Clinical Educator in Oxford

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Job overview:

• All Candidates must have a UK recognised Intensive Care Course, at level 6 or 7 to be considered for this post.
• The post-holder will be an experienced, knowledgeable practitioner who provides clinically based practice development and education to the non-medical workforce.
• They will role model best, evidence-based professional practice.
• Clinical education support for all ‘learners at the bedside’ is a substantial part of this role.
• The clinical educator will identify and support the learning needs of their clinical area.
• The clinical educator is key to ensuring the clinical area is a positive learning environment through acting as an expert resource, ensuring local training resources are appropriate and up-to-date, and working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and senior colleagues.
• Specific education interventions will be provided and may be co-developed with the senior practice development and education team.
• They will also assist in coordinating the delivery and evaluation of training.
• The clinical educator is key to ensuring training is grounded in good practice and will be involved in the education element of clinical governance and quality assurance.

Main duties of the job:

• Act as an exemplary role model for best clinical practice and Trust values.
• Work alongside learners to facilitate their independent learning.
• Work to an agreed job plan to maximise education delivery to support staff and patient safety/experience.
• Manage their own time to ensure a balance between clinical education and education administrative activities.
• Actively promote and contribute to an inter-professional learning environment.
• Deliver education programmes at a divisional level and where required cross divisionally in support of organisational priorities.
• Work as part of the local and corporate practice development teams.
• Assist in anticipating and addressing the educational needs of the service.
• Work across boundaries to proactively develop and sustain partnerships.
• Participate in audit, service improvement and research projects relevant to the clinical educator role.

Person specification:

• Registered Nurse (Part 1 of the register) / Registered Allied Health Professional.
• UK Health related recognised Degree, relevant to post.
• Evidence of specialist knowledge appropriate to the clinical area or practice development and education.
• Demonstrates the ability to put patients at the heart of what they do and meet differing needs by fostering a spirit of support, integrity, respect and teamwork.
• Able to identify high standards of health care and demonstrate the proven capacity to champion change and innovation that delivers these high standards.
• UK recognised Intensive Care Course, at level 6 or 7.

This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply.