Job summary
An incredible opportunity has arisen within the Practice Education Team in the Core Clinical Services Division at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The post on offer is for a permanent full-time equivalent Practice Educator, focusing on our amazing Team and the care they expertly provide. Your role will be to with ensure the continuing education and training of all nursing and ODP staff. As one of our Practice Educators, you will be leading on the developing and implementing of education for our existing Teams as well as leading on the continued education of our Apprenticeship staff, ODP and Nursing Students as well as post registered students and New Starters from all professional backgrounds.Working alongside the Team Leaders in Operation and Images and the Practice Educator Team as well as the Lead Practice Educator, you will demonstrate to us your clinical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a real passion and love for teaching and learning. You will use your leadership skills, educational experience, and clinical knowledge to enhance the learning environment and facilitate staff development to promote continuous quality improvement of patient care within the operation and images division and the Trust as a whole.The role will require you to work a minimum 50 % in a clinical educational capacity alongside the teams. This will also allow you to work alongside our Team members, Students and New Starters to facilitate any teaching, learning and development.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Practice Educator will be to work alongside the Head of Nursing, Lead Educator and Matron in theatres to ensure high quality, effective and safe care for all children, young people and families. The Practice Educator is charged with ensuring the continuing education and training of all nursing and ODP staff. They will be committed to developing staff through an integrated strategy that combines individual strengths and personal interests within the overall unit goals. The Education Team is the catalyst which drives forward the boundaries of excellence within the unit to foster the learning culture which is vital to our success. Working through the personal level allows the practice educator to identify individual strengths and weaknesses and so match them to the relevant education/training and staff development.
About us
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions.Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we form the UK's only academic Biomedical Research Centre specialising in paediatrics.Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site. We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for. GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our Always values
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse (Child or Adult) or HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- A student supervisor/ assessor or Mentorship qualification
- A relevant post-registration accredited clinical course
Desirable
- Evidence of a teaching qualification or working towards one
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Post-registration experience in one or more of the following areas: Scrub, Anaesthetics, Recovery, Interventional Radiology/Cardiac Catheter Lab,
- Excellent speciality knowledge relevant to the professional and current issues in theatre and ward practice
- Detailed understanding of change management, audit and research methodologies
- Knowledge of clinical governance and improvement agenda
- Leadership and management experience
- Education experience within the peri-operative environment
Desirable
- Experience of managing a team
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills in paediatric surgical and / or perioperative care
- Relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department
- Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective teaching, training, and preceptorship skills
- Able to motivate and develop themselves and a team of staff
- Able to problem solve and initiate change
- Ability to delegate and prioritise
- Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
- Able to develop staff through mentoring / coaching /clinical supervision
Desirable
- Interviewing skills & Appraisal skills
- Administration of oral and intravenous medications
- Management of Central Venous Access Devices
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our Always values
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse (Child or Adult) or HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- A student supervisor/ assessor or Mentorship qualification
- A relevant post-registration accredited clinical course
Desirable
- Evidence of a teaching qualification or working towards one
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Post-registration experience in one or more of the following areas: Scrub, Anaesthetics, Recovery, Interventional Radiology/Cardiac Catheter Lab,
- Excellent speciality knowledge relevant to the professional and current issues in theatre and ward practice
- Detailed understanding of change management, audit and research methodologies
- Knowledge of clinical governance and improvement agenda
- Leadership and management experience
- Education experience within the peri-operative environment
Desirable
- Experience of managing a team
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills in paediatric surgical and / or perioperative care
- Relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department
- Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective teaching, training, and preceptorship skills
- Able to motivate and develop themselves and a team of staff
- Able to problem solve and initiate change
- Ability to delegate and prioritise
- Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
- Able to develop staff through mentoring / coaching /clinical supervision
Desirable
- Interviewing skills & Appraisal skills
- Administration of oral and intravenous medications
- Management of Central Venous Access Devices
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
