WIN Paediatric Radiography Practice Educator
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic radiographer with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to drive forward paediatric radiography education and imaging across the Wessex Imaging Network.
You will be responsible for identifying learning needs, planning and delivering training, mentoring and assessing achievement of competencies in paediatric radiography working across the radiology services within the Wessex Imaging Network. This will aid the development and delivery of high quality services across the region.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will
Devise and implement a strategy that provides quality paediatric radiography training for radiographers and other Health Care professionals within WIN which underpins evidence-based practice.
To assist the development of paediatric radiography services within the network, coaching, mentoring, and promoting evidence based paediatric radiography
Continue to work in clinical practice to maintain clinical competence
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR
Applicants must be able to evidence
Strong paediatric imaging knowledgeExtensive post qualification experience in radiography
Evidence of previous teaching experience including devising teaching materials and delivering training through a variety of methods
The post holder will need to be happy to travel as they will be working at sites across this imaging network to support paediatric radiography.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria- Professional requirements e.g. Registered Nurse or Registered Professional or Non-registered support worker etc.
- Highly developed specialist professional knowledge acquired through master's level education or equivalent experience
- Mentoring/coaching/education qualification to postgraduate diploma level or equivalent evidence of supporting learners in practice.
- Leadership qualification or significant equivalent experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Significant experience within relevant field
- Experience of educating others in a formal or informal setting
- Broad awareness of trust initiatives/pressures
- Further education at a master's degree level in relevant practice area
- Previous Band 7 experience
- Further evidence of speciality competence
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
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