Band 6 Clinical Nurse Educator

Are you interested/passionate about education, teaching and development of staff? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the professional lead nursing team in the BCHC Children and Families Division. You will be responsible for organising, delivering and evaluating specialist training to a range of staff across the 0-19 clinical group and Birmingham Forward Steps (BFS) partnership. Ensure that staff are competent to meet the skills required for delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, mandatory training, and role-specific training needs to meet the service delivery model for children and families. Maintain accurate training data. Utilise competency frameworks to evaluate and provide feedback on skills and knowledge development. Liaise and communicate with staff to encourage uptake of training and sign-off of competencies. Organise and deliver specialist training, including theoretical training and practical demonstrations. Develop and review guidance, newsletters, and training packages for Health staff. Advise and support 0-19 staff in developing and regularly reviewing policies and procedures. Contribute to practice-related improvement plans to enable learners to achieve the required standard of proficiency. Work within the NMC code of professional conduct: standards for conduct, performance, and ethics, exercising professional accountability at all times. Report back to the Deputy Professional Lead any identified concerns. Manage own time and prioritise own workload. Assist the Professional Lead and Deputy in the review of clinical policies or standard operating procedures relevant to this clinical educator role. Undertake audits of policies and procedures in service settings, which support the safe care of children. Liaise and work closely with the Specialist Development Practice Leads relevant to the service. Participate in the Trust's clinical effectiveness and audit programmes and take part in research as appropriate. Keep updated with current trends and advances within the 0-19 services. Undertake individual training appropriate to the grade and as identified at appraisal. The post holder must be proficient with Microsoft Office. Undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager. Applicants should be committed to team working and possess excellent interpersonal skills. Successful applicants will be working as part of a team who will support the education and learning development of staff and students. Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much as possible. We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage/civil partnerships. Promoting Workforce Equality: In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification. The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action. Flexible Working: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working. In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask! Benefits of working for us: + Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements + Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area. + Discounts for local and national retailers + Dedicated well-being services for all employees + Flexible working where possible.

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