Critical Care Clinical Educator (JE)
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative individual to work as a Clinical Nurse Educator within the Critical Care Unit at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. Our Critical Care Unit comprises a 10‑bed Intensive Care Unit, an 8‑bed Surgical High Dependency Unit and an 8‑bed Medical High Dependency.
We are seeking a passionate Clinical Nurse Educator who can make a meaningful contribution to supporting excellence in clinical nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse Educator will play an integral role in the management and delivery of education and staff development. We are looking for an experienced, person‑centred, professional nurse with a passion for teaching and extensive intensive and critical care experience. You will promote excellence in nursing as a resource and role model and act as an expert, giving clinical counsel to staff, leading efforts related to implementation, evaluation and identification of evidence‑based practice, staff specific education, and patient education.
Responsibilities
* Manage and deliver education and staff development programmes within the Critical Care Unit.
* Act as an expert clinical educator, providing guidance and counselling to staff on clinical practice.
* Lead initiatives to implement, evaluate and identify evidence‑based practice across the unit.
* Develop and deliver staff‑specific and patient education programmes.
* Provide support and role‑model excellence in nursing practice.
Qualifications and Experience
* Full‑time, 37 hours per week, predominantly Monday to Friday with occasional weekend coverage for duty charge nurse shift.
* Post‑graduate qualifications in teaching, emergency medicine nursing, or significant equivalent experience.
* Education to a master’s degree level or equivalent, with the ability to demonstrate working at master’s level appropriate to this clinical area.
* Evidence of significant post‑registration professional practice experience in critical care, with a minimum of five years intensive care nursing experience.
* Will be required to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
Contact
Please contact Lisa Wood, Clinical Nurse Manager, Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Emergency Care Directorate at 01592 643355 ext 20083 or lisawood3@nhs.scot.
Legal and Equality Statements
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. To work in the United Kingdom, you must demonstrate the relevant permission, which is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. As part of the pre‑employment checks, NHS Scotland Boards will verify your entitlement to work in the UK. You may be required to provide evidence via visa, EU settled, or pre‑settled status. For specific routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.
It is essential that you confirm you have an appropriate right to work in the UK, or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application.
We offer flexible working and family‑friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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