nurse educator Aberdeen, Scotland
Job description
Clinical Nurse Educator
£38,247 to £43,331 DOE
37.5 hours per week
27 days annual leave PLUS Bank Holiday
We offer competitive salary, full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth.
HRG and Partners Ltd are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Educator in Scotland's only purpose build neurological centre.
The service provides the support people need to optimise their health and wellbeing, maximise their independence and support their emotional and social needs. They are there for people with conditions that get worse over time – such as Huntington’s disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease – as well as those with conditions resulting from a brain or spinal injury or stroke. Their expert team includes Nurses, registered mental health nurses, care assistants, physiotherapists and occupational therapists who are specialists in supporting the physical, communicative, cognitive, behavioural and psychological needs of people with neurological conditions. Their focus is on giving every person the help they need to live their life in the way they choose.
About the role:
The role will play an integral part in facilitating the development, delivery and evaluation of an education and training programme for clinical, non-clinical staff and volunteers to ensure the workforce is competent to provide high quality, evidence based care for service users.
- Contribute to the development, planning, delivery and evaluation of all education and training programmes for the service
- Analyse and collate staff related learning needs identified at appraisal reviews and use the data to inform the training plan and budget requirements
- Provide a range of educational approaches and learning events, including face to face, e-learning and blended learning, to meet the needs of all staff and volunteers whose roles encompass patient facing activities
- Work in a supernumerary role to support and develop registered, non- registered staff and volunteers
- Promote an organisational culture where staff are empowered to challenge inappropriate behaviour and unsafe practice using appropriate organisational processes
- Support the Senior Leadership Team to deliver the Quality Improvement Plan by using Datix incident analysis to continuously improve the reporting process and deliver appropriate education and training to prevent recurrence where appropriate
and support many more key areas in the business.
About you
You will have knowledge and experience of:
- Training needs analysis, planning and facilitation of adult based learning
- Clinical assessment skills for non-registered and registered staff
- Multi-disciplinary teams, inter-disciplinary teams and volunteer training
- Different learning styles and application in delivering education and training
- Coaching and supporting staff and volunteers
- Mandatory and priority training requirements
- Staff appraisals, inductions, mentorship and preceptorship
- Evidence-based practice
- Current national agenda for health and social care, specifically in relation to the development of specialist palliative care services
- Educated or working towards a degree level (level 12)
- ENB998/SLAIP or equivalent mentorship qualification (or working towards) Vocational qualifications in assessment
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience in a clinical role in specialist healthcare
Renumeration package:
- Company pension scheme
- 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
- Option to buy and sell up to five days holiday
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Corporate discount with hundreds of retailers and services
- Staff discount of 15% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
- Free uniform
- Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £38,000.00-£44,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Signing bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Aberdeen: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Nursing: 5 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (required)
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: SUE/CNE/AB/June23
