Neuro Critical Care Clinical Educator

The Neuro critical Care Unit has one current vacancy for a Clinical Educator and is seeking a high performing Nurse to join our dynamic, innovative and rapidly expanding team. Our until has 20 Neuro Critical Care beds, providing top quality, modern facilitators for the management of cardiac and thoracic surgery. You will be supporting the Band 7 Clinical Educator, Senior Sisters and Matron to empower the team to maintain the delivery of patient focused, compassionate care providing advice and training solutions which meet organisational , professional, and individual developing needs.Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for the continued development of evidence based critical care nursing practice within NCCU. They will use their expertise to provide support and act as a resource for senior and junior staff and members of the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating a commitment to Critical Care Nursing and unit philosophy through a framework of Clinical Governance. In addition, you will be expected to take on the role and responsibilities of a Sister / Charge Nurse and will regularly co-ordinate the unit. For this key role you will need to:

• be an exceptional role model
• be a credible clinical expert
• have an excellent coaching and mentoring skills
• be able to manage own workload
• be innovative and embrace the challenges of change
Your role will involve the facilitation of training , education and ongoing professional and practice development, enabling staff to develop the clinical skills and competencies required delivering a high quality service, responsive to changing need.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.