Clinical Skill Nursing Associate - NHS
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Job overview
Clinical Skills Nursing Associate will actively participate in provision of educational activities undertaken within the Clinical Skills Centre and in clinical areas.
To assist in all require aspects of the daily running of the Clinical Skills Centre including assisting with training as part of Clinical Education and Development Team.
Communication with members of the multidisciplinary teams is essential in ensuring seamless and excellent provision of training. The post-holder will be a highly organised individual with attention to detail to ensure minimal disruption of course delivery.
The role is flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the health and social care systems. Supervision and teaching of junior staff will be part of the role.
Main duties of the job
Primarily be based in the Clinical Skills Team but will be expected to work flexibly across the service to provide support and training to support staff, particularly those new to role.
Have clinical credibility to act as a role model for clinical support staff in order to promote safe and quality care.
Must adhere to WUTH policies and procedures at all times.
Must conduct self as required by the national code of conduct for healthcare support workers and work within the scope of own practice.
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for the Clinical Skill Nursing Associate for further information regarding the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree or Equivalent Qualification
- 5 GCSE’s including English & Mathematics or equivalent
- ECDL (or equivalent) or working towards
- Technical simulation qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria- 2 years clinical experience
- Competent user of Word, Access, Outlook and Excel and Database Management Systems (e.g. Oracle)
- Experience of teaching and training in the workplace
- Evidence of problem-solving ability
- Able to prioritise
- Recent evidence of development within a health care setting (ideally clinical skills but not essential)
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria- Excellent communicator verbal & written
- Enjoy working in a learning environment
- Organise the day to day equipment requirements to ensure the smooth running of sessions within the clinical skills lab
- Comfortable working on their own when required and as part of a team
- A flexible attitude and the ability to cope in an environment where every day has a different routine and there is a lot of change
- Must be aware of the importance of confidentiality
- Willing to undertake further training as necessary
- Ability to demonstrate all of these skills in a previous working environment/ role
Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria
Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:
UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures.All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.