Job summary
Are you passionate about enhancing clinical standards and empowering healthcare professionals? Do you have a drive for continuous improvement and a commitment to delivering compassionate care? If so, we want you to be a part of our dynamic team at Marie Curie.
Main duties of the job
Are you passionate about enhancing clinical standards and empowering healthcare professionals? Do you have a drive for continuous improvement and a commitment to delivering compassionate care? If so, we want you to be a part of our dynamic team at Marie Curie.
About us
Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left. Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Title: Clinical Educator
Salary : Marie Curie Pay Scale, aligned with AFC Band 6
Hours: hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Based: Hybrid role based out of London
Closing date : 5th May 2024
Interview date: 9th May 2024
Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they're likely to die from.
The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of life. Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives.
Your role in our mission .
As a Clinical Educator, you will play a key role in shaping the development of professional and clinical standards across London. Your primary responsibility will be to cultivate a culture of excellence in palliative care by ensuring compliance with core and mandatory training as per organisational policy, providing comprehensive training programs, mentoring new staff, and facilitating continuous learning opportunities. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
This is a pivotal role where your clinical expertise will shine. We're seeking someone with comprehensive knowledge across all clinical domains and experience of facilitating statutory and mandatory compliance levels in a community environment for our dedicated community-based staff. Your role will be instrumental in setting and maintaining exemplary professional standards, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
As the Clinical Educator, you'll spearhead the development, delivery, and assessment of comprehensive clinical training programs, fostering an environment of continuous learning through innovative and adaptable approaches.
Working as part of our dynamic nursing team comprising Senior Nurses, Clinical Nurse Managers, Registered Nurses, and HCAs, you'll serve as the catalyst for inspiration and education, enriching colleagues across every facet of our services.
If you're driven by a passion for delivering excellence in care and possess the requisite skills and values, wed love to hear from you.
What we are looking for:
1. Significant nursing experience post registration, preferable in a community-based environment
2. Teaching and mentoring experience in healthcare for community-based healthcare teams, identifying and developing training needs and analysis
3. Confident, self-motivated team player with a positive outlook and the ability to think innovatively
4. Experience of working with healthcare professional supporting individuals and families experiencing change and loss
5. Commitment to personal professional development
What's in it for you
6. Annual leave allowance=England and Wales=27 daysplus8 public holidays (pro rata)
7. Annual leave aligned to NHS (subject to eligibility, which must be most recent continuous service immediately prior to joining MC with no breaks of service)
8. Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
9. Continuous Professional development (Marie Curie supports and encourages personal and professional development)
10. Industry leading training programmes
11. Flexible Working
12. Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
13. Defined contribution schemes for Pension
14. Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
15. Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
16. Introduce a friend scheme
17. Help with childcare cost (T &Cs apply)
18. Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
19. Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
20. Life assurance for all employees
21. Eye care- (under Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations, Marie Curie will pay towards sight tests if you use computer screens and other displays as part of your job)
22. Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme
To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie
For more information or an informal chat please contact our Deputy Head of Quality and Clinical Governance Rekha Vijayshankar
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use orcome into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We believe that diversity makes us stronger. Join Marie Curie and be part of an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone's unique perspectives and experiences are valued. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and walks of life. Apply today to bring your talents to our diverse and inclusive charity.
Were committed to making reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the application and selection process. You can request support
This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Enhanced criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
23. Registered Nurse or other relevant clinical qualification
Desirable
24. Qualifications
Experience
Essential
25. Significant nursing experience post registration, preferable in a community-based environment
26. Teaching and mentoring experience in healthcare for community-based healthcare teams, identifying and developing training needs and analysis
27. Confident, self-motivated team player with a positive outlook and the ability to think innovatively
28. Experience of working with healthcare professional supporting individuals and families experiencing change and loss
29. Commitment to personal professional development