Clinical Practice Educator (Neuro Rehabilitation)

Livewell Southwest; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job description

Job summary

This post is a 15 hour per week permanent post.

Due to recent investment, the Plym neurological rehabilitation unit is seeking an experienced registered nurse with highly specialist neuro expertise to lead and manage the delivery of training and education to meet the service requirements of the unit.

The Plym neurological rehabilitation unit is a regional 2a unit offering rehabilitation to the most complex of patients within Devon and Cornwall. In recent months, the unit has moved to a brand-new environment which allows for greater opportunities for patients accessing this specialist service.

The unit has a renowned reputation regionally and nationally for its care and patient outcomes and excels in delivering on all Key performance indicators whilst providing safe and goal-oriented patient-centered care.

The unit provides intensive inpatient specialist rehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and other neurological conditions. As part of this regional responsibility, one key area that the unit offers is rehabilitation to patients with tracheostomies. Plym Neurological Rehabilitation Unit has excellent outcomes for this cohort of patients and decannulation rates have improved to a level comparable with national hyperacute units.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the planning, organisation, development, and implementation of complex educational training programmes and learning opportunities to facilitate service developments related to regional neurological rehabilitation services.

Enhance clinical competencies, promote evidence-based practice, and improve patient outcomes and experience through high-quality education and training. Utilise current experience to develop, lead, and deliver clinical, virtual, and classroom education in relation to the care of patients with neurological diagnoses. Act as a clinical and professional role model to maintain and develop exceptional standards of clinical care.

Working alongside other specialties and professional groups, there will be an expectation to promote and foster a culture of education and clinical development within the workforce. Act as a resource for advice and support to professional staff in other local and regional neurological rehabilitation services.

You will be responsible for the planning, organisation, development, and implementation of complex educational training programmes and learning opportunities to facilitate service developments related to regional neurological rehabilitation services. This role is key to ensuring that excellent standards of care are consistently maintained.

All staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7-day service.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we are guided by our values: kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions, and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibility for People Management

Take responsibility for own personal and professional development, maintain competence, knowledge, and skills commensurate with the role.

Support colleagues as a practice supervisor or support those completing the Preceptorship programme, including acting as a Preceptor in line with Livewell SW's Preceptorship Guidance document.

Be responsible for the continuing assessment of performance and the identification of development needs of team members by:

• Facilitating staff members to meet revalidation requirements.
• Actively participating in the collation of forecast demands for continuous professional development.
• Participating in providing instruction, learning opportunities, experience, and training to health and social care staff and students, including those from other Livewell services, other neuro services across the region, professional disciplines, and colleges. Providing advice, specific training, guidance, the ability to reflect on professional and ethical issues, and signposting where appropriate.
• Monitoring standards, ensuring staff are aware of and follow professional, national, and local standards in partnership with clinical, practice, and professional leads.
• Providing professional clinical support to the MDT team and advising on practice, identifying training needs of staff and encouraging practitioners to develop skills in critical thinking and reflective practice, excellence in practice, specialist knowledge, and research-based practice.
• Acting as a role model for all team members demonstrating and maintaining high standards of practice and professional conduct. Addressing issues of poor practice with senior line management and HR.
• Supporting with student placement and training in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Providing guidance and mentorship to junior staff or students.
• Receiving line management support and supervision.
• Assisting team leads with the recruitment process of junior staff e.g. taking part in interview panels, induction process, and engaging with preceptorship programmes.

Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources

The post holder will have no direct responsibility for finances; however, they will adhere to the relevant trust policies on financial issues.

The post holder will use Livewell Southwest resources responsibly ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to meet changing service needs.

Report accidents, incidents, or complaints following LSW procedures and policies and comply with the most recent health and safety at work Act.

Ensure all equipment and relevant clinical stock is accounted for, maintained, used effectively and efficiently with risk assessments and appropriate training completed.

Ensure new or replacement equipment is not used by self or staff until it has been commissioned in accordance with Livewell SW policy. Defective equipment is reported and made safe without delay in accordance with Livewell SW procedures.

Responsible for ensuring safe, appropriate, and cost-effective/optimised use of educational resources.

Responsibility for administration

Take a lead role in audit, research, and interdisciplinary development within the service.

Maintain an accurate diary of visits/travel across the region and submit completed travel and special duty claim forms monthly.

Report accidents, incidents, or complaints following LSW procedures and policies and comply with the most recent Health and Safety at Work Act.

Attend and contribute to relevant team/service meetings.

Access and respond to work-related emails and other information on a regular basis through Livewell Southwest intranet.

Support Patient Safety Incident Investigations, after action reviews, case reviews, and incidents, providing feedback as required to staff, patients, and relatives.

