Job overview
Excellence in Education, Clinical Support & Staff Wellbeing.
The role Practice Educator role would suit an experienced nurse who has achieved a high standard of education & clinical practice. CICU provides intensive care for infants, children & young people who require specialist cardiology, cardiac surgery, tracheal surgery and heart & lung transplant. It is also a specialist centre for ECMO and fitting of the Berlin Heart device. It is a busy, dynamic & high-tech environment with a history of welcoming new nurses. There is a structured system of education, mentorship & clinical training which enables new staff to integrate into this specialist filed, pursue the breadth of opportunities available & be partners in our world class service provision.
Main duties of the job
The priority within Practice Educator role is to work clinically on CICU. This will include 25% of your shifts being part of the main CICU roster & up to 50% of your time engaged with other clinical educational activities. You will demonstrate your educational expertise by enabling learners to develop competence, confidence & independence in clinical practice. This will range from the foundational level to an advanced level. You will be responsible for providing effective assessment & development opportunities for learners and deliver classroom education and skills workshops, as required. Collaboration with the wider nursing team and Trust initiatives is integral.
Working for our organisation
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential criteria
* Our Always values
* 1)Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. 2)Understanding of diversity and inclusion challenges in the workplace. 3)Demonstrable contribution to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Academic & Professional Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
* NMC Registration - adult or paediatric
* Qualification - BSc (hons) nursing degree
* Qualification - BSc PICU Course
* Training - Mentorship or Practice Assessor
Desirable criteria
* Qualification - PGCert Practice Education
* LSBU - Advanced Skills in Paediatric Ventilator Management
* LSBU - Care of the CYP with a Cardiac Condition
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Thorough knowledge of anatomy & physiology for infants, children & young people.
* Thorough knowledge of respiratory pathologies common to infants & children. Thorough knowledge of congenital heart disease, acquired heart disease and the expected medical & surgical interventions. An ability to analyse and discuss these as part of holistic care, including the risks & benefits. An ability to explain & justify a recommended plan of care.
* Knowledge & understanding of the educational assessment process. An ability to identify educational goals & teaching methods that are fair & objective & promote a high standard of learning. An ability to discuss the advantages & disadvantages of these and justify a given approach.
* Understand the processes of leadership & change management, including barriers, enablers and possible strategies.
* Understand common methodologies for audit & research, including the limitations. Identify relevant evidence & apply this to educational & clinical practice. Consider the wider issues at a local & National level. Identify & rationalise possible responses to these.
* Experience in a previous educational role.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of taking charge of a neonatal or paediatric high dependency or intensive care unit.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
* Excellence in core neonatal & paediatric clinical skills.
* Excellence in specialist CICU clinical skills, including the care of patients requiring intubation & ventilation, HFOV (high frequency oscillatory ventilation), chest drains, inotropes & vasoactive drugs, anticoagulation, cardiac pacing, an open sternum, arrhythmias & VAD (ventricular assist device).
* Excellence in core educational skills - mentorship, preceptorship & bedside assessment & teaching. Courage to pass or not to pass a learner at the point of assessment & develop a plan of action that meets their needs. Promotion of high educational standards and patient safety.
* Excellence in communication - listening, assessing, discussion & documentation. Transparency & integrity during interactions with patients, families & colleagues. An ability to use educational theory & evidence to help address challenging situations and justify a given approach.
* Excellence in time management. The ability to prioritise, complete & delegate one’s own workload, as appropriate. Appreciate & assess the knowledge, skills & clinical situations of learners & enable them develop competence, confidence & independence.
* Collaborative working within the MDT & the wider organisational structures, respecting the roles & responsibilities of others. This includes daily clinical tasks, the routine audit of practice, the response to DATIX incidents & the educational strategies that result.
* Interviewing, appraisal & performance management skills
* Excellence in the management of educational activity. Demonstrate & document the 50:50 balance of clinical & classroom activities that comprise the role of the PE.