Clinical Educator

Secondment opportunity for 12 months Practice Development and Education are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and creative individual to join our team of Clinical Educators. In Practice Development and Education (PD&​E) we celebrate diversity and welcome applications from individuals who represent the full spectrum of our community.

The PD&​E team support education and training across NNUH, including pre-registration students and apprentices, preceptorship, healthcare support workers, clinical skills, quality and risk, international recruitment and return to practice professionals.

We currently have a secondment opportunity for a Clinical Educator to work within the Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) workstream in PD&​E. This would be to teach on the HCSW induction course, and support HCSW colleagues in practice in developing their skills.

Interviews to be held: Monday 21 and Thursday 24 September. Please seek your manager's approval in advance of applying for this secondment opportunity. The Clinical Educator will work under the direction of the Practice Development Nurse/HCSW Lead in teaching and supporting HCSWs in the workplace.

The post holder will be expected to support across all workstreams within Practice Development and Education. This will also involve working clinically with a range of learners as well as HCSWs such as those undertaking inductions on the nurse bank, return to practice, pre and post registration programmes and Trainee Nursing Associates.

They will enhance the quality of the practice learning environment by providing support, educational input and development for Trust colleagues/educators and through acting as a role model in clinical practice with learners.

The post holder will be expected to use their initiative, analytical skills and judgement.

The post-holder will work autonomously to identified objectives.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&​N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park &​ Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Dennis Job title: Practice Development Nurse, HCSW Lead Email address: lisa.dennis@nnuh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01603 286630