The role emphasises supporting staff transitions from students to qualified practitioners and includes collaboration with Emergency Assessment Units and Emergency Departments. Candidates must meet specific eligibility criteria due to immigration policy changes, and the position offers benefits such as a competitive NHS pension, a holiday scheme, and flexible working options. The Trust is dedicated to safeguarding and requires successful candidates to undergo a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Band 7 Clinical Skills Lead *Secondment Cover* 37.5 hour post ( Multi-site working)
How would you like to shape the future of nursing across North Cumbria? This post will give you that opportunity. Emergency Care Collaborative and Speciality Medicine Collaborative at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust have been recruiting nursing staff from across the globe to join our teams here in Carlisle and Whitehaven, we have also been recruiting local people into roles where the opportunity to develop is amazing. This Clinical Skills role was created in order to provide support to our newly Qualified Nurses, our International Recruits, our Healthcare Assistants who are working towards Nursing Associate roles or even Registered Nurse.
The Clinical Skills Lead will provide education, training, support and development to staff in line with the agreed training and education priorities set at Care Group and ward/dept. level and in response to identified needs of team/individual.
The Clinical Skills Lead will be key in the development of a sustainable workforce and will lead the design, delivery and evaluation of learning resources and training programmes/events for the back of house areas within the care group. The role will have a particular emphasis on the development and promotion of clinical skills training, preceptorship and apprenticeships and practice development to ensure staff are able to deliver outstanding care to patients and maintain safe working practices. The clinical skills lead will have close links with the similar roles within EAU and ED teams.
The Clinical Skills Lead will design and develop programmes to support newly qualified/new into post professionals transition from student to qualified practitioner and establish support for those completing Care Certificate, staff who are advancing into Band 4 roles and subsequently then into RN posts.
About us
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
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