Job overview

The post holder will play an essential role in supporting the Lead Educator by facilitating education, training and practice development within Child Health establishing a high standard of education for all clinically based staff.

The post holder will work in partnership under the direction of the Lead Educator and will be responsible for implementing evidence based, patient focussed practice. They will work within the clinical area, working with staff to facilitate the development of skills in order to integrate education and practice development, thus enhancing quality care delivery from both registered and unregistered workforce.

The post holder will support the Lead Educator and facilitate audit and research.  They will function as a role model for staff within the clinical area, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross site working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

Please note: This post may become Permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment. 

Main duties of the job

This cross-site role requires the post holder to demonstrate the knowledge and skills of an experienced paediatric nurse and will:

Work across York and Scarborough Hospitals ensuring equitable education is delivered to high standards.

Deliver core clinical training, induction, and competency workshops for staff, ensuring alignment with paediatric proficiencies and organisational needs.

Maintain and develop clinical expertise to act as an expert resource to colleagues by acting as a role model guiding practice development and education delivery.

Support with the development and review of relevant policies and documents and ensure training is delivered and benchmark against national standards.

Support with audits and reviews to measure the effectiveness of educational initiatives, contributing to service improvement and innovation.

The post holder will promote a proactive innovative approach to education, learning and maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice.

Network with teams within the wider Trust and outside the Trust developing interpersonal relationships.

With support of the Lead Educator ensure the education provision to the nursing teams are met cross site ensuring an equitable provision and high standards of education and teaching.

Working for our organisation

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

·         Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

·         27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

·         A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.  If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

·         A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

·         Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

·         NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

·         An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

·         Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.