Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the UCLH Theatre and Anaesthesia team as a Clinical Practice Facilitator for Scrub.
As Clinical Practice Facilitator, you must have a good knowledge and experience in perioperative practice and an excellent understanding of peri-anaesthesia care.
In order to practice the role, you must be an Operating Department Practitioner registered with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) OR a NMC registered Nurse (with appropriate experience in scrub).
You will be required to function effectively as a part of the Theatres Education Team providing peri-operative learning and development support to staff and students in the department. You must be organised, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with experience of supervising a multi-disciplinary team providing the highest standard of patient care and learner supervision across a varied caseload.
You must be motivated and enthusiastic, as well as the ability to work well under pressure and flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring a welcoming, caring and safe environment, as well as promoting, maintaining and monitoring standards in accordance with the guidelines of the NMC/HCPC and CQC.
Main duties of the job
Monitor the development, implementation and evaluation of learning and development programmes for scrub staff, and the rest of the theatres staff group.
To facilitate clinical supervision programmes as appropriate and teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to learners in scrub, as needed.
To demonstrate leadership skills and experience in the management of the department and provide high level of specialist clinical leadership.
Support the training and development programme initiated by the Division to ensure staff members achieve their full potential.
Maximise use of clinical and academic resources, implementing best practice in assessment and supervision learners in the clinical setting
Ensure E-rota and electronic patient records are implemented and used to their full potential.
To maintain a visible presence in the department, undertaking clinical work as required.
In addition you must have:Registration with the Health Professions Council as an ODP or a NMC registered NurseEligibility to work in the UKExtensive experience as scrub practitionerA recognised qualification and experience of supporting learners in the perioperative environment.Demonstrates a good working knowledge and compliance with CQC Standards
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- a.Registered Nurse or Registered ODP
- b.NMC-recognised Teaching or equivalent Mentorship course
- c.Relevant clinical experience in scrub with evidence of training and competence
- d.Evidence of study at Level 6
Experience
Essential
- a.Relevant clinical experience in scrub plus
- b.Relevant experience as a registered mentor with evidence to support active mentoring
- d.Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice
- e.Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver and evaluate teaching
Desirable
- c.Demonstrated evidence of being involved in change implementation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- a.Good standard of computer literacy and able to use email, PowerPoint and Excel to disseminate information
- b.Strong evidence of knowledge of clinical governance, evidence based practice and current issues in health care and education
- c.Ability to work well in a team
- d.Ability to manage competing priorities
- c.Experience in delivering teaching through virtual and mixed learning platforms
Communication
Essential
- a.Communicates effectively through verbal, written and electronic forms
- b.Communicates in an empathetic manner with all stakeholders
- c.Demonstrates knowledge of good practice in customer care
- d.Demonstrates the importance of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- a.Demonstrates evidence of professional development, maintains revalidation evidence or portfolio
- b.Demonstrates awareness of the role of the preceptor/facilitator
- c.Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
- d.Good standard of personal organisation, ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Health, Safety and Security
Essential
- a.Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- b.Promotes, monitors, and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
Service Improvement
Essential
- a.Demonstrates knowledge of and prior involvement in audit, clinical governance, and service development
- b.Willingness to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
Desirable
- c.Demonstrates awareness of change methodology and practice
Human Resources and Workforce Development
Essential
- a.Demonstrates knowledge and experience in mentoring and staff support and development i.e. action plans, reflection, teaching plans and feedback
- c.Willingness to participate in recruitment activity
Desirable
- b.Experience of participation in appraisal process
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- a.Respects the privacy and dignity of the individual
- b.Able to discuss the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice
Learning and Development
Essential
- a.Demonstrates commitment to the role and to act as preceptor /assessor /supervisor / facilitator
- b.Able to educate and teach in a range of settings e,g, formal/ informal/ Trustwide/ local/ University
- c.Able to plan, deliver, teach and evaluate own and others training and teaching
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- a.Registered Nurse or Registered ODP
- b.NMC-recognised Teaching or equivalent Mentorship course
- c.Relevant clinical experience in scrub with evidence of training and competence
- d.Evidence of study at Level 6
Experience
Essential
- a.Relevant clinical experience in scrub plus
- b.Relevant experience as a registered mentor with evidence to support active mentoring
- d.Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice
- e.Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver and evaluate teaching
Desirable
- c.Demonstrated evidence of being involved in change implementation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- a.Good standard of computer literacy and able to use email, PowerPoint and Excel to disseminate information
- b.Strong evidence of knowledge of clinical governance, evidence based practice and current issues in health care and education
- c.Ability to work well in a team
- d.Ability to manage competing priorities
- c.Experience in delivering teaching through virtual and mixed learning platforms
Communication
Essential
- a.Communicates effectively through verbal, written and electronic forms
- b.Communicates in an empathetic manner with all stakeholders
- c.Demonstrates knowledge of good practice in customer care
- d.Demonstrates the importance of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- a.Demonstrates evidence of professional development, maintains revalidation evidence or portfolio
- b.Demonstrates awareness of the role of the preceptor/facilitator
- c.Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
- d.Good standard of personal organisation, ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Health, Safety and Security
Essential
- a.Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- b.Promotes, monitors, and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
Service Improvement
Essential
- a.Demonstrates knowledge of and prior involvement in audit, clinical governance, and service development
- b.Willingness to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
Desirable
- c.Demonstrates awareness of change methodology and practice
Human Resources and Workforce Development
Essential
- a.Demonstrates knowledge and experience in mentoring and staff support and development i.e. action plans, reflection, teaching plans and feedback
- c.Willingness to participate in recruitment activity
Desirable
- b.Experience of participation in appraisal process
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- a.Respects the privacy and dignity of the individual
- b.Able to discuss the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice
Learning and Development
Essential
- a.Demonstrates commitment to the role and to act as preceptor /assessor /supervisor / facilitator
- b.Able to educate and teach in a range of settings e,g, formal/ informal/ Trustwide/ local/ University
- c.Able to plan, deliver, teach and evaluate own and others training and teaching
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
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
