Clinical Educator - Acutely Ill Patient

Job overview

The post holder will support the senior clinical educator with the delivery of  education relating to the acutely ill patient

Collect and present audit data.

Support staff in recognition, response and management of the deteriorating patient in the clinical areas.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the delivery of ward-based training and competency assessment. The overall aim is to enhance the early recognition and management of deteriorating patients. A major aspect of the role will be providing education to improve the recognition, escalation, and response to patient deterioration.

This is key to the patient safety agenda and essential to achieving the current and forthcoming CQUIN measures.

The post holder will be an integral part of the Acutely Ill Patient team. They will assist in the coordination of the deteriorating patient, inclusive of the sepsis work stream to promote the highest standards of clinical practice and improved patient outcomes at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

They will provide assistance and support to other staff while improving clinical practice, enhancing service provision and streamlining patient focused care. The applicant will maintain clinical credibility by working alongside the Critical Care Outreach team.

The post holder will network with specialist nurse colleagues for the purpose of developing practice, research, audit and development of standardised patient information.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.