Practice Educator - Clinical Skills and Widening Participation

Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.

Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations. Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalizing your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Responsibilities
You will be responsible for planning and delivery of clinical skills to trust staff and undergraduate medical students.
You will contribute to the development of policies, guidance and competencies relating to clinical skills training.
You will undertake clinical and educational practice, working alongside staff providing supervision, teaching and assessment of competence.
You will contribute to the widening participation agenda, working with partner organisations to promote careers within the NHS.

Experience
You should have relevant experience working in a clinical setting and have a passion for education.
You need to have excellent clinical skills including:

• Cannulation and venesection
• ECG
• Catheterisation
• Wound swabbing
• IV drug administration
• Suturing
  You will need to have good communication skills.
  You will need to be able to travel independently to locations across Southampton to support career events.
  You will need to be able to work flexibly to cover career events that occur in the late afternoon/early evening and to support large scale practical exams for medical students.

Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria:

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Skills and competencies
Essential criteria:

• Communication
• Presentation skills
• General IT skills
• Report writing

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential criteria:

• Registered Professional (NMC, HCPC etc) OR relevant experience in a clinical or educational setting
• Degree qualification or relevant equivalent experience
• Currently working primarily in a clinical or educational setting
• Evidence of ongoing development and education
• Experience within a related specialty
• Some experience of educating and developing staff in a workplace setting
• Experience of undertaking audit or service improvement
• Willingness to undertake level 5 teaching qualification to progress to Band 6
  Desirable criteria:
• Evidence of practice development and management of change
• Competent in relevant expanded practices
• Has experience working within a busy general ward or educational setting
• Research awareness/experience
• Stress management or counselling course.