Critical Care Educator

Job summary

This is an exciting secondment opportunity to experience an education role within Critical Care Services at NWAFT. If you are passionate about Critical Care nursing and are enthusiastic about teaching then please do consider applying for this position.

In conjunction with the Band 7 Critical Care Educators at NWAFT the post holder will:

Facilitate training, education and support the practice and development of all relevant clinical staff related to the care of Critically Ill patients

Provide support where needed for education needs arising from critical care projects which cross boundaries into ward areas. eg. Tracheostomy education / ALERT training and Critical Care Transfer training

Contribute to multi-disciplinary education and teaching with regard to expert critical care knowledge, skills, competencies and equipment

Assist with the induction processes for all registered and unregistered staff

Main duties of the job

In addition to the above descriptions the postholder will develop and assist with the delivery of training and education to meet gaps identified through training needs analysis and to ensure the maintenance and compliance with Critical Care National Education Frameworks

About us

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.

Job responsibilities

This post is for a 12-month Band 6 secondment into the role of Critical Care educator with a primary base at Peterborough City Hospital. The successful candidate will help to facilitate training, education and support the practice and development of all relevant clinical staff related to the care of Critically Ill patients. They will work in conjunction with the Band 7 Critical Care Educators at NWAFT.

Main responsibilities will include:

• To ensure that staff are trained, educated, and developed to their potential, to meet the demands of the service in liaison with Band 7 Educators.
• To Identify and work with individuals who lack in competence / confidence to ensure that they are fit for practice and purpose.
• To monitor and help maintain compliance with mandatory and local Critical Care competencies for all members of staff.
• To deliver education and collaboratively enable compliance with national competency/education frameworks: ie theCritical Care National competency framework

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Supervisor/Assessor status or Mentorship qualification
• Post Registration Critical Care qualification

Desirable

• Leadership Qualification
• PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of two years experience of working within Critical Care
• Evidence of both formal and informal teaching activities

Desirable

• Involvement with evidence-based project work and change management

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of personal CPD
• Role Model for High Level Nursing Practice and Clinical Expert within Critical Care Knowledge and Skills Framework