The patient journey is central to the values held at Royal Papworth Hospital. The link between education and delivering the highest standards of care and best patient outcomes is indisputable. As the post holder, you will be a crucial member of the education and development team, responsible for leading and driving innovative and effective educational programs for healthcare professionals. You will be working closely with other multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders and key decision makers to ensure that these programs are of the highest standard, up-to-date and tailored to the needs of our staff.Royal Papworth has dedicated investment into the delivery of high-quality education and training and identifies this within one of its core strategic objectives -- Share & Educate. The Clinical Education team is at the heart of this and comprises a growing, innovative and highly motivated set of multi-professionals, recognised as individuals and a collaborative team at both local and national levels.

You will be contributing and leading on Educational strategies and programs for healthcare professionals within the NHS, lead and manage a team of educators to deliver high-quality training and educational programs, collaborate with key stakeholders and senior decision makers to identify and understand the educational needs of the Trust and its staff, and stay up-to-date with advancements in healthcare education and incorporate new techniques, technologies, and methodologies to enhance quality of learning

Main duties of the job

This role sits within the Nursing Corporate team and will provide senior leadership and management in delivering the Clinical Education portfolio. The post holder will support and deputise for the Assistant Director of Clinical Education in developing and delivering the Trusts learning and education strategy. They will be responsible for leading the operational delivery of the Trusts clinical (non-medical) education and practice development service and work collaboratively with professionals across the organisation, campus partners, external institutions and NHSE/ICS colleagues to identify and respond to the organisational clinical training and development needs.

Key duties include the operational delivery of Clinical Education with supportive strategic oversight of the Trusts Share & Educate strategic objects. To line manage a dedicated team of multiprofessional educators and assure operational delivery of comprehensive training and development service to the Trust's clinical non-medical workforce and non-medical students.

The role requires close working with our Workforce and Operational Development function to support delivery of shared agendas and interdependent services. This is largely a non-clinical role but requires a strong understanding and experience in a clinical professional role. The ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team in a professional manner and to work on own initiative to a high standard are key requirements.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Demonstrable masters level education or equivalent appropriate qualification in health/education/leadership related studies
• Specialist training/experience in education and/or management and leadership eg PGCE or demonstrable clear and substantial knowledge/experience in role related specialist area

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in an acute healthcare environment.
• Experience in staff training and development at organisational level
• Evidence of high-quality leadership and management of staff group and/or service
• Evidence of lead roles in department/service/organisational projects
• Ability and adaptability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Able to manage own portfolio of work and flexibility to cope with new and changing demands
• Ability to suggest changes to own and others practice and contribute to service improvements.
• Evidence of role modelling own duties to the highest standard

Desirable

• Experience in clinical and classroom teaching and educational program delivery.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heart and Lung Research Institute

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

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