Clinical Educator- Oncology

at  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We’re seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join our esteemed Oncology Directorate. As a specialist lead, you’ll have the opportunity to shape patient outcomes through innovative education programmes and evidence-based practices.
Your role will be pivotal in supporting our clinical ward/teams, guiding them in assessing, implementing, and evaluating patient care strategies. You’ll be the driving force behind educational activities, fostering a culture of learning within the division of Surgery.
Joining our clinical educator team, you’ll be the go-to expert in Oncology, collaborating with staff to ensure the latest skills and knowledge are integrated into practice. You’ll have the autonomy to manage your workload efficiently, all while contributing to departmental and trust targets.
We are looking for a competent and experienced healthcare professional with significant post registration experience. You will have experience of teaching within a healthcare setting to both medical and nursing teams and possess a relevant teaching and assessing qualification. To succeed in this role, you will need to be passionate about education and training.
You will be expected to lead and develop training and education for all clinical areas within oncology and to maintain accurate and up to date training records and will be expected to produce reports from this data for managers within the oncology directorate and nursing division.
To support the ward and unit managers and matron in implementing the trust procedures for underperforming staff.
To reduce clinical risk and promote patient safety through the development of educational programmes and assessment of clinical skills and competencies.
To demonstrate clinical leadership and act as a role model
To assist in the training of SACT (systemic anticancer treatment) and oncology emergencies to all staff within the clinical areas.
To support the new staff with induction and training within the first 12 months or their new employment and beyond
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
To lead on the development of clinical competence within the workplace across the range of healthcare professionals in line with agreed directorate and Trust educational development strategies and priorities.
To facilitate the development and delivery of multi-professional learning within the clinical environment.
To formulate, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based training sessions and programmes to meet the identified needs of staff within the Directorate of Oncology which reflect service need.
Planning and delivery of Inductions for new Nursing staff in the Oncology department who are newly qualified, experienced from out of the trust of substantive staff from other areas within the trust.
Provide pastoral support to all staff members, keeping clear records of conversations as required.
Attend Cascade training updates and deliver mandatory training such as ABLS/PBLS, ANTT, Moving and Handling, medical devices, blood fridge training and clinical competencies within the department.
Book specific training for staff during their induction including flex Harris and work clinically with staff to ensure they are happy with the use of the system.
Deliver training specific for Oncology including Safe handling, administration, management of spillages, extravasation, SACT hypersensitivity and reactions, oncology emergencies etc.
Monitor the monthly training compliance reports, liaise with individuals and departments to cascade training information, and support the completion of mandatory training.
Work clinically with staff to complete competencies, including medication rounds which will require a minimum of 6 supervised medication rounds.
Management and documentation of the clinical competencies (Currently paper based, eventually will be online)
Liaise with the cancer education hub to support staff in the attendance of the SACT university module.
Support staff with the completion of the UKONS SACT workbook, complete the marker competency and mark the workbooks.
Marking of Oral medication, IV medication and Venepuncture and Cannulation workbooks, feeding back to staff and support development.
Attendance of departmental, divisional, and corporate meetings, and cascade information accordingly.
Support managers and Matron in the management of underperforming staff in line with the performance management policy.
Implement action plans to support staff in any areas required for their development.
Liaise with corporate teams such as medical devices, training, and compliance to update or write clinical competencies.
Liaise with trust and local areas for application of funding, support staff to locate CPD modules and completion of applications.
Support the departmental peer review and educational audits.
Support clinical areas with action plans for key themes and implement specific training for areas to support development and patient safety.
Support external teams such as the clinical education team, moving and handling team and Resuscitation team in trust wide delivery of training.
Liaise with Reps to deliver training in departments.
Arrange and deliver study days for staff within Oncology.
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