Job overview
The Practice Educator within the Nursing & Patient Experience team operates as an autonomous service designed primarily to span trust learners.
The purpose of this post is to support learning and education in Undergraduate Nursing.
The post holder will oversee all pre registered nurses in the Trust, working alongside our clinical education teams, ward managers, assessors and supervisors and our external partners. They will provide an undergraduate curriculum to compliment the University course plans from year one to year three.
We are seeking to employ an enthusiastic, innovative, and motivated registered nurse to work in the field of clinical education. You will have the opportunity to work across a variety of clinical settings, network across 11 higher education institutes, and support the future nursing workforce by increasing placement areas. You will be supported in a passionate and friendly team of nurse educators, and actively encouraged to further your development in the role.
The successful candidate will have proven clinical experience as an experienced Band 6 or 7 and significant experience of working with and developing staff and student nurses.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Educator within the Nursing & Patient Experience team operates as an
autonomous service designed primarily to support one of the following undergraduate
nurses, new graduate practitioners, international nurse education, leadership, and CPD for nurses.
The purpose of this post is to:
- Support learning and education in Undergraduate Nursing.
- To provide effective leadership and operational management to the Student Practice
Facilitator (SPF) team
- To act as a role model and expert practitioner
- To recruit and retain a skilled SPF team
- Facilitate the development of all staff within the team
- Work alongside the other Practice Educators in Undergraduate Nursing for cover Placement Mapping and Practice Assessors and Supervisors
- To provide an innovative and progressive approach to the continual improvement of the
student practice experience and practice learning environments through research and
evidence-based practice.
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
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse, with paediatric experience
* Assessor/Supervisor certification
* Evidence of on-going professional development within the clinical speciality
* Teaching qualification (PG Certificate Practice Education or equivalent) or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
* Postgraduate degree qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Demonstrable experience either within clinical education or the clinical environment
* Experience of coordinating and managing either staff or patients
* Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
* Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
* Understanding of inter-professional education and NMC Pre Reg Standards (2018)
* Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
* Management of poor performance
Desirable criteria
* Previous experience of research and audit
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
* Excellent relevant paediatric clinical skills
* Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
* Able to motivate and develop a multi-professional team
* Able to problem solve and initiate change
* Negotiating skills
* Self-discipline and good time management to support periods of lone working
* Ability to delegate and prioritise
* Able to work across professional boundaries
* Computer literate