About this role
Job summary
The candidate will be joining a well-established Clinical Education team within Emergency Medicine working with 2 Adult Nurse CEF's, 1 CEF for Children's Emergency Department, 1 CEF for Minor Injury/Illness + UTC, and a Clinical Education HCSW/admin. We support the bustling group of Emergency Medicine Nursing + AHP staff, covering Adult Emergency Department, Children's Emergency Department, Minor Injury + Illness Unit and Urgent Treatment Centres, Acute Medical Short Stay, Acute Frailty Unit and Medical Assessment Unit.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
The EM Clinical Education Facilitator's are responsible for supporting the delivery, coordination, and evaluation of clinical education programs within our Emergency Medicine Group settings. The role focuses on enhancing the clinical competence of healthcare professionals--including doctors, nurses, paramedics, and allied health staff--by facilitating training, simulation, supervision and assessment, leading to achieving professional development aligned with evidence-based emergency medicine practices.
The facilitator collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement educational initiatives that improve patient safety, clinical performance, and adherence to emergency care protocols.
The position requires strong clinical knowledge of emergency medicine care, excellent communication and facilitation skills, and the ability to engage diverse learners in a fast-paced healthcare setting while promoting continuous professional development and quality improvement. Sound IT skills are expected to keep record keeping of such training in ways easy to review and analyse.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description Job responsibilities
To be a visible presence in the clinical areas working clinically alongside, supervising learners to enable them to achieve their learning objectives. The successful candidate will work within our team to take responsibility for specific tasks such as delivering training to our wider emergency medicine team on a new device, whilst monitoring progress through excellent record keeping. Responsibilities include coordinating teaching sessions, supporting simulation-based training, mentoring learners, and assisting in the assessment of clinical competencies. Guide senior staff and practice assessors and supervisors to ensure students and other learners receive a robust induction and orientation to the placement areas. Working closely with new starters in emergency medicine, specifically newly qualified professionals both in a classroom and clinical supervision setting to support their induction and settling in period within their new role. This involves the planning and teaching on local induction. Being kept up to date with own clinical knowledge and skills, to an expert level, able to cascade knowledge and skills to the required roles. Monitoring, interpreting and actioning figures of mandatory and essential training, communicating with the wider teams to ensure engagement and performance achieved Communicating to team leaders any barriers to own or wider team performance, with active initiative for resolving barriers To signpost staff to the appropriate information, advice and guidance relating to the learning opportunities provided within the trust. Communicate effectively with colleagues, patients and relatives. Participate in clinical audit and reviews of patient care, as required. Working 1 clinical shift a week/1 week a month-varying clinical presence across the emergency medicine clinical areas. This shift may be flexible to meet service demand/needs. The role will require flexible working to cover the needs of the service. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oRegistered Nurse registered with the NMC oUndertaken Practice Assessor training oDegree in relevant field oTriage Qualification e.g. MTS or ED Acuity oLevel 3 Resuscitation (ILS or equivalent)
Desirable
oProfessional Nurse Advocate or committed to work towards oPost-graduate Certificate in Education or equivalent; or committed to work towards oAcademic study within Emergency/Acute Medicine field oLevel 4 Resuscitation (ALS or equivalent)
Experience Essential
oSignificant post-registration experience within an Emergency Medicine setting, including experience at Band 5 or Band 6 level. oRecent experience of working with students, learners or newly qualified staff in practice oExperience delivering teaching, training or presentations oCurrent clinical credibility at senior level oEvidence of ability to manage sensitive and complex information and situations
Desirable
oInvolvement in quality improvement, research or audit activities oContribution with classroom/simulation based education oCascade trainer in one or more topics oExperience in audit and record keeping oEvidence of ability to function with a high degree of personal accountability and autonomy. oEvidence of ability to manage change and challenge barriers to change
Knowledge Essential
oEvidence of Continuous Professional Development oKnowledge of pre-registration Health Science programmes and professional bodies (NMC and HCPC) standards relating to education
Desirable
oKnowledge of coaching models oTheory of curriculum planning oA good understanding of current oissues relating to the NHS. oUse of action learning and other methods of facilitating staff development
Skills Essential
oConfident and calm attitude with an ability to work under pressure oGood organisational & team building skills oDemonstrates effective leadership qualities oAbility to teach, assess and supervise others oWilling to work in all clinical areas to support learners and clinical staff oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills oWilling to work flexibly to cover the needs of the service. This may include evenings and weekends.
Desirable
oAdvanced Microsoft Office Skill (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) oAbility to work autonomously setting own targets and measuring performance against these targets oAbility to use a variety of presentations skills to engage with individuals with a multitude of learning styles
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours Essential
oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below) oApplicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)