Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Support the Organisational Learning & Clinical Education Lead to create and promote a learning culture and deliver the Clinical Education Strategy.
   2. Identify individual training needs in employees and work proactively to support them with their continued professional development.
   3. To support the Organisation Learning & Clinical Education Lead with the implementation of training and support programmes as identified through clinical governance.
   4. Facilitate specialist training relevant to employee groups roles including regular service training days as identified through governance.
   5. To contribute to developing and planning a systems-based approach to education, training & development programmes, some of which may be delivered to external candidates.
   6. Communicate educational and practice information and undertake presentations on clinical education to large groups across the organisation.
   7. To provide support to Havens Hospices care employees to enable them to meet mandatory training requirements.
   8. To work alongside employees to deliver and assess clinical skills and knowledge, using a structured approach to assessment and feedback
   9. Provides best practice advice in a clinical setting for employees in relation to clinical practice.
   10. Supports mentors and employees in decisions relating to student placement, competency, and fitness for practice.
   11. Promote and practice evidence-based care.
   12. Works with Organisation Learning & Clinical Education Lead to ensure workforce are clinically competent and have the resources to deliver evidence-based care.
   13. To administer a structured induction and orientation programme for all new employees.
   14. Provide mentorship and clinical supervision to nursing and care employees within the organisation
   15. Undertake regular training needs analysis.
   16. Contribute to employee development and appraisal in line with Hospice policy
   17. To support the Organisational Learning & Clinical Education Lead with the development of appropriate clinical competencies and helping with implementation.
   18. Implement nursing research and developments in palliative and end of life care to contribute to the development of the service.
   19. To deputise for the Organisation Learning & Clinical Education Lead on education, training and development at external meetings as directed.
   20. Actively participate in clinical audit and action planning to improve and maintain standards of care.
   21. Establish and maintain effective working relations with all members of the multidisciplinary teams.
   22. Foster a culture that supports learning from adverse or untoward events and provide training and support
   23. Lead and be proactive on developments in clinical practice.
   24. Complete any required and expected clinical duties as per the charity’s Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 6) job descriptions.

In addition to the above the post-holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:

• Written and oral communication skills to persuade, motivate and negotiate.
• Able to empathise with staff where there are barriers to learning.
• Able to manager difficult situations effectively
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Able to synthesise and analyse a range of clinical evidence in order to inform practice development
• Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
• Proficient IT skills using MS office, Excel, Teams