Clinical Educator for Enhanced and Patient Centred Care

Main area Patient centred care, fundamentals of care, enhanced care Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 month secondment for internal applicants) Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 320-TWS-2032

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site UHDB cross sides Town Derby/Burton Salary £38,682 – £46,580 pro rata/pa Salary period Yearly Closing 14/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 29/08/2025

Clinical Educator for Enhanced and Patient Centred Care

Band 6

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for two individuals to undertake a 12-month Fixed Term/ Secondment and join our dynamic and forward-thinking Safeguarding and Vulnerable Peoples Team.

The successful applicant under the guidance of the Matron for Patient Centred, fundamental and Enhanced Care will utilise their experience, knowledge and practice development skills, to embed, patient centred and enhanced care across the organisation, developing workforce behaviours, attitudes, skills and competencies that support and drive person-centred approaches to care and support, ensuring that fundamental and enhanced care needs, and effective assessment guide provision of care.

The post holder will be highly visible and provide professional leadership across all divisions and all five sites to support activity when called to do so.

Main duties of the job

Takes responsibility and is accountable for delegated professional, practice development &education within ward-based teams for Enhanced and Patient Centred Care.

To support & educate staff on elements of essential care such as delirium, pain, constipation and person centred care through role modelling and clinical visibility.

Will provide professional, practice development & education advice to support the delivery of high quality, effective, personalised, compassionate enhanced care. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and national policies, procedures, values and behaviours.

Will undertake audit.

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

Closing date of applications: 14 August 2025

Interview Date: 29 August 2025

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC/HCPC registration and revalidation requirements/CPD, Evidence of a relevant diploma
• Evidence of appropriate assessor qualification
• Degree or equivalent desirable or evidence of equivalent experience
• Evidence of leadership/Management
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Evidence of working knowledge of enhanced care
• Evidence of working with patients with learning disability/Dementia, mental health diagnosis/delirium
• Evidence of mentoring and supervising learners
• Evidence of undertaking relevant courses in professional development

Skills

• UK Driving licence
• Evidence of using different IT programs (Word, email and Power Point)

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right the work in the UK via:

• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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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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