Practice Educator - Mental Health

This Practice Educator post sits in the Neighbourhood, Public & Mental Health System at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, serving the Sunflower, EDYS and Crisis Teams. The work is designing and delivering education for nurses, healthcare assistants and allied health professionals, monitoring mandatory training and shaping the system's education strategy. One clinical shift a week at Sunflower House keeps practice central.

Applicants need RMN/LD registration, or children's nursing with mental health or learning disability experience, plus a teaching qualification or willingness to gain one.

• Deliver good, safe and effective education programmes for nurses, healthcare assistants and allied health professionals
• Provide educational support across the Sunflower, EDYS and Crisis Team
• Monitor and support mandatory training compliance
• Develop and maintain staff knowledge and skills so that staff are fit for purpose and practice
• Help develop and implement the system's education strategy for registered and unregistered staff
• Promote a positive learning culture across services
• Promote educational partnerships with other education colleagues and relevant agencies
• Work with practice education colleagues, clinical teams and external partners to enhance learning and workforce development
• Work one clinical shift per week at Sunflower House

• Registered RMN or LD nurse, or registered children's nurse with additional mental health and/or learning disability training and experience
• Teaching qualification, or willingness to work towards one

• Substantial post-registration clinical, leadership and managerial experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development to maintain up-to-date knowledge and competence
• Evidence of working with learners in practice

• Understanding of policy developments related to the delivery of care
• Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues
• Proven ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Assessing and managing patient risk effectively and safely
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication
• Dynamic and flexible, able to inspire confidence and bring people together through change

• Post-registration qualification in CAMHS or equivalent
• Extensive experience caring for children in a mental health inpatient setting
• Evidence of developing and delivering training in practice
• Experience of presenting information to a wider audience