Pan Thames Paediatric LTV - Skills Implementation Lead

Pan Thames Paediatric LTV - Skills Implementation Lead

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an experienced Nurse or Allied Health Professional (ANP) Educator (secondment welcomed) with experience in delivering training in paediatric long term ventilation to join our Pan Thames Paediatric Long Term Ventilation (LTV) programme.

The post-holder will support provision of a training delivery programme for health professionals caring for children and young people (CYP) requiring Long Term Ventilation (LTV), mostly across the North Thames Paediatric Network (NTPN). The aim is to increase the competence of healthcare professionals across the Trusts managing CYP with LTV care via e-learning and face-to-face training. Effective delivery of LTV training will enable children to be cared for closer to home and improve patient and family experience.

Main duties of the job

Deliver paediatric LTV training to increase the competence of healthcare professionals across the network Trusts managing CYP with LTV care via e-learning and face-to-face training.

The post-holder will work in close collaboration with the current LTV Skills Implementation leads for North Thames and South Thames and the Pan Thames Deputy Educator.

The post holder will assist the senior Project Manager in the programme's clinical governance processes and in the development of online educational resources.

They should utilise stakeholder engagement to inform strategic discussions about the future-proofing of the paediatric workforce and succession planning and engage in relevant discussions with Health Education England (HEE), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and AHP organisations, and when required with children and families.

About us

The Pan Thames paediatric LTV programme aims to transform service delivery of paediatric LTV to reduce the time babies, children and young people on LTV spend in hospital and maximise high-quality care and time at home.

The programme covers the North Thames Paediatric Network (North London and bordering East of England Trusts) and the South Thames Paediatric Network (South London, Kent and Medway, Surrey Heartlands, Sussex).

The post holder will be asked to be in our offices based in Waterloo (St Thomas' hospital) and in Russell Square (Great Ormond Street hospital) at least once a month when not delivering training on site.

Job responsibilities

Education/Staff Development

• Identify training and development needs of multidisciplinary clinical teams across the network in accordance with local and national policies to develop confidence and competence of staff caring for CYP on LTV, and improve patient safety.
• Develop resources to support the education and training for clinicians across the network.
• Provide motivation, mentoring, and coaching to a broad range of health professionals to increase confidence and competence.
• Create a climate of research awareness to encourage evidence-based practice.
• Support the team in the provision of regular online or face-to-face local and relevant teaching and training sessions to support the clinical work streams.
• Take an active role within the network working groups to develop standards, guidelines, and related training.
• Act as an advocate for patients within the network by ensuring that education and training in centres are high quality and deliver safe care meeting standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
• Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of individuals.
• Assist in maintaining a Risk log and disseminating learning from risks/incidents across the Pan Thames region.
• Assist in maintaining and developing the Education content for the Pan Thames Website for both professionals and parents/carers.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Educated to degree level, and hold active professional registration (e.g. NMC, HCPC) as allied health professional or practitioner psychologist.
• Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education or equivalent experience.
• Experience of caring for children and young people requiring Long Term Ventilation.
• Significant post-registration experience within the speciality.
• Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating educational resources/training sessions/programmes and working with other educators.
• Experience of involvement in educational initiatives.
• Experience of working within multi-professional teams and across sites.
• Experience of mentoring and coaching/supervising/assessing clinicians in practice.

Skills/Knowledge / Ability

• Clinical knowledge of LTV/tracheostomy care with a robust understanding of the complexities of LTV/tracheostomy care.
• Understanding of the principles of teaching and learning and their application within the practice setting.
• Understanding and knowledge of curriculum design and development.
• Knowledge of a variety of teaching methods delivered remotely or in person.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to analyse, evaluate and report educational and training outcomes.
• Ability to travel across North London and to the neighbouring Trusts in the East of England.
• Knowledge of local, regional and national policies pertaining to practice experience and education.

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

£54,320 to £60,981 a year p.a. inclusive of HCA (pro rata)