Overview

Practice Based Educator
The Runnymede Hospital                  
Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £43,111.50 FTE per annum

The Runnymede Hospital in Chertsey is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country. 

Circle Health Group is proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s top 5 best big companies to work for as well as top 5 to work for in the health and social care sector.

We have an opportunity for an Practice Based Educator join their team of staff in the Nursing department.

This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern with 15 hours clinical work on the Ward / Outpatients and 22.5 hours required for the Practice Based Educator role. Flexible days, supporting staff across the hospital in their life long learning.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Registered General Nurse, Part 1 on NMC register or registered practitioner on the HCPC.
• Teaching / education (e.g. Cert Ed, PGCE or Masters) and mentoring qualification.
• Sound theoretical knowledge.
• Demonstrates evidence of professional development. 
• Knowledge of NMC and HCPC Codes and guidelines.
• Maths, English GCSE at grades A to C or equivalent functional skills level 2 evidence.
• Proficient in the use of a PC, including the use of software and systems.

Duties of this role include:

• Take the lead and deliver for day-to-day training and education at site/cluster level and driving innovation and change.  Support the CHG People Development strategy, developing staff to provide excellence and efficiency in care.
• Working closely with the hospital senior management team to co-ordinate and provide delivery of training and education within scope of practice for the benefit of patient safety with the aim of ensuring the provision of high quality safe care.
• Deliver training and education as required in both a formal and informal setting aligned with the corporate clinical education strategy and competency framework.
• Champion and raise awareness of the benefits of effective education and training to increase the competence of hospital staff.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

Circle Health Group is proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy