Clinical Trainer

We are looking for a Clinical Trainer to work Wednesday & Thursday, 9.00am - 5.00pm to join our Education Team. An individual that can support and nurture staff working across all three local hospices, work within a care home environment nurturing staff, with a variety of courses to improve practice, knowledge and skills development. A passion for education and helping others reach their full potential. Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including healthcare assistants, care home and care agency staff to promote Hospice Education. Create and develop new courses in partnership with colleagues in the team. You will be a lifelong learner, ensure your registration is current and practice continuous professional development.

Please note we cannot offer UK sponsorship.

Main duties of the job:

• To provide education and training for all three local hospices (40%) and external to the hospice (60%) by:
• Providing training within and beyond the hospice, to other organisations such as care homes, care agencies and hospice staff.
• Plan sessions, share specialist knowledge, develop new topics to meet identified unmet needs in Palliative and end of life care.
• Manage and deliver webinar, face to face and hybrid sessions across Suffolk and Essex.
• Support and develop education programmes, competencies for hospice staff and respond to urgent or individual training needs if they arise.
• Provide moving and handling sessions for hospice staff.

About us:

Here at St Helena, we believe that everyone living with an incurable illness has the right to live and die with choice, compassion and dignity. Families deserve to be cared for and anyone coping with loss should be supported through their grief. Our vision is to create a community where everyone knows that as the end of their story draws near, they will be cared for and die where they choose to be; where loved ones have the opportunity to make the most of life together, surrounded by people who care and support one another. Since we opened in 1985, this belief drives us to provide the best end of life care and bereavement support to everyone in North East Essex, not just today but for years to come.

Job responsibilities:

• To be a source of advice and knowledge on education and training matters around educational practice, patient care and symptom control.
• To help identify training needs for those caring for patients and their families, particularly working with care homes and care agencies promoting education, to keep and improve the high standards of patient care.
• To prepare and deliver training in groups, individually or via webinars that meets the need for the hospice and other providers across regionally or nationally.
• To liaise with other educators and trainers if required to do so.
• Maintain up to date skills and knowledge in palliative and end of life care and other identified specialist areas.

PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To participate in the induction of all new staff as required.
• To recognise the value of volunteer contribution and play an active part in their support and development where appropriate.

EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To participate in the Hospice education and training programme.
• To give feedback from attended education programmes/study days.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• To devise with the Head of Education a personal development plan in line with the Hospice objectives and personal needs.
• To maintain and increase personal professional skills.

ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To work within the policies of the Hospice.
• To ensure effective use of resources.
• To respect at all times the confidentiality of information covering patients, staff and volunteers.
• To play an active part in the development and maintenance of good relationships with all who have business with the Hospice.
• To promote the Hospice philosophy of care towards patients, relatives and visitors.

Because of the special nature of the Hospice and its work, the postholder may on occasion be asked to undertake other duties to help maintain our high standard of care.

This job description is not necessarily exhaustive and may be subject to review by the Head of Education in conjunction with the postholder.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Professional qualification in health and social care NVQ 3 or above.
• Evidence of highly developed EoL and palliative care knowledge underpinned by theory and experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of palliative care services and recent initiatives in health and social care.
• Additional IT literacy skills (including database work).
• Knowledge of educational and practice development related initiatives in the statutory and voluntary sectors.
• Dementia or Alzheimer train the trainer qualification.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to work effectively with people with diverse skills, abilities and experience.
• Excellent verbal, written and numeracy skills, able to convey ideas or concepts in a way that is easily understood.
• Ability to devise and deliver training programmes, including delivering training to large groups.
• Ability to plan and organise activities regarding practice education programmes.
• Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes.
• A flexible attitude and approach to the changing work environment and to provide the flexibility of service required by the families seeking St Elizabeth's services.
• Ability to manage own time.
• Ability to prioritise work.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• An understanding of what motivates staff.
• Self-motivated, pro-active, energetic and creative.
• Proven track record of reliability.
• Comfortable working autonomously, with minimal supervision.
• Able and willing to work within an EoL and palliative care environment.

Experience:

• Evidence of working within a care home environment.
• Evidence of effective training, teaching, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Experience of working in a palliative care service.
• Experience of working as a HCA trainer.
• Evidence of participation in continual professional practice.

This 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.

£10,196.76 to £10,873.84 a year depending on experience.