Specialty Clinical Educator

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

In recent years Health Education England, NHS England and NHS Improvement published a paper on "Securing the Future Workforce for Emergency Departments in England". The main proposal of this paper was to introduce Clinical Educators into the ED workforce. On the back of this publication, between 2022 and 2025, Barts Health ran a pilot project to assess the applicability of the Clinical Educator role across the wider workforce in all the specialities.

Evaluation of this pilot project has demonstrated that the implementation of a Clinical Educator strategy has improved support for multiprofessional teams, enhanced training and improved productivity across the Trust.

Using the results of the GMC survey, feedback from learners and productivity from existing Clinical Educators, we are seeking to appoint additional Clinical Educators across the Trust. This is for 0.5-2PAs on a fixed 1year term, although the role may be extended dependent on evaluation of efficacy and availability of funding.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing visible clinical training and support to Resident Doctors, Trust and Specialty Doctors, PAs, and ACPs, ensuring that training and development is inclusive for the entire multiprofessional team.

The substantive post holder will be expected to promote reflective practice, provide feedback and facilitate workplace-based assessments against the curricula of Royal Colleges. 90% of the role will be shop floor based.

The post holder will work closely with the medical education staff at the Education Academy, local Specialty Tutor, DME and the Faculty Lead for Clinical Educators.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

Person specification

SKILLS/ABILITIES/KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Facilitation, interpersonal & negotiation skills to promote medical education and challenge practice within Barts Health
• Skills in promoting and developing multi-professional education and collaborating with all stakeholders
• Ability to act as an effective champion for education and training and of continuing professional development
• Evidence of delivering well evaluated teaching sessions/tutorials

Experience

Essential criteria

• Consultant level experience
• Understanding of the Specialty curriculum
• Prior demonstration of high-quality clinical supervision/ training

Desirable criteria

• Experience on ARCP panels
• Royal College examiner

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Appropriate Postgraduate qualification with CCT /CESR
• Up to date Educational Supervision course/Appraisal

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential criteria

• Enthusiasm for training and development
• Commitment to own and others' CPD
• Excellent communication skills
• Clear understanding of equal opportunities, especially in the context of medical education
• Ability to empower and inspire others

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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