Job summary
Band 7 Practice Educator/Team Leader
50:50 Team Leader and Practice Education
We are a friendly and progressive, General ICU with 18 beds. GICU is part of a close-knit Adult Critical Care directorate, which includes a Neuro ICU, a Cardiothoracic ICU and Critical Care Outreach Team at St George's Hospital in southwest London. Currently situated in an ageing estate, we plan to move into a purpose-built facility in 2026. We are proud to be a Major Trauma Centre, and to care for people needing the help of many different specialties including tertiary vascular, obstetric, maxillofacial, plastic surgery, renal transplantation, haematology and oncology as well as those with complex medical or surgical problems.
Main duties of the job
Our team is diverse and inclusive and we develop staff of all levels to reach their potential, offering opportunities for rotation to ED or other ICU areas, secondment to research and outreach teams and support with management & leadership as well as training and further specialist education.
About us
St George's is a leading NHS Trust and teaching hospital with a strong research culture, part of GESH group (George's, Epsom & St Helier) and one of London's three designated Major Trauma Centres. We operate in a large Critical Care Directorate with three adult Intensive Care Units on the same site: Neuroscience, Cardiothoracic and General. Although run as separate units, all work collaboratively across the Critical Care Directorate sharing expertise and innovations.
Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a new colleague in our Practice Education Team. Our experienced and motivated Adult Critical Care Practice Education Teams work together to provide Foundations of Critical Care Nursing education and support, teaching the MDT on critical care transfers, tracheostomy care & polytrauma as well as co-ordinating rotation and mandatory training. We also offer local development of experienced staff and specialist study days.
This post will be 60% practice education and 40% clinical, shift- and team-leader. Applicants who would wish to work part time would also be considered.
ease see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Nurse Recruitment Lead: AntheaAllen
Lead Practice Educator for Adult Critical Care: Kathy Dalley
anthea.allen@stgeorges.nhs.uk kathy.dalley@stgeorges.nhs.uk
0208 725 0968-direct line 07907831545
0208 725 1307 - direct line
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a new colleague in our Practice Education Team. Our experienced and motivated Adult Critical Care Practice Education Teams work together to provide Foundations of Critical Care Nursing education and support, teaching the MDT on critical care transfers, tracheostomy care & polytrauma as well as co-ordinating rotation and mandatory training. We also offer local development of experienced staff and specialist study days.
This post will be 60% practice education and 40% clinical, shift- and team-leader. Applicants who would wish to work part time would also be considered.
ease see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Nurse Recruitment Lead: AntheaAllen
Lead Practice Educator for Adult Critical Care: Kathy Dalley
anthea.allen@stgeorges.nhs.uk kathy.dalley@stgeorges.nhs.uk
0208 725 0968-direct line 07907831545
0208 725 1307 - direct line
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- RN (adult)
- Nationally recognised intensive care course with 60 credits
Desirable
- Working towards Masters ALS provider Trauma-trained
Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Strong organisational skills
Desirable
- Proven skills in constructive feedback
Professional experience
Essential
- Substantial recent clinical experience in a comparable ICU
- Critical Care shift-leading experience
Desirable
- Significant, effective critical care shift leadership at band 6
- Experience in a variety of critical care settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the variety of styles in learning and teaching
- Evidence of ongoing professional development Ability to rapidly assess acute clinical situations and take appropriate action Excellent interpersonal skills Ability to lead and motivate staff of varying ability Excellent written and verbal communication
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant specialist curricula
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- RN (adult)
- Nationally recognised intensive care course with 60 credits
Desirable
- Working towards Masters ALS provider Trauma-trained
Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Strong organisational skills
Desirable
- Proven skills in constructive feedback
Professional experience
Essential
- Substantial recent clinical experience in a comparable ICU
- Critical Care shift-leading experience
Desirable
- Significant, effective critical care shift leadership at band 6
- Experience in a variety of critical care settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the variety of styles in learning and teaching
- Evidence of ongoing professional development Ability to rapidly assess acute clinical situations and take appropriate action Excellent interpersonal skills Ability to lead and motivate staff of varying ability Excellent written and verbal communication
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant specialist curricula
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
