Cardiac Practice Educator

Job overview

The post holder will support the Cardiac Division including Cardiology, Cardiac surgery and transplant but with a focus on Cardiac Surgery at Wythenshawe Hospital in the planning, co-ordination and evaluation of education and training .  They will work closely with the general ward education teams and ward managers, ensuring education is standardised across all areas. The role will involve supporting nurses in the phase 2 of ERAS C bay gain enhanced recovery after surgery skills, such as inotropes, arterial and central line care, nasal high flow and noradrenaline use. 

Part time hours 16 per week. 

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The post holder will:

• Structure, design and promote practice-based education
• Work with the Corporate Practice Based Educators (PBEs) and divisional in the development
  of nursing and midwifery practice by promoting, maintaining and co-ordinating education
  across WTWA Cardiac Division
• Support policy and service development through effective evaluation and development of
  education in practice.
• Draw upon a wide range of clinical and technical skills to advise, supervise, demonstrate,
  and teach clinical staff.
• Take a role in ensuring the Cardiac PBE delivers training and education to meet the
  requirements set in the WTWA Nursing and AHP Workforce and Education Strategy.
• Provide a clear focus for nurse training and education across Cardiac Division.
• Offer support and leadership to ward/department managers and Divisional Practice Based
  Educators in all aspects of, education, CPD, capability and performance.
• Support on the development of new initiatives relating to clinical nursing practice in relation
  to WTWA priorities and the Nursing Strategy, adopting new and innovative ways of delivering
  education across WTWA Cardiac Division.
• Support the management of multi-professional, patient centred education, working alongside
  other professional groups as appropriate
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of learning requirements across nursing, liaising,
  and working alongside clinical teams.
• Work with AHP colleagues in supporting their education needs as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.