Practice Educator (NMAHP Inclusion) inStoke on Trent inStoke on Trent PUBLISHED
THU 17 OCT 2024
Responsibilities also include facilitating communication across teams, addressing incidents and complaints, developing educational programs, and supporting the Trust's diversity initiatives. The postholder is expected to champion best practices in clinical governance and resource management, engage in recruitment processes to reduce bias, and provide mentorship to new staff and learners. Ideal candidates should demonstrate strong planning and organisational skills, along with a commitment to professional conduct and accountability in healthcare. The Trust encourages applications from diverse backgrounds, including those from the global majority, differently-abled individuals, and the LGBTQ+ community.
At UHNM , our vision is that all staff and service users receive equitable care an support, regardless of their personal characteristics. We are dedicated to improve the experience of the people who work or vist our hospitals and departments.
This role will initially focus on identifying high impact clinical areas for immediate improvement, as well as inputting into the long term strategy for culture and inclusion in the following areas (although not an exclusive list)
Deprivation
Mental Health
Physical Disability and Long Term Conditions
Neurodiversity
Learning disability and learning needs
Race, relision and culture
Sexuality and gender identity
Pregnancy
Age
Thereafter the role will be to work with service users and staff to promote an enabling environment for all, ensuring equity in opportunity and access.
The postholder will be responsible for the management and chairing of the Quality Impact Assement panels, representing and progressing QIAs to ensure equity and equalty. You will be a key resource and advisory both for the Trust and a representative of the interests of the NMAHP workforce to the regional forums.
As a responsive and inclusive employer, we would particularly welcome applications from our global majority, those who are differently abled and from the LGBTQ+ community.
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Key Areas/Tasks Communication & Relationships Skills
Facilitate open communication, to allow expression of ideas and issues within the workforce and patient groups
There is a requirement to exchange verbal and written information with patients, staff and carers requiring tact and diplomacy. The post holder needs to ensure that all barriers to understanding are overcome by using differing strategies to meet individual need.
To work alongside recruitment to review hiring manager education, with a focus on self management of conscious and unconscious bias
Attend and be an active member of Directorate/ Divisional meetings and working groups.
To work with multiple agencies within the Trust to ensure the identification of key areas of focus and improvement, which may include governance, quality and safety, security, clinical and corporate teams
To work to ensure the patient voice is at the heart of all Trust decisions, working alongside the Corporate Patient Safety Expert for Lived Experience
Hold regular meetings with senior teams as a means to provide an opportunity to escalate specific concerns and report actions
The post holder will demonstrate the skills for assessing and interpreting data.
Investigate and respond to incidents, complaints and other significant events, participating in the preparation and governance of action plans where appropriate
The postholder will have demonstrable planning & organisational skills
The post holder will prioritise, plan workload and organise own time
Contribute to the principles of clinical governance ensuring that quality standards are set and monitored. Ensure that clinical risk management and clinical audit are an integral part of the ward function.
Required to co-ordinate activities with other professional agencies.
Ensure that staff within the clinical areas have access to and are aware of most recent national and local policies which impact and affect care delivery.
The post holder will be required to have the dexterity and accuracy required for data collection and use of equipment
The post holder will be required to have standard or enhanced keyboard skills, use of presentation, projection/multimedia equipment and e-learning resources.
To act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors or HCPC
To be accountable for own clinical practice and professional actions at all times.
Develop programmes of education, development and training in conjunction with the Senior Nurse for Workforce Development and Education
Work within Trust policies, challenging processes where appropriate
Interpret and implement national policies and procedures relating to culture and inclusion
Develops new policies and standard operating procedures relevant to their sphere of working and share practice across the Trust Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources
Demonstrate effective management and efficient use of available resources.
As part of the Trusts recruitment and retention strategies be involved in the undertaking of exit interviews for staff who leave the Trust.
Provide leadership to the clinical teams, identifying and implementing innovation in clinical practice
Participate in the recruitment and selection processes with hiring managers to effect the reduction of unconscious and conscious bias
Contribute to the formal induction of all new staff.
Participate in the preceptorship of newly appointed staff and the education of learners and clinical support workers
Provide appropriate education, training and development opportunities to enhance staff performance
Ensure clinical supervision is available on the ward / department Responsibility for Information Resources
Updates patient records Responsibility for Research and Development
Participate as an individual in surveys.
May participate in clinical research, audit and trials
Accountable for own professional actions: not directly supervised.
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