Clinical Nurse Educator- Emergency Departments, Band 6

• Practice Educator Emergency Department Lead
• Practice Education Facilitators
• Practice Educators

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

The beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

We are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

Location:

Site Trustwide (Gloucester Royal Hospital & Cheltenham General Hospital), Town Gloucestershire, Postcode GL1 3NN
, Major/Minor Region Gloucestershire.

• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Full time / Part time

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata if part-time), Grade (Band
6).

Specialty:
Emergency Departments

The Practice Educator role exists to deliver excellent education and development activity, in support of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Journey to Outstanding and the achievement of the People and Organisational Development Strategy:
Caring for those who care, specifically the enabling pillars of Workforce Sustainability, Colleague Experience and Transformation.

The Practice Educator will work collaboratively within both emergency department supporting the trust Professional Education. For support for all learners and academic institution colleagues to effectively influence the delivery of effective high quality, safe patient centred care by practitioners in nursing support roles apprentice Health Care Assistants, Healthcare Assistants, Health Care Support Workers, Student Nursing Associates (SNAs), pre-registration nurses and future Nursing Associates/Registered Nurses.

The Practice Educator will be a visible role model cross site of GRH and CGH, providing expert advice, knowledge, guidance and support to clinicians. They will increase Emergency department clinical skills and support with all areas of clinical need, engage staff raising aspirations and achievements. On a practical level this will involve being responsible for engaging with staff to:

• Help attract and develop the support workforce with the skills, knowledge and competence necessary to deliver safe patient care and to enhance the quality-of-service delivery.
• Support departments to recruit and retain Student Nursing Associates and future Nursing Associates.
• Widen participation by providing fair access to Learning and Development opportunities, clinical education, e-learning and functional skills.
• Increase awareness areas of development that the department needs from all areas of the nursing teams, raising aspirations and achievements.
• Provide professional support and facilitation to unit managers/team leaders to plan and evaluate their educational learning environment so that the department and increase the knowledge and skill bases of all emergency department staff.
• Enable staff to identify learning opportunities within their areas & develop adequate numbers of practice supervisors and assessors who will support students on educational programs to fulfil professional standard proficiencies.

• Work collaboratively within a highly motivated, skilled and engaged team committed to delivering best care for everyone.
• Communicate complex messages effectively and productively with a range of staff at all levels in the Trust as well as with our partnering organisations in health and education.
• Build and sustain successful working relationships with colleagues within the department and the wider leadership team and trust.
• Provide, receive and interpret information to and from the following if needed from the Emergency department Practice development lead.
• Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing for Unscheduled care
• Emergency Department Matron
• Practice Educator Emergency Department Lead
• Practice Educator Band 6
• Patient safety and clinical risk lead
• Senior Sister Emergency Department
• Clinical Band 6 Sister/ Charge Nurse
• Rapid Clinical Practitioner
• Professional Education Manager
• Practice Education Facilitators
• Professional Education Practitioners
• Practice Educators
• Apprenticeships & Careers team manager
• Apprenticeships & Careers team
• Director and Deputy Director Quality and Nursing
• Senior management for all professions and departments
• Other (including external) Educational Providers
• Health Education England
• NMC
• The wider Gloucestershire Health Community
• External Organisations including other Health Service providers and Government funding agencies

• Ensure accurate records of training and…