Job Description

We are looking for a Part Time Clinical Educator for our Emergency Department in York Hospital.



Our Clinical Educators play an essential role in supporting Matrons and Senior Sisters by facilitating education, training and practice development within the Emergency Department establishing a high standard of education for all clinically based staff.



You will work in partnership with Senior Sisters, and will be responsible for implementing evidence based, patient focused practice. Working within the clinical area, you will work with existing staff to facilitate the development of skills in order to integrate education and practice development, thus enhancing quality care delivery from both registered and unregistered workforce.



Our successful candidate will lead and facilitate audit and research and will function as a role model for staff within the clinical area, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross site working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.

In this role you will:

Work a mix of clinical and managerial duties, across York and Scarborough Hospitals, ensuring equitable education is delivered to high standards.

Lead on the delivery of core clinical training, induction, and competency workshops for staff, ensuring alignment with Emergency Department proficiencies and organisational needs.

Maintain and develop clinical expertise to act as an expert resource to colleagues by acting as a role model guiding practice development and education delivery.

Develop and review relevant policies and documents and ensure training is delivered and benchmark against national standards.

Lead audits and reviews to measure the effectiveness of educational initiatives, contributing to service improvement and innovation.

Promote a proactive innovative approach to education, learning and maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice.

Network with teams within the wider Trust and outside the Trust developing interpersonal relationships.

Ensure the education provision to the nursing teams are met cross site ensuring an equitable provision and high standards of education and teaching.



For further information on working for our Trust, please visit:



https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd



Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at 18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme An extensive range of learning and development opportunities Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment:

job description.



Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.



Working for the Trust



Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.



Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr. recruitment@nhs.net .



As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.



Armed Forces Friendly Employer



We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.