Job summary A Clinical Educator position working within the Tissue Viability Team focusing on the trusts Pressure Ulcer Strategy.
Main duties of the job Main Duties of the Clinical Educator Role in the Tissue Viability Team The Clinical Educator within the Tissue Viability team focusing on the Trust's Pressure Ulcer Strategy will have the following core responsibilities: 1.
Education and Training Develop, deliver, and evaluate educational programs for clinical staff to improve knowledge and skills in pressure ulcer prevention, management, and treatment.
Provide bedside teaching, workshops, and classroom-based sessions tailored to various staff groups, including nurses, healthcare assistants, and allied health professionals.
Promote awareness of the Trust's Pressure Ulcer Strategy, ensuring all staff understand their role in achieving strategic goals.
About us We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.
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Job description Job responsibilities 1.
Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers Reducing Harm: Pressure ulcers are often preventable with appropriate care and early intervention.
A Clinical Educator ensures community and acute nurses are well-trained in prevention techniques, including skin assessments, risk assessment tools and proper positioning strategies.
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Standardisation of Best Practices Uniform Care Delivery: The educator ensures consistent application of evidence-based practices across wards and community settings by providing training, clinical updates, and competency frameworks.
Policy Implementation: Translating the Trusts Pressure Ulcer Strategy into actionable and practical workflows ensures that the strategy is effectively implemented at all levels.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional registration with NMC/HCPC/GPC (depending on the role advertised Degree level of knowledge or equivalent level of knowledge and / or experience, supplemented by specialist knowledge relevant to the role to post graduate diploma level equivalent Post registration qualification relevant to specialty or equivalent experience IT skills to produce educational resources, reports and data Qualification in learning and assessing in clinical practice and experience of delivering training and education Desirable Trained clinical supervisor Trained coach