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SalaryWe have a vacancy for a part-time Nurse Education Project Manager to work with the Head of Nursing for Research and Education in the Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group. The post holder will assist the Head of Nursing for Research and Education complete a wide-reaching learning needs analysis, and co-design, develop and evaluate education and training curricula thereafter.
Closing Date: 29th January 2024
Interview Date: 19th February 2024
Align learning needs against a framework of levels of practice and from this framework develop, deliver and evaluate education and training curricula for each of the clinical specialisms in nursing within the clinical group
Manage stakeholder consultation, data collection and analysis, curriculum design, evaluation and reporting
Work autonomously to respond to changing needs and circumstances and have the ability to prioritise workload to meet project deadlines.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We have around 25,300 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Learning Needs Analysis
- Complete reviewing and mapping of relevant content of eLearning for Health against levels of practice
- Review and map TAP academy portfolio against levels of practice and draft curriculum
- Review and map GMS academy portfolio against levels of practice and draft curriculum
- Review and map Nightingale academy portfolio against levels of practice and draft curriculum
- Review and map HEI prospectuses (KCL, LSBU, University of Greenwich, City University, RMH, Stanmore) to levels of practice and curriculum
- Co-design a high-level curriculum for specialisms in nursing, which map to professional competence frameworks
- Create personas for nurses working across the Clinical Group, against levels of practice
- Write Learning Needs Analysis report.
- Manage a Project Steering Group of key project stakeholders overseeing the project delivery
- Organise, plan and facilitate co-designed workshops with key learning and development stakeholders
- Evaluate findings from co-designed workshops to inform the curricula development
- Provide regular informal and formal reports to the Head of Nursing for Research and Education
- Prepare reports and presentations for the Cancer and Surgery Research Committee and Executive Board
- Escalate risks to successful project completion to the Head of Nursing for Research and Education, as and when they occur
- Develop and manage project timelines and milestones
- Generate data to support the application of ongoing project funding.
- Use practice experience, current best evidence and tacit knowledge to develop an in-depth understanding of the communication needs of people affected by cancer
- Maintain and develop professional expertise and registration requirements with an appropriate professional body under the guidance of a senior colleague to ensure competence and credibility
- Participate in governance meetings to ensure education and training plans meet the standards for high-quality education and training provision
- Lead on stakeholder engagement for the project to ensure that learners’ needs are met
- Demonstrate first-class written and verbal reporting skills, e.g. through publications and presentations, to coherently communicate developments to a wide range of stakeholders, including patients, carers and funders
- Monitor the project budget monthly ensuring it meets the budget plan and report to the Head of Nursing for Research and Education with remedial plans if required
- Work with the Head of Nursing for Research and Education to ensure the project is delivered in the most cost-effective manner to achieve best quality, capitalising on opportunities to share the learning resource across the organisation
- Deliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
- Develop criteria, forms and spreadsheets to evaluate education and training delivery once implemented
- Work with members of the project team to plan, develop, refine and implement data evaluation and analysis to ensure key metrics are reported in a timely manner
- Work within colleagues within the Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group to ensure data management is streamlined.
