Clinical Practice Educator – Paediatrics

Job title:

Clinical Practice Educator – Paediatrics

Company

NHS Scotland

Job description

Description:NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.OUR VALUES IN ACTIONCare and Compassion Quality and Teamwork Dignity and Respect Openness, honesty and responsibilityPaediatric Clinical Practice Educator – Band 6 Full Time, Fixed Term Post until End October 2025, 37 hours per weekDepartment of Clinical and Professional DevelopmentBase: Borders General HospitalAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced, and highly motivated registered practitioner to join our Clinical and Professional Development Team to develop and support staff working in NHS Borderss primary care settings. With a focus on paediatric care, the post holder will be required to work alongside practitioners in practice as well as support the Clinical Practice Lead to meet clinical practice needs for Registered Practitioners, Healthcare Support Workers and multi-professional staff groups. This includes;The design, planning, implementation and evaluation of clinically focused study days and clinical Skills delivery for staff who are involved in direct patient care.Skills include:

• Cognitive or thinking skills such as clinical reasoning and decision-making
• Non-technical skills such as team-working and communication
• Technical skills such as IV Therapy, Venepuncture and Cannulation, catheterisation
• Assess and benchmark clinical education which will support the development of new / extended clinical roles and new ways of working, to support primarily nursing and medical education
• Interpret and assess complex organisational and clinical practice needs aligned to current research, professional college guidance, best practice statements, national drivers and legislative requirements in order to inform organisational planning
• Provide on-going support, via specialist education knowledge and advice in the clinical environment and class room based education.
• Plan, design, monitor and formally evaluate the effectiveness of clinical development activities, to ensure the provision of a quality service, which meets the standards of the department
• To undertake educational / clinical practice audit relevant to role and maintain accurate databases of Staff undertaking enhanced role courses.
• Project manage local implementation of clinical service initiatives through multi-disciplinary working to ensure effective achievement of priorities.

If you are a confident, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who shares our desire to promote evidence-based practice and develop and maintain highstandards of quality care then we would like to receive an application from you.Informal enquiries to: Kathy Steward Clinical Nurse Manager CTAC/District NursingEmail:Michelle OReilly, Head of Clinical & Professional DevelopmentEmail:This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted earlyNHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hiring Manager.

Expected salary

£39912 – 48635 per year

Location

Scotland

Job date

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:56:58 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (hiring-jobs.com) you saw this job posting.