Practice Development Educator

To develop and deliver clinical skills and vocational training programmes for multi-professional audiences in support of identified training needs to support the delivery of learning within the Emergency Department in conjunction with the Emergency Department Practice Development Nurse (PDN). To actively promote patient safety through the facilitation of training programmes, departmental teaching or coaching to ensure that learning reflects improvements to the patient experience.

To manage the process of assessment of clinical skills, ensuring that competency data is collected, maintained and reported on a quarterly basis to the divisional Matron via the Emergency Department PDN.

Main duties of the job

Education, Training and Development of Staff

1. To support the ongoing Trust programmes, including the corporate and local induction programme for both registered and unregistered staff.

2. To provide workshops for nursing staff and students to update their practice or learn new skills.

3. To provide approved training programmes using appropriate handouts and presentations and to continually review and develop training methods using the latest research.

4. To ensure own knowledge base is updated and evidence based.

5. Ensure that procedures for extending the role of the nurse and scope of professional practice are implemented and revised regularly.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.