Job Description

JOB PURPOSE The job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical staff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable the development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and Trust wide continuous professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated clinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.



The job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement. The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical professional development for preceptorship and other role developments. They will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.



You will be expected to lead the nursing contribution to service development, ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines, audit and research. They will function as a role model for registered and unregistered staff within the clinical area and Trust, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross city working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care. .



JOB DIMENSION The role of the Senior Clinical Educator Post is essential for the organisation to ensure nurses and or ODPs work within the governing standards set by professional and regulatory bodies. The job holder will support, educate and develop registered and unregistered staff in their clinical role and competency, to meet the standards required to deliver high quality evidence based care for service users. The job holder will deliver education on a Trust wide basis which impacts on a wide range of clinical areas and departments. The post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of education and training of registered and unregistered workforce.



They will work in collaboration with the senior management team to maintain and project the vision and objectives of the service and ensure that they are embedded in practice. They will identify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trust teams. The post holder will lead by example, will be responsible for disseminating good practice and actively challenging assumptions, practice and performance where appropriate. .



KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRE Qualification Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for childrens areas )or Operating Department Practitioner Relevant teaching and assessing qualification (essential) Masters degree or post graduate level development equivalent to a masters Experience Significant and recent relevant clinical experience. Clinical experience within the speciality (essential ) Significant post registration experience in a junior leadership role eg Band 6 or equivalent Experience of clinical audit and standard setting Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues Evidence of service development and or facilitation of change management Budgetary management experience (desirable) Understanding of performance management strategies Significant experience within a leadership position Skills Competent in organising own workload and that of others. Good problem solving and decision making abilities Coaching Skills Can evidence excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Including sensitive persuasive communication eg in supporting staff members through remedial processes Able to use word processing applications & current digital systems Routinely plan and deliver teaching session/programmes in a range of settings e.g formal/informal Evaluate and evidence the impact of support and change Evidence of continuous professional development of clinical skills Ability to teach, supervise and assess registered and unregistered staff Recruitment and selection Time management skills Able to present information to large groups of multi-professionals.



Ability to work under pressure Clinical leadership Appraisal skills Self-confidence; used to lead, involve and challenge others appropriate Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail. Develops new skills in response to emerging knowledge and techniques. Influences the development of others through education and training. Knowledge Knowledge of current health policies and issues in nursing , midwifery, ODP and education Standards of professional practice Clinical & Quality Governance Frameworks and application Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines, policies and structures Awareness of the Leeds Improvement Method Personal Attributes Act as positive role model.



Good self-motivation and able to motivate staff Assertiveness, influencing and persuasion skills Good communication skills both written and verbal Professional attitude Able to work on/under own initiative. Ensures personal and professional behaviour and integrity at all times Compassionate and caring Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking Positive approach to change Able to deliver feedback effectively Ability to monitor, maintain and improve service delivery . THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work.

Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post: Commitment to delivering high quality patient care through positive and evidence based learning. Commitment to work professionally and effectively in a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients needs are met. Commitment to show respect and value people as individuals Commitment to maintaining own development and that of the clinical team. Commitment to motivate and reward the highest standard of nursing patient care.



. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS Leadership and management skills Teaching and assessing skills Preceptorship skills Organisational and Time management skills Quality improvement skills Understanding of evidence based practice research conscious Team player Learns from incidents and complaints Conflict resolution and Managing stress Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control Ability to act professionally at all time Able to deliver feedback effectively Audit / benchmarking skills Ability to act professionally at all times Risk management skills People management skills Change management skills . CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines, policies and structures Support and assist in Identifying learning needs of individuals and teams and develop learning programmes to ensure these are met. Facilitate staff to achieve competencies.



Facilitate a culture of shared learning. Act as a clinical role model, demonstrating evidence based practice, promoting best practice and providing challenge when appropriate Maintain and continuously improve own and others specialist knowledge. Leadership Support in providing leadership to the clinical team. Provide line management to junior Clinical Educators within the CSU Support and inspire staff to provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients Deliver a positive patient experience Support in the delivery of an effective, safe, quality service within budgetary envelope Anticipate problems and take preventative or mitigating actions, or have contingency plans available Able to make comparison of a range of factors to enable analysis of a number of options Collates and records quantitative and qualitative data to provide evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality, through audit and research Leads the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care.



Support and participate in local and trust-wide recruitment events Provide support to the clinical teams to develop new ways of working. Provide effective leadership in the development of staff at all levels Motivate staff in the delivery of quality patient care Contribute to the recruitment and selection process Contribute to Nursing, Midwifery & AHP objectives and service improvement. Understanding of performance management strategies. Provide complex, sensitive information where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training or empathic skills are required, e.g.



through. supporting remedial actions to improve an individuals performance Promote the building of effective teams and collaboration between teams. Work with Matron to lead the development of ward/department nursing practice, reflecting the Clinical Service Unit and Trust business plans Deputise in the Matrons absence. Motivate staff in the delivery of quality patient care.



Supervise clinical delivery of care competencies. Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant event