The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a motivated and committed individual with a passion and keen interest for education? An excellent opportunity has arisen at the Royal Orthopedic Hospital for a Band 6 Theatre Clinical Educator role.
We are looking for an individual with enthusiasm for the development of others, who will provide professional and pastoral support, possessing good leadership skills, orthopaedic scrub experience, and the ability to work as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working within the Theatre department as part of a Theatres Education Team. They will liaise and make good working relationships with the trust education team, individual and ward education teams, and Divisional education teams to ensure they follow the trust objectives. This role will primarily support Theatres practice, Infection Prevention and control principles, and enable World Health Organisational standards and Association for Perioperative Practice. The post holder should share good practice and innovation with colleagues, prepare and deliver training to the relevant target audience, including medical devices and FFP3 support, and contribute toward the development of policies and procedures and clinical audit.
The post holder should actively participate in the education programmes within the theatres through design, development, implementation, evaluation, and review programmes of education that enable registered nurses and non-registered staff to acquire and maintain the necessary skills to safely care for theatre and recovery care.
Education programmes will support staff recruitment and retention, and there should be robust induction for all new clinical staff. It is important to record and maintain an accurate and current record of staff development and attendance at courses, conferences, and training days, including mandatory training in support of the Lead Practitioners.
About us
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally, and internationally.
Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world-class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands, and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.
The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family-friendly, and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented, please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be working within the Theatre department as part of the Theatres Education Team. They will liaise and make good working relationships with the trust education team, individual and ward education teams, and Divisional education teams to ensure they follow the trust objectives. This role will primarily support Theatres practice, Infection Prevention and control principles, and enable World Health Organisational standards and Association for Perioperative Practice. The post holder should share good practice and innovation with colleagues, prepare and deliver training to the relevant target audience, including medical devices and FFP3 support, and contribute toward the development of policies and procedures and clinical audit.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
* Current Nursing and Midwifery Council Registration sub part 1 Children or Adult/or a HCPC Registration
* Degree in health-related studies or equivalent experience.
* Assessor course or Equivalent
* PG Cert Education or willingness to undertake at Degree level
* Leadership and management Degree or equivalent experience
EXPERIENCE
* Current experience working at senior level within Theatres.
* Current expert in area of clinical care (theatres)
* Evidence of teaching both formally and informally.
* Sound knowledge of best practices including national competence
* Excellent communication and people skills and the ability to engage with MDT and patients.
* Previous experience in team management and education
* Experience of presentation or training
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
* Awareness of Government Initiatives and the impact on the Theatre services
* Evidence of commitment to educational initiatives to ensure the delivery of evidence-based clinical practice and high-quality care.
* Ability to plan, organise and deliver comprehensive training programmes.
* Ability to access and interpret Theatres IT systems or willing to master
* Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role.
* Experience of incident investigation
* Knowledge of producing regular feedback, reporting and evaluation
PERSONAL QUALITIES
* Embrace change and have a desire to innovate change to ensure forward movement of service.
* Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
* Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the trust.
OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS
* Good attendance record Able to work clinically and stand for long periods
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata if part-time
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