PCCU Clinical Practice Educator

Job summary

Inspire Learning. Develop Future Talent. Deliver Outstanding Care.

Are you a passionate Paediatric Critical Care nurse with a flair for education, leadership and developing others?

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Clinical Practice Educator to join our thriving Paediatric Critical Care team. This exciting dual-role opportunity combines hands-on clinical practice with education and workforce development, allowing you to shape the future of paediatric critical care nursing while continuing to deliver exceptional patient care.

As a Clinical Practice Educator, you'll be an expert practitioner and role model, supporting staff across all stages of their professional development.

You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our workforce is equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver safe, evidence-based care to critically ill children and their families.

If you're passionate about supporting colleagues to learn, grow and reach their potential, whilst maintaining your own clinical expertise in a specialist critical care environment, we'd love to hear from you.There is opportunity to complete Post Graduate Certificate in Education

Post holders will be expected to work a minimum of 23hrs per week across days, nights and weekend shifts.

Main duties of the job

Your Education Responsibilities

Working alongside the PCCU Education Team, you'll:

• Facilitate learning and development within the clinical environment.

• Support learners and newly developing staff through all stages of their professional journey.

• Identify training and development needs across the service.

• Develop, review and update educational resources and learning materials.

• Deliver and support specialist education programmes within Paediatric Critical Care and the wider Directorate.

• Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to a positive learning culture.

• Support workforce development initiatives that enhance patient safety and patient experience.

Your Clinical Responsibilities

Alongside your education role, you'll remain embedded within the Band 6 clinical workforce, where you'll:

• Provide clinical leadership and expert care for critically ill children.

• Deliver high-quality, individualised, family-centred care.

• Lead and support nursing teams during shifts.

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

• Uphold and promote the PCCU Nursing Philosophy of Care.

• Support the day-to-day management of the unit in the absence of a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

• Act as a professional role model and mentor to colleagues.

About us

Our Paediatric Critical Care service includes 17 co-located Level 2 and Level 3 critical care beds, providing specialist care for children from Oxfordshire and across the Thames Valley and Wessex Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be able to work well within the team and be willing to work a mixed shift pattern including days and nights across the whole week. They will have experience of and enthusiasm for teaching and supporting staff development through a variety of methods. They will have significant post registration experience with a relevant course for Paediatric Critical Care, and experience / evidence of competency working as a Band 6 within Paediatric Critical Care. They will be a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent clinical and communication skills, with an ability to lead and motivate others.

For a Detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the Job Description document attached.There is opportunity to complete Post Graduate Certificate in Education

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN (Child)/RN (Adult) NMC Registered
• Recognised Paediatric Critical Care Course
• Recognised qualification in Teaching and assessing/ENB 998/ associate mentorship course or equivalent.
• Practice assessor/supervisor training/practice educator
• Degree level study or working towards a degree

Desirable

• Evidence of commitment to teaching staff and students.
• Qualifications and/or evidence of study at Level 7, with additional qualifications such as a PG Cert in Clinical Education or equivalent considered advantageous

Experience

Essential

• Significant clinical practice experience within a Paediatric Critical Care setting delivering L2/L3 care.
• Experience / evidence of competence working as a Band 6 in a L3 Paediatric Critical Care unit.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical education, supervision, and assessment of learners.

Desirable

• Demonstrates knowledge of value & use of research findings.
• Ability to facilitate and participate in research/benchmark and audit programmes.
• Experience delivering a variety of teaching approaches

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of the need for high standards of individualised Critical care/ family centred care.
• Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrates the potential for leadership.

Desirable

• Demonstrates awareness of the qualities required of staff working in Critical Care.
• Good presentation skills
• Insight into managerial issues in relation to people and resources.
• Evidence of developing an aspect of Critical care nursing practice.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of clinical knowledge in area of speciality, and excellence in practice.
• Experience of leading and supporting a team in clinical area.
• Clinical decision-making skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Experience of managing change from a personal and leadership level.
• Knowledge/experience of: - audit in practice - implementation of quality improvement measures - risk management
• Experience of supporting learners with diverse learning needs.

Other

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Evidence of own recent updating.