Clinical Nurse Educator for Children and Young People

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated, committed, and passionate individual to take up the post of Clinical Nurse Educator within the Children and Young Peoples Division. You must have excellent communication skills and be able to work effectively with students and newly qualified nurses, supporting the wider team in ensuring they are knowledgeable in the learning needs of new staff and students. Candidate should also possess qualifications to demonstrate they are working at this level and have at least 2 years experience as a band 6.As part of the Educational Team you will act as a role model and leader to nursing staff and have a responsibility for facilitation and implementation of the Trust's educational programmes, working with all levels of clinical staff and ensuring ongoing communication with internal and external links.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will use innovative and creative teaching and training skills to focus on developing clinical skills and ensuring competency and evidence based practice is embedded within Children and Young people clinical areas. This currently encompasses any area where Children and Young people presents, which include Children and Young people orthopaedic ward, private patients unit and outpatient departments.

As part of the Educational Team you will act as a role model and leader to nursing staff and have a responsibility for facilitation and implementation of the Trust’s educational programmes, working with all levels of clinical staff and ensuring ongoing communication with internal and external links.

For detailed overview of duties, please refer to Job Description (attached)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Practice according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Assess care needs for patients, planning, implementing and evaluating care for individual patients in conjunction with the need of learners.

Facilitate the delivery of holistic nursing care using an individualised approach.

Facilitate the delivery of high standards of nursing care.

To be aware of risk situations and liaise with appropriate personnel

Demonstrate awareness and act upon government initiatives in conjunction with the Ward Managers.

To be competent in using incident reporting as per hospital policy.

To be competent with all moving and handling techniques as per hospital policy

To have in depth knowledge of orthopaedic and spinal surgery

To be competent performing and providing training for all nursing clinical procedures carried out on Children and Young people.

Discuss with patients/ carers and relatives any problems or changes relating to planned care and treatment within the role of Clinical Educator.

Participates and facilitates in the promotion of patient education and health promotion in conjunction with staff and learners.

To be able to competently administer intravenous medications.