You will be typically based in simulated clinical environments within the learning and development centres on the BGTH and RBTH sites or within clinical areas to facilitate in situ simulation. You must be flexible, as although your normal working hours will be over a five day week Monday to Friday, you may be required to work during the evening and weekends on occasion as required. The Clinical Educator for Simulation will play a key part in helping to train, support and retain staff to ensure we have a safe and effective workforce now and in the future, and to make a real difference to the quality of care in terms of patient safety and experience. You will support learners and delivery of simulation across multi-professional groups within the organisation to ensure they are safe, competent practitioners compliant with current legislation, national and local guidelines and that the Trust fulfils its legal obligations. The successful candidate(s) will display a passion for delivering simulation-based education, have recent acute clinical experience, and demonstrate excellent clinical skills and an understanding of best practice. The Clinical Educator - simulation will also serve as a simulator operator by programming, testing, and running scenarios with faculty instructors, assuring that the faculty and equipment are set up for teaching sessions. The post holder will be required to work in a busy and demanding environment and should be able to work autonomously without direct supervision and to exercise initiative.
The role will immerse the successful applicant(s) in the field of SBE, developing an in-depth knowledge of this pedagogy including simulation modalities, scenario, and course design, running simulation suite and in-situ simulation sessions and facilitating debriefing. Previous experience of facilitating or developing simulation education is an advantage however training and supervision in delivering SBE will be provided as part of the role.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Qualifications
* Current recognised relevant Healthcare Registration
* Educated to first degree level in a health-related field or demonstrable experience
* Excellent IT skills - ECDL or experience of using Microsoft Office applications and other hospital packages / systems
* Evidence of recent CPD
Desirable Criteria
* Resuscitation Council GIC or ILSi Course or AIM Train the Trainer
* Completion of simulation faculty training, Experience of education and training within the health environment
* Extensive post -registration clinical experience in an acute environment
* Previous experience of delivering training, supporting and assessing learners of all grades and professions
* Previous experience of planning projects and working autonomously
* Competence in clinical skills such as venepuncture, cannulation and aseptic technique, BLS
* Experience of delivering simulation in a health care setting / simulation centre or similar environment
* Previous experience as a resuscitation / clinical skills / simulation practitioner, Good presentation, teaching and assessment skills
* Ability to engage, motivate, communicate and influence at all levels
* Ability to provide constructive feedback to colleagues
* Able to develop networks internally and externally
* Evaluation skills - the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention
* Ability to design and deliver inclusive and creative SBE teaching and learning strategies, A keen interest in the pedagogy of simulation-based learning
* Organised, flexible and reliable
* Pays attentive to detail
* Ability to work under pressure. Good time management skills
Additional Information
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
* Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring
* If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
* The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied.
* Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks.
* By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
* The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
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