Practice Educator

Practice Educator (Teaching / training / education)
Registered Nurse - UK NMC Pin holder
Sue Ryder, Berkshire West - Merlin House, Brunel Road, Theale RG7 4AB
37.5 hours per week
£41,258-£46,753 (Depending on experience)
*UK driving licence and own transport essential - Primarily based at Sue Ryder Berkshire West, with an expectation cover our other sites, Duchess of Kent Hospice RG30 2DX and South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub OX10 6SL*

Be there where it matters!
Do you enjoy teaching? Are you passionate about developing and supporting healthcare teams? Do you have an interest in palliative and end of life care? Have you answered yes to these? If so, this is the job for you!
Our employees work hard for us and in turn, Sue Ryder like to work hard for our employees. We help to support our team have the skills, knowledge, and education to fulfil the role they are undertaking. We also ensure our staff are supported through pastoral care, a robust Employee Assistance programme and an extensive range of benefits.

About us
At the Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice and community nursing services across Berkshire West, we look after people living with life-limiting conditions and offer support for families too.
Hospice care is the treatment and support we offer to people with life-limiting conditions. We combine specialist medical care for managing pain and other symptoms, with other emotional, practical and spiritual support.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse with a full and clean UK NMC registration to join our team, supporting colleagues to develop skills in palliative and end of life care.

The position is based within the education and clinical teams, answering to the Head of Quality and Community Services and works with the central Sue Ryder education team. The post provides a great development opportunity for someone who is interested in furthering their career in healthcare or specialising in palliative care and education. We would consider an applicant who does not yet have a teaching qualification and will support them to achieve this.
You will develop and support the education and training needs of the clinical healthcare workforce; contributing towards the delivery of the organisational Clinical Education Strategy and Framework including facilitating learning in palliative care . Within this role you will be expected to demonstrate clinical expertise and credibility in clinical practice by always being a role model.
You must have a valid driving licence and have your own vehicle to travel to support colleagues at multiple sites. There is a range of opportunities to develop academically and professionally for the successful candidate.


About you
You will be a registered Nurse with a UK NMC pin, educated to degree level (or working towards) who is able to evidence Practice Supervisor or Practice assessor training in an acute or community environment. You will be an enthusiastic practitioner who will be able work both independently and collaboratively to implement and innovate practice. You will also be able to demonstrate ongoing evidence of CPD.
Working knowledge of training needs analysis, planning and facilitation of adult based learning, mandatory and priority training requirements, different learning styles and application in delivering education and training is required for this post. Working knowledge of clinical assessment of registered and non-registered staff is also needed for this post.

We aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment and interview process so please let us know if you require any adjustments made. Please see more details on the link below:


Benefits

• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays. (NHS long term service will be honoured).
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Continuation of NHS pension (T&Cs apply)
• Access to a robust employee assistance programme

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

If you want more than just a job, we want you.

Join the team and be there when it matters.