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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Hiring for Critical Care Education Lead Job at Nottingham, England Full Time
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Job overview
Adult Critical Care are looking to employ a motivated and conscientious Critical Care Education Lead to join our friendly and dynamic multi professional team caring for critically ill patients and their families. The post holder will be a proactive role model who leads in the clinical environment on the provision of clinical education and assessment of competence in Critical Care. You will co-ordinate the development and implementation of education and have experience in an education band 6 role previously. You will have the ability to lead a team, prioritise and respond to educational developments and deliver a comprehensive educational plan.
The post holder should be a registered nurse with a degree in nursing or health related studies. They should have completed post registration education in critical care together with a mentor /assessor qualification.
They should have recent experience in Critical Care, both care of level 2 & 3 patients.
Main duties of the job
You will need to lead the team in the development of Critical Care by promoting excellence and having innovative thinking. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work under pressure in what can be a stressful environment with complex situations. If you are a committed and flexible team player who would like to develop your leadership skills further within this exciting specialty we would like to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest in the UK and has the Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands. It has one of the busiest emergency departments in the UK and is a major teaching Trust, NUH enjoys close links with the city’s universities and attracts and develops the highest calibre of staff. It continues to be the hospital of choice for patients and remains at the forefront of research. NUH is currently looking to be internationally recognised through Magnet status.
The Critical Care service at the Queens Medical Centre Campus encompasses 29 Level 3 beds on Adult Intensive Care and 20 Level 2 beds on High Dependency. Critical Care at the City Campus consists of a combined unit with 17 beds.
The Clinical Support Division would especially welcome applications from BAME colleagues who are currently underrepresented at this level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
The Education Lead will be required to:
To ensure the delivery of care is in accordance with the policies, procedures, guidelines and practices of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
To manage the Educators to ensure individuals’ personal and development needs are met.
To ensure that continuing professional development is provided for all staff, including students and elective placements, so that the required level of knowledge and competence is maintained / achieved.
To ensure the Education team maintain the mandatory training database.
To oversee the development of mandatory training, team days and the critical care foundation programme.
To lead the Educational Audits and any actions following these as required.
To organise Critical Care Educational Programmes to provide the opportunity for staff to develop their skills in A-E assessment and critical care skills etc.
To contribute to the monitoring and control of expenditure and the use of resources.
To contribute the effective management of change in response to clinical or organisation demands.
To apply appropriate Divisional and Trust clinical governance strategies to the clinical area.
Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We Listen, We Care” behavioural standards.
Person specification
Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current level one NMC registration
- Relevant post-basic qualification in Critical Care specialist pathway (ENB 100 or equivalent)
- Evidence of academic learning at Level 3 or equivalent
- Introductory management course
- Possession of NMC Mentoring Course
- Degree in health / nursing related studies or equivalent level of study
Desirable criteria
- Masters in health / nursing related Studies
- Formal leadership and management training / course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Critical Care knowledge and clinical practice
- Evidence of leadership, management & time management skills
- Evidence of education role at Band 6
- Evidence of appropriate delegation, support and supervision of all staff
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement in project work
- Evidence of audit / research work within the clinical area
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of effective written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of minimising interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication
- Evidence of staff appraisal & performance management of staff
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of devising professional development & action plans
- Leading project work
Analytical skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of an understanding of the Education Lead role in Critical Care
- Evidence of responding to problem situation and associated effective interventions put in place
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of knowledge of current issues related to the NHS policies
Planning and organisation
Essential criteria
- Evidence of use of the development, implementation and monitoring of local action plans to improve practice
- Evidence of use of the development, implementation and monitoring of local action plans to meet objectives
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of additional responsibilities (e.g. Trust/Corporate member, National forum, Benchmarking)
- Evidence of effective resource management
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.