Neonatal Clinical Educator

Working closely with neonatal, paediatric, maternity and multidisciplinary teams, you will:

Develop and deliver education plans, competency based training programmes and support activities relating to clinical nurse education, training and development, and multi professional team development.

Support nursing career development

Collect, evaluate and analyse data, and make judgements on the clinical implications of the evidence, applying this to development programmes.

Develop and present relevant reports and presentations on essential and role specific training performance and training needs analysis for forward planning

Work cross site and across the perinatal and paediatric services

Support the regional provision of nurse education within the neonatal network.

Participate in Trust wide neonatal life support training and updates

Lead education and

training for neonatal nurses, student nurses, midwives and

multidisciplinary colleagues, including induction, preceptorship, emergency

skills training and ongoing professional development.

Support and develop staff in clinical

practice, acting as a mentor, coach and expert role model to ensure high

standards of evidence-based neonatal care.

Drive quality improvement and patient

safety, helping implement learning from incidents, governance initiatives

and national neonatal standards.

Work clinically alongside staff,

supporting newly qualified nurses, return-to-practice staff and colleagues

requiring additional development.

Promote excellence in neonatal care by

developing policies, guidelines and care pathways based on current evidence and

best practice.

Lead workforce development strategies,

identifying training needs and ensuring staff have the skills and knowledge

required to deliver safe, high-quality care.

Collaborate across neonatal, paediatric,

maternity and obstetric services to improve patient outcomes and ensure

consistent standards of care across the Trust.

Support service development, audit,

research and innovation, helping to shape and enhance neonatal services for

the future.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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Experience

Desirable: - Experience of MDT working linking with outside agencys; - Active participant and strong interest in Evidence Based Practice Group

Qualifications

Special Skills & Knowledge

Desirable: - Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willing to share their experiences with others; - Takes ownership of problems

Special Requirements

Essential: - Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post

Statutory Registration

Essential: - Registered Nurse (adult or Child) on part 1 of the NMC register; - Valid UK NMC PIN