate certificate in teaching
- Evidence of experience & qualifications in supervising & assessing learners
- Health related recognised degree relevant to post
- Evidence of study at Level 7
- Familiar with and able to effectively use common office software
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- National publication or presentation of audit, service improvement or research
Clinical Practice
Essential criteria
- Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role and identify when to appropriately escalate/seek assistance
- Articulate and knowledgeable regarding skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the area of practice
- Has and continues to measurably contribute to the education of learners and non-registered and less experienced staff
- Able to analyse the practice of self and others and generate structured, objective recommendations for improvement
- Articulate and knowledgeable regarding skills needed to deliver a high standard of care in the area of practice
Leadership & Management
Essential criteria
- Able to supervise non-registered and registered colleagues to ensure effective care delivery
- 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
- 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
- Able to analyse the practice of self and others and generate structured, objective recommendations for improvement
- Demonstrates ability to work as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Able to balance competing priorities within their workload
- Show familiarity with national strategy and emerging priorities relevant to role
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
- Kate Blayney
- Job title
- Lead Nurse-Cardiology/ACCU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865572667
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