Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Clinical Practice Lead

The closing date is 13 February 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced individual to join our team of Clinical Practice Leads within the theatre department.

Successful applicants will be expected to:

Lead, support and develop staff in relation to Surgical scrub practice for the Gynaecology, Urology and Robotic Surgery (including General surgery) specialities.

Provide support to the Operational Lead for Urology and Robotics and the wider Theatre Management team in reviewing and evolving the training programme for new starters and existing staff alongside the theatre education team.

This role is Clinical but will have Educational/Developmental responsibilities including, but not limited to, skills training, audit and research.

Please note the JD and PS are subject to AfC review

Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for:

The day-to-day supervision, leadership and development of staff ensuring the delivery of asafe, cost effective and quality clinical care
Supporting the operational lead in promoting and implementing the trust values of: We are Kind, We are Open, We are Inclusive and the trust vision of Five-star patient care as per Trust strategy and the delivery of the departmental/Trust targets.
Contributing to achieving improvement in services and key performance indicators for the surgical division
Actively participating in clinical and Infection prevention audits across the theatre department with development and implementation of action plans
The post holder will be required to work across both Whiston and St Helens sites and must be flexible, working weekends and having an on-call commitment, with a possible rotation to night duty
Successful applicants will require an enhance disclosure form the criminal records bureau.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Date posted

02 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-7726785

Job locations

Whiston hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 2nd February 2026

Closing date: 13th February 2026

Shortlisting date: 16th February 2026

Proposed Interview date: TBC

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 2nd February 2026

Closing date: 13th February 2026

Shortlisting date: 16th February 2026

Proposed Interview date: TBC

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC/HCPC registration
Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
Post graduate qualification in mentorship or equivalent experience

Desirable

Post graduate certificate in leadership
North West Simulation Education Network Educational qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

Clinical experience within a surgical environment in theatres
Knowledge and experience of Gynaecology, Urology and General Surgery as a scrub practitioner

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of Robotic Surgery

Skills

Essential

IT skills
Clinical Leadership skills
Excellent communication skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC/HCPC registration
Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
Post graduate qualification in mentorship or equivalent experience

Desirable

Post graduate certificate in leadership
North West Simulation Education Network Educational qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

Clinical experience within a surgical environment in theatres
Knowledge and experience of Gynaecology, Urology and General Surgery as a scrub practitioner

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of Robotic Surgery

Skills

Essential

IT skills
Clinical Leadership skills
Excellent communication skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)