Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Educator (Internal Secondment / External Fixed Term Contract)
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.
The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).
Job overview
We are pleased to announce a fantastic secondment opportunity for an experienced clinician to join EMAS' Education Team at our EMAS Clifton Education Centre, Clifton Campus, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham for 30 hours per week for 12 months.
The role of Clinical Educator is an important role within EMAS Education and contributes to the delivery of taught programmes, as well as supporting divisional practice development and annual educational updates.
This is a particularly exciting time in education and EMAS have a range of students/learners accessing the Paramedic Apprenticeship and First Response Emergency Care (FREC) pathway (Technician) . We are also providing learning & development related to the clinical induction programme for which we are currently reviewing the curriculum. You will need to be confident to teach and assess across the range of educational provision. The successful applicant will be supported by a designated Senior Clinical Educator.
It is extremely important that as a Clinical Educator, you work closely with the operational divisions, and you will be required to support divisions with educational development and practice development as part of this role. You must therefore be able to practice clinically and provide an operational response in accordance with your clinical registration.
Main duties of the job
To take responsibility as part of the Organisational Learning and Education Team for providing professional education, training and learning opportunities within the Ambulance Education Centre and in divisions. To work in collaboration with managerial colleagues to provide assessment and mentoring opportunities that will contribute to the improvement in the quality of patient care and clinical outcomes. To supply specialist educational support and guidance to Operational Managers and their team members in order to improve the dissemination of learning within divisions and facilitate the continuing professional development of staff.
Working for our organisation
The Clinical Education Team embrace the EMAS Trust values and are committed to developing and delivering high quality clinical education which is student focused and they are dedicated to not only supporting students but anyone who joins the team in order to ensure they feel able to carry out their role in a safe and caring environment. The team work hard but there is a strong team identity and a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see above within the job overview and the main responsibilities sections. Also refer directly to the attached job description.
Person specification
application form and interview
Essential criteria
- HCPC State Registered Paramedic OR Registered Nurse OR Registered allied health professional
- Portfolio of CPD evidence showing commitment to personal development
- Relevant degree in health care related subject or evidence of working at that level
- 5 years operational experience
Desirable criteria
- L4 teaching qualification L3 assessing qualification
- Mentorship qualification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Botham
- Job title
- Senior Clinical Educator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07932735456
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