Clinical Educator (XR06)

Areyou looking for a rewarding opportunity that makes the most of your clinicalexperience and professional leadership. Do you want to inspire the nextgeneration of the Nursing workforce? Then the Legacy Mentor may be the jobfor you!

Anexciting opportunity has arisen in the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI)Emergency Department for a Band 6 legacy Mentor.

Wecan all reflect on the importance of mentors and role models in our owncareers. This is an opportunity to have that kind of influence on theincoming generation as they set out on a career in health and care. LegacyMentors need to be confident in building relationships and collaborating withothers.

Weare looking for a caring and compassionate leader that can encourage, teach,and support our junior workforce to become competent and confident members ofthe LGI Emergency Department Team.

Thesuccessful candidate will hold competencies in all emergency medicineclinical skills and will possess the ability to impart this knowledge on thewider team.

Expected ShortlistingDate

21/07/2025

Planned InterviewDate

29/07/2025

Main duties of the job MainDuties of the job

To help facilitate a positive working environment for people in their earlycareer and provide support where possible through coaching and mentoring.

Provide clinical expertise on a range of projects, supporting best practiceand enhancing the learning environment for all.

Raise the profile of the role of legacy mentors and share good practice withothers, provide support to managers and raise the profile of theorganization.

The post holder will lead by example and be able to work flexibly to mentorand coach colleagues.

Foster an empathic approach when supporting staff who may be experiencinganxiety and/or lack of support, especially when this is affecting workingrelationships.

Install an enthusiasm and commitment to staff support.

Support the Trust in promoting a transparent and open environment to safelyreport issues of concern in clinical practice.

Ifyou wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact: Lucy May-Tregale Lead Clinical Educator on (64371)

About us Overviewof your Organisation: Our values arepart of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as astrength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staffand set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

Additionallythe following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

Commitment to maintain highstandards of care in accordance with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust(LTHT) guidelines and policies.

Commitment to own development andthe development of junior staff.

Commitment to the development ofnursing within the clinical setting.

Commitment to working in amulti-disciplinary team.

Commitment to support, uphold anddemonstrate the core values and behaviours of LTHT.

Commitment to lifelong learning, tomaintain personal development within the role.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities TheJobholder will play an essential role supporting Nursing and Midwifery(including ODP) education by facilitating education, training and practicedevelopment within Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Thejob holder will facilitate the development of clinical staff both registeredand unregistered.

Thejob holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and otherpractice learning environments and implement interventions for improvement.The job holder will support mentors/assessors and clinical professionaldevelopment for preceptorship.

Thejob holder will support the development of clinical practice mentors and keytrainers, providing supervision through on-site support and continuousprofessional development activities.

Thejob holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and wholeservice working. As a role model theywill promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality,effective and efficient care.To support, educate and develop registered andunregistered staff in their clinical role and competencies in order todeliver high quality evidence based care for service users.

Thepost holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation ofeducation and training of registered and unregistered nursing staff. Theywill work in collaboration with the senior management team to maintain andproject the vision and objectives of the service and ensure that they areembedded in practice.

Theywill identify and celebrate good practice and share with local and Trustteams.The post holder will lead by example, will be responsible fordisseminating good practice and actively challenging assumptions, practiceand performance where appropriate.

PRINCIPALDUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Leadership

Supportin providing leadership to the clinical team.

Supportand inspire staff to provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care topatients.

Supportin the delivery of an effective, safe, quality service within budgetaryenvelope.

Anticipateproblems and take preventative or mitigating actions or have contingencyplans available.

Ableto make comparison of a range of factors to enable analysis of a number ofoptions.

Supportand participate in local and trust-wide recruitment events.

Providesupport to the clinical teams to develop new ways of working.

Provideeffective leadership in the development of staff at all levels.

Motivatestaff in the delivery of quality patient care.

Contributeto the recruitment and selection process.

Contributeto Nursing and Midwifery objectives and service improvement.

Motivatestaff in the delivery of quality patient care.

Clinical

Workin Partnership with Matron, Team Leaders, Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses in thedevelopment of department/ward practice, reflecting LTHT strategic educationand workforce delivery plans.

Contributeto the training needs analysis for individuals and clinical need.

Responsiblefor the direct delivery of clinical education (this will include the teachingand demonstration of a range of clinical skills and medical devices.

Providehigh quality care as an expert practitioner and act as a role model andresource for advice, support and guidance.

Delivercomplex information to patients and staff.

Actin accordance with the relevant professional code i.e. NMC or HCPC

Fulfilthe requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to maintainand revalidate registration.

Ensureand promote the maintenance of a safe, clean and secure working environment.

Assistwith maintenance of accurate training records using LTHT documentation andelectronic staff records (ESR)

Undertakeduties on wards or departments as and when required by service demands orpatient need.

Actin such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children andvulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to, the LTHTsafeguarding policies.

Raiseconcerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrongdoing by followingthe LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.

Superviseclinical staff to promote the delivery of excellent clinical standards

Providea visible clinical lead and role model to the nursing and wider team bydelivering high quality compassionate care as an expert practitioner

Ensurethat documentation standards are maintained in accordance with NMC, HCPC andLTHT guidelines, whether written or computerised.

Promoteand maintain positive working relationships between all staff, internal andexternal to the Trust, involved in the care of patients

Helpto set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality ofpatient care, including those standards defined in local and nationalguidance

QualityImprovement

Hasa responsibility to improve the quality and safety of our services. It is expected that in fulfilling aclinical leadership role you will be proactive in promoting and supportingthe Leeds Improvement Method. Contribute to quality improvement programmes asrequired

Keepup to date with and communicate service developments, advances and research.

Throughthe use of audit, local research, metrics and feedback continually seek toidentify practice that needs improvement. Implement and evaluate anyresultant improvement plan.

Activelypromote patient involvement and feedback within service improvements topromote a positive patient experience

Maintainand sustain the momentum of improvements until they are firmly embedded intothe values and culture of the clinical area

Educationand Training

Promotean effective learning environment within the workplace;

Participatein existing induction and preceptorship programmes and adapt to reflect theneeds of LTHT

Collaboratewith the Lead Nurse for Education and with Organisational Learning in theprovision of training and education;

Supportand guide mentors in the workplace ensuring continuity in assessment andaddressing inconsistencies; . click apply for full job details