Clinical Skills and Learning Facilitator

November 18, 2024

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Job title: Clinical Skills and Learning Facilitator

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Job description: Job summaryThis is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Skills and Learning Facilitator to join the Critical Care team at QEQM. This is an essential role to support and to progress our professional and diverse team.Main duties of the jobWe support and deliver a wide range of education and training across the team. We are committed to delivering best practice within Critical Care at EKHUFT to support the delivery of high quality and safe patient care. The Clinical Skills and Learning Facilitator role is integral to the unit. The role of the Clinical Skills and Learning Facilitator will work closely with the Practice Development Nurse to support learners in clinical practice and deliver training programmes.About usWe are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.Job description
Job responsibilitiesPlease scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

  • Currently working in a critical care unit with 4 years experience
  • Significant contribution to practice and service development
  • Evidence of expert clinical skills and ability to work outside traditional boundaries

Desirable

  • practice development experience
  • leading development, implementation and evaluation of formal education programmes

SkillsEssential

  • clinical credibility
  • Ability to develop practice to improve patient care
  • Excellent ability to implement national initiatives at local level
  • Ability to work on own initiative using sound decision making and problem solving skills
  • Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verabally

Desirable

  • Negotiating and influencing skills
  • knowledge of using report writing and ability to use excel and power point

KnowledgeEssential

  • Ongoing professional development
  • Clinical governance
  • Risk management issues
  • Key issues and development in nursing
  • Practice development principles and processes

Desirable

  • Quality improvement tools, ward metrics

QualificationsEssential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • ITU Endorsement ENB 100 or equivalent
  • Degree in nursing or working towards degree or equivalent
  • Preparation of mentors or equivalent

Person Specification
ExperienceEssential

  • Currently working in a critical care unit with 4 years experience
  • Significant contribution to practice and service development
  • Evidence of expert clinical skills and ability to work outside traditional boundaries

Desirable

  • practice development experience
  • leading development, implementation and evaluation of formal education programmes

SkillsEssential

  • clinical credibility
  • Ability to develop practice to improve patient care
  • Excellent ability to implement national initiatives at local level
  • Ability to work on own initiative using sound decision making and problem solving skills
  • Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verabally

Desirable

  • Negotiating and influencing skills
  • knowledge of using report writing and ability to use excel and power point

KnowledgeEssential

  • Ongoing professional development
  • Clinical governance
  • Risk management issues
  • Key issues and development in nursing
  • Practice development principles and processes

Desirable

  • Quality improvement tools, ward metrics

QualificationsEssential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • ITU Endorsement ENB 100 or equivalent
  • Degree in nursing or working towards degree or equivalent
  • Preparation of mentors or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeAdditional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeEmployer detailsEmployer nameEast Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
AddressQEQMRamsgate RoadMargateCT9 4ANEmployer’s website

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Location: Margate, Kent

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