Clinical Practice Educator

Are you passionate about developing nursing practice? Do you love helping others reach their full potential? If so we want to hear from you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen within The Private Care Division at the Royal Marsden, for a part time (30h/week) band 7 Clinical Practice Educator in medical and surgical oncology field. The post holder will work alongside with the Charge Nurses of different departments (Markus ward, Granard House wards and Private Day Surgery) to support the full development of the nursing staff . As part of our private care team, it is expected that the candidate will work alongside others Private Care Clinical Practice Educators to support nursing staff across all our areas. The candidate is also expected to closely work with the RMH Clinical Education Team.

The successful candidate should have considerable experience in Oncology nursing, at medical and surgical level, as well as in practice-based teaching at least at a senior staff nurse level and a post registration qualification in Oncology or another relevant speciality.

The post holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, whilst acting within professional boundaries and supporting the delivery of Trust policy and procedures.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for delivering a high-quality evidence based education to staff within Private Care areas as inpatient wards and day areas. This will include supporting the education and training of nurses to become clinically competent in the care of cancer patients, facilitate the induction, clinical mandatory updates, and continuing professional development for all levels of nursing.

The post holder will also be responsible for promoting high standards of care through the demonstration of clinical expertise and the creation of a clinical environment that encourages learning and professional development. The post holder will also work closely with the Charge Nurse of the departments to foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale.

The post holder will work closely with the Trust Lead Nurse for Clinical Education and support the training at Trust level for all staff working across Trust.

In addition, the post holder will support the Ward Sisters / Charge Nurses and the Medical Devices Coordinator with the Monitoring and review of staff compliance with medical devices and mandatory training.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

Key areas of responsibility

Clinical Education - Responsibility

• Act as a role model and coach in clinical practice, particularly for junior nursing staff
• Regularly assessing and reviewing progress towards competence and giving feedback to staff
• Work clinically alongside staff to ensure clinical competency and development needs are met

Clinical Responsibility – Patient care

• Provide high quality care for patients when working in and supporting staff in the clinical setting
• To facilitate the clinical learning experience of staff, enabling them to develop clinical skills

Management and Leadership – Responsibility

• To help foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale.
• To assist more senior members of the nursing staff in the organization and management of the clinical area ensuring that the principles of individualized nursing care are maintained.

Clinical Governance

• To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff.
• To assist with any local or trust initiatives to ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of services and safeguarding of high standards of care.

Education/Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent Oncology Qualification (Level 6 or above)
• Masters (level 7) Qualification or working towards teaching in clinical practice qualification (PG Cert, Practice Teacher Qualification etc)

Experience

• 3 years post registration nursing experience in Adult oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job
• SACT competent Competent in Medicine Management (Oral/IV)
• Competent in Venepuncture, Cannulation and SACT Assessor Competent in IV Assessor
• Public Speaking/classroom Lectures High Fidelity Simulation
• Competent on Altered Airway management

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members Can present information in a meeting

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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