Band 7 Children\'s Complex Care Clinical Nurse Educator in Birmingham

Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Lansdowne Health Centre Town Birmingham Salary £47,810 – £54,710 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 18/02/ :59

Band 7 Children\’s Complex Care Clinical Nurse Educator

Band 7

Job overview

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

An opportunity has arisen to support the clinical leadership and training of the Children’s Complex Care team in Birmingham and to ensure the highest of nursing care is delivered to some of our most vulnerable children.

The successful applicant will need to be able to deliver evidenced-based clinical training and support to a large team of Health Care Assistants within a Competency Based Framework.

The team works as part of a multi‑disciplinary system supporting children and families to live as independently as possible away from hospital.

There will be an expectation to undertake training and competency testing of Health Care Assistants, to organise and participate in clinical skills days, to oversee staff mandatory training, to undertake audit, to work with other educational teams across Children & Families division.

If you have a passion for working with children with long term conditions within the community and have experience of teaching and assessing in clinical practice and are ready for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To direct, implement and evaluate specialist training and development of the Children’s Complex Care team and ensure evidence‑based practice for children, young people and their families. The post holder will provide supervision and support to staff in a range of settings to ensure they are competent to meet the complex health care needs of individual children, contributing to the continual development of a safe, high‑quality service.

The post holder will actively contribute to projects related to nursing practice and the development of relevant service‑specific policies/procedures.

The post holder will work as part of the wider Paediatric Specialist Services education team, working collaboratively across the range of Specialist Services.

Working for our organisation

Be Part of Our Team…

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people’s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Develop and deliver programmes of training and education for all members of Children’s Complex Care, including a wide range of clinical competencies required by health care assistant (HCA) team using a recognised competency framework.
• Ensure evidence-based practice is developed, implemented and maintained.
• Advance the clinical educator role in the best interests of the children/young people and families and the service, developing child specific training packages. Maintain professional standards of practice and behaviour in line with The Code NMC.
• Undertake theoretical and practical demonstration of clinical care, ensuring own knowledge and skills remain clinically relevant and up to date.
• Work with staff supporting children with complex clinical needs and their families, providing practice-based support, working inevitably at times in a stressful environment.
• Facilitate the implementation of preceptorship, development programmes and clinical supervision for newly qualified and/or newly appointed staff.
• Coordinate annual resuscitation training for the complex care team undertaking relevant courses to achieve the standards to be able to provide in-house training sessions to ensure team mandatory compliance.
• Promote and facilitate the implementation of clinical supervision as a vehicle for enhancing practice and staff development for the wider Children’s Complex Care team.
• Facilitate Students placements, both undergraduate and postgraduate, maximising learning opportunities, including the Trainee Nursing Associates. Complete educational audit within appropriate timescales.
• Ensure that national quality standards relevant to the service are monitored and that clinical risk management and clinical audit are an integral part of practice. Actively contribute to Trust clinical effectiveness and audit programmes.
• Establish effective communication and good working relationships with multi professional and multi-agency colleagues within the Trust and local services to support effective service delivery.
• Keep updated with current trends and advances within complex care. Keep management team abreast of professional, operational or clinical changes or concerns.
• Provide clinical leadership and project management to take forward initiatives for service progression. Work alongside the Service Clinical Manager for Children’s Complex Care to develop and update appropriate policies and standard operating procedures.
• Maintain staff and children/YP clinical records in line with NMC and Trust clinical record keeping guidelines. Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Ensure activity data is inputted accurately and in a timely manner, using the appropriate Trust IT systems that includes; RIO, ESR, Microsoft Office etc., in accordance with service standards.
• Support families and staff through the complaints process; providing a professional and supportive approach to dissemination of lessons learned to improve services in the future.
• Requirement to take part in annual performance appraisals, where this job description will be reviewed and objectives set. Complete appraisals for any staff with direct line management responsibility.

Management and Leadership

• To adhere to and follow the Trust’s Health and Safety Policies and instructions and be responsible for your own and others health and safety in the workplace.
• Be expected to contribute to the creation of a working environment where everyone feels respected, valued and treated with dignity.
• The Trust embraces the principles of Improving Working Lives and all staff will be required to adhere to the standards laid down in this initiative.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

• Registered first level Children’s Nurse, who holds effective registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Recognised teaching qualification e.g., Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Standards to support learning and assessment in practice SLAIP, ENB 998, or equivalent/relevant teaching qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Paediatric Immediate Life Support course.

Experience

• Significant post qualification experience across a broad range of children’s nursing including experience in long term ventilation.
• Extensive experience of clinical training and teaching in a variety of settings.
• Experience in Children’s Palliative Care and care of children with life limiting conditions.
• Experience of supporting staff.
• Community children’s nursing experience.

Skills/Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of supporting babies, children and young people with a range of complex health needs, long term ventilation and life limiting conditions.
• Demonstrate a high standard of communication skills with the multiagency team.
• Demonstrate sound personal management skills: time management, prioritising, planning.
• Demonstrate advanced teaching and supervisory skills of colleagues, students and staff employed by external agencies.
• Have good working knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection.
• Must be committed to principles of Equal Opportunity.
• Must demonstrate a wide range of clinical skills including good working knowledge of long‑term ventilation.

Personal Qualities

• Ability to demonstrate relevant effective learning from this experience.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work across multi‑disciplines and agencies.
• Be resilient to occasionally be exposed to verbal conflict or risk of physical hostility.

Other Job Requirements

• Car driver / owner or use of suitable alternative transport to enable the job is undertaken.
• Must be able to contribute to the service provision across 24/7 shift pattern, including weekends and Bank holidays if required.

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non‑clinical roles and Band 3 Non‑Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non‑clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 – 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list – link , will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

All non‑clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 – 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.

The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.

We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under‑represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under‑representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under‑represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under‑represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

DBS Costs

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with the Trust will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary in 3 payments over a 3-month period once you start employment. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to these deductions being made. The charges for the DBS include the administration fee. The total costs are £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for. For bank Workers the full cost of the DBS check (as detailed above) will be deducted from your pay following completion of your online mandatory training. No payment will be made for your online training until it is all complete and verified by the Temporary Staffing Team. Please note: You will not be able to work any bank shifts until you have completed your mandatory training, and your DBS is in place.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

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Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

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.

Application numbers

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

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