Create and maintain up-to-date records of work undertaken, action plans, spreadsheets, and any other administrative activities required for the role and provide reports on areas of achievement and activities to senior managers/forums.

Develop effective working partnerships with key stakeholders.

Lead on the implementation and management of evaluation audits to measure the impact of educational programmes and disseminate the results.

Guide and lead the staff by using blended educational techniques, exercising judgement in delivering complex practical and theoretical teaching. This will require the analysis and interpretation of a range of options.

Guide and support learners to identify opportunities for maintaining and improving standards of patient care across all aspects of the patients' journey.

Responsibility for people who use our services

Act as an effective role model by demonstrating specialist expertise in own practice and support others to identify and deliver best practice.

Undertake comprehensive risk assessments in relation to educational needs of all situations associated with the care of patients to ensure own and others' safety.

Be an autonomous practitioner, working within appropriate professional guidelines and code of conduct.

Comply with local confidentiality policies and be able to respond effectively to any concerns of abuse/safeguarding and know procedures they need to follow to escalate their concerns.

Comply with all infection control policies and guidance and attend relevant updates to support the needs of the service.

Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of individuals in your care. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for the individuals under your management and support the other staff within the team to do likewise.

Deliver the highly specialist clinical needs required for the post, through established experience/specialist postgraduate training.

Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent which must be documented and work within a legal framework with individuals who lack capacity to consent to treatment. Follow all recognised policies and procedures in relation to child protection and vulnerable adult cases.

Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments

Ensure adherence to Livewell Southwest Policies.

Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance, Risk Management and apply to work situation.

Facilitate the development of service objectives within own area, considering relevant guidelines and the needs of the Organisations and national drivers.

Identify and undertake areas for research and evaluations within neurological rehabilitation, facilitating the involvement of appropriate staff.

Monitor the emergence of new evidence and implement and evaluate research-based recommendations that are expected to improve patient care.

Adhere to organisational and departmental policies to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training, and supervision of practice.

Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and effective risk management and its application to daily service delivery.

Ensure staff meet national professional and organisational standards of conduct and practice.

Lead and promote continuous clinical service improvement within the MDT.

Work with other team leads, professional leads, practice leads, and managers in the operational planning and implementation of policy and service development to enhance the learning environment.

Other Responsibilities

Exercise good time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance.

Undertake the measurement and evaluation of own work and current practices using Evidence Based Practice projects, audit, and outcome measures, either individually or with the team managers. Make recommendations for change.

Participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal Development Plan (PDP).

Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of appropriate areas of professional practice, evidence-based practice, research and professional developments and maintain a CPD portfolio.

Work with professional and practice leads to gain a wider perspective on current professional practice issues and encourage professional development within the service by a variety of means e.g. review groups, in-service training programmes, special interest groups with the aim of sharing and expanding specialist knowledge and practice across the service.

Through negotiation with the Assistant Directorate Manager and service managers undertake any other duties or projects which require specialist input, or professional development as considered appropriate.

Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and organise own workload.

Please see attached Job description for full details.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
• Awareness of current developments in nursing and nurse education
• Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
• Good IT skills
• Experience in leading a team
• Evidence to support a programme of personal professional development
• Experience in standard setting and policy writing
• Extensive experience in Mentoring
• Facilitating team building and training workshops
• Quality monitoring and audit process
• Knowledge of developments within the NHS and relevant professions.
• Up to date knowledge of clinical practice including neurological rehabilitation
• Experience managing tracheostomies, complex respiratory conditions, IVs, Enteral feeding devices, complex rehab equipment

Desirable

• Evidence of research participation or research-related qualification
• Publication/s in relevant journal/s, posters at conferences

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Willingness to work flexibly and to work across a range of community and inpatient settings
• The post holder will need to travel and attend to service users based across Plymouth and other geographical areas.

Experience

Essential

• Up to date clinical nursing skills and relevant experience
• Experience of coordinating and managing staff and patients
• Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• Sound understanding of neuro conditions and complex management of this patient group
• Experience working with patients with tracheostomies, enteral feeding devices, and IVs
• Experience of teaching in the classroom/lecture theatre

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of applying current research to practice
• Recognised qualification in written and spoken English if this is not first language
• Teaching qualification

Desirable

• Management / leadership course

Specific skills

Essential

• Proven management and leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Prepare and deliver PowerPoint presentations as required
• Able to develop training packages using IT skills
• Able to perform light physical effort for short periods, e.g. to move educational equipment
• Able to concentrate on clinical or educational assessments, mentor reports, etc.
• Approachable with the ability to engage others
• Ability to take initiative and motivate others
• Sound teaching skills

Desirable

• Experience teaching all levels of staff within the NHS MDT.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details

Employer name

Livewell Southwest
Address

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY

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