The Clinical Skills Trainer will work within the Clinical Education Team to develop clinical skills throughout the organisation, delivering education and assessing competence where necessary. The post holder will contribute to the development of a skilled workforce and facilitate a range of education, training and learning opportunities. This includes support in the delivery of classroom-based training, remote teaching, practical sessions, and blended learning.

The role will facilitate the development of staff and improve skills and competencies to develop the individual, team, and organisational performance in line with Trust objectives. The post holder will contribute to medical device education and training and support the development of skills and competence in the use of devices within the organisation.

Main duties of the job

• To actively participate in the development of clinical staff.
• To have a clear understanding of the requirements for clinical staff in different roles.
• To support the clinical education team in fostering a positive learning environment for all learners and participate in the promotion of clinical skills development.
• To offer clinical guidance and support to managers, learners and those supervising and assessing learners.
• To participate in the evaluation of clinical skills, as required.
• To work with the Trust IPC, Pharmacy, Tissue Viability and other teams to ensure consistent content and message for training.
• To work flexibly to facilitate learning for all clinical staff with a focus on the promotion of quality learning experiences in person, remotely and as a blended approach.
• To work with the clinical education team to support the development of clinical staff, facilitating clinical skills training as required.
• To actively participate in educational meetings and forums and help to inform future developments.
• To deliver clinical skills, including as examples, but not limited to:

Cannulation and Venepuncture Wound Care NEWS2 and Sepsis Moving and Handling

Falls Response Basic Life Support Physical Assessment Soft Skills in Assessment

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC or HCPC)
• Professional knowledge acquired through defree supplemented by specialist professional clinical knowledge to postgraduate diploma level equivalent.
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable post registration experienc
• Significant experience of supervising, assessing, and supporting learners in practice
• Experience in providing constructive feedback and supporting development of action plans
• Active involvement in clinical supervision

knowledge

Essential

• High level clinical skills and evidence-based knowledge
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the principles of facilitating and assessing learners
• High level interpersonal skills
• Well refined verbal, written and electronic communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Understanding of professional body requirements to support learners

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Mount Mckinley

Anchorage Avenue

Shrewsbury

SY2 6FG

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