Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the UCLH Theatres and Anaesthesia team as a Clinical Practice Facilitator for Recovery and Day Surgery Unit (DSU) and a Senior Recovery Practitioner.
Your role will be split between working as a Clinical Practice Facilitator in Recovery and DSU and as a Senior Recovery Practitioner at 0.5 working time equivalents for each role.
As Clinical Practice Facilitator and Senior Recovery Practitioner, 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 relevant Recovery room experience and/or qualification).
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.
As a senior practitioner in Recovery, you will be expected to deliver specialist care for patients in the immediate post-operative phase, while exercising leadership and mentorship in the clinical area.
Main duties of the job
Support and develop Band 5 and 6 Theatre Practitioners and Band 2 and 3 Theatre Support/Circulating Assistants (TSA/TCA) through facilitation in clinical practice and promotion / implementation of relevant education and development pathways, with focus (but not limited to) the recovery and DSU staff groups
Facilitate acquisition of the necessary skills, knowledge and competency by learners and their mentors in designated areas within the trust
Act as an expert recovery practitioner and assume leadership roles in the clinical area as needed
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.
In addition you must have:
Registration with the Health Professions Council as an ODP or a NMC registered Nurse
Eligibility to work in the UK
Extensive experience of providing care in a perioperative environment
A 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:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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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.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
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.
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.
(Promote any benefits pertinent to your organisation/team/location).
Example:
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Our Team is tight knit and work well together. This vacancy would suit a newly qualified Nurse who is looking for a Team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis. We have a wide range of social events which extend to our families and include trips to attraction and show.
Free parking for staff is available on site as well as a subsidised staff restaurant which is open 7am-11pm 7 days a week.Annual Leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays.
University College Hospital is a major Teaching Hospital and Research Centre with state of the art facilities. Our operating theatre is a busy and dynamic environment setting the benchmark for clinical excellence.
We have 27 operating rooms under UCH Theatres & Anesthesia Division which covers different specialties ranging from General surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Bariatrics and upper GI surgery, Colorectal, Gynaecology, Urology, Oncology, Paediatrics, ENT, Maxillo Facial, Vascular and Plastic/ Breast surgery and Robotic Surgery. In addition, we also provide anaesthesia support in outlying areas such as endoscopy unit, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, brachytherapy and interventional radiology.
Our new operating theatre complex in Grafton Way Building is now open which caters to elective orthopaedic and ENT and oral surgeries. Further career opportunities will be available with the opening of our Proton Beam Therapy centre.
We also cater to specialist Thoracic and Urological surgical procedures at our 7 theatres in the UCLH @ Westmoreland Street site and to Neurosurgical and Neuroradiological procedures at our 7 theatres and 2 angiography suites at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
We are committed to ongoing professional development and opportunities exist to undertake a wide range of in-house and university based training programmes.
In collaboration with University College London (UCL), we have successfully launched our anaesthesia and enhanced recovery training programmes for registered nurses/ practitioners in order to develop a multi skilled workforce
The successful candidate will hold the appropriate qualifications to be a current registered practitioner (RGN or ODP) and demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.
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 for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*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 second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
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.
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.
(Promote any benefits pertinent to your organisation/team/location).
Example:
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Our Team is tight knit and work well together. This vacancy would suit a newly qualified Nurse who is looking for a Team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis. We have a wide range of social events which extend to our families and include trips to attraction and show.
Free parking for staff is available on site as well as a subsidised staff restaurant which is open 7am-11pm 7 days a week.Annual Leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays.
University College Hospital is a major Teaching Hospital and Research Centre with state of the art facilities. Our operating theatre is a busy and dynamic environment setting the benchmark for clinical excellence.
We have 27 operating rooms under UCH Theatres & Anesthesia Division which covers different specialties ranging from General surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Bariatrics and upper GI surgery, Colorectal, Gynaecology, Urology, Oncology, Paediatrics, ENT, Maxillo Facial, Vascular and Plastic/ Breast surgery and Robotic Surgery. In addition, we also provide anaesthesia support in outlying areas such as endoscopy unit, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, brachytherapy and interventional radiology.
Our new operating theatre complex in Grafton Way Building is now open which caters to elective orthopaedic and ENT and oral surgeries. Further career opportunities will be available with the opening of our Proton Beam Therapy centre.
We also cater to specialist Thoracic and Urological surgical procedures at our 7 theatres in the UCLH @ Westmoreland Street site and to Neurosurgical and Neuroradiological procedures at our 7 theatres and 2 angiography suites at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
We are committed to ongoing professional development and opportunities exist to undertake a wide range of in-house and university based training programmes.
In collaboration with University College London (UCL), we have successfully launched our anaesthesia and enhanced recovery training programmes for registered nurses/ practitioners in order to develop a multi skilled workforce
The successful candidate will hold the appropriate qualifications to be a current registered practitioner (RGN or ODP) and demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.
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 for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*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 second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register/ Registered ODP
- NMC-recognised teaching or equivalent mentorship qualification
- Relevant clinical experience in Recovery/DSU with evidence of training and competence
- BSc /degree or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience in Recovery/DSU at band 5 or above) plus
- Relevant experience as a registered practice assessor/practice supervisor/mentor with evidence to support active mentoring while in clinical role in Recovery/DSU
- Demonstrated evidence of well-developed clinical practice
- Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver and evaluate teaching
Desirable
- Demonstrated evidence of being part of change implementation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good standard of computer literacy and able to use email, PowerPoint and Excel to disseminate information
- Strong evidence of knowledge of clinical governance, evidence based practice and current issues in health care and education
- Ability to work well in a team
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Experience in delivering teaching through virtual and mixed learning platforms
Communication
Essential
- Communicates effectively through verbal, written and electronic forms
- Communicates in an empathetic manner with all stakeholders
- Demonstrates knowledge of good practice in customer care
- Demonstrates the importance of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development, maintains revalidation evidence or portfolio
- Demonstrates awareness of the role of the preceptor/facilitator
- Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
- Good standard of personal organisation, ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Health, Safety And Security
Essential
- Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
Service Improvement
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge of and prior involvement in audit, clinical governance, and service development
- Willingness to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
Desirable
- Demonstrates awareness of change methodology and practice
Human Resources and Workforce Development
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience in mentoring and staff support and development i.e. action plans, reflection, teaching plans and feedback
Learning and Development
Essential
- Able to work on/under own initiative
- Able to educate and teach in a range of settings e,g, formal/ informal/ Trustwide/ local/ University
- Able to plan, deliver, teach and evaluate own and others training and teaching
Capacity and Capability
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of research-based practice
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register/ Registered ODP
- NMC-recognised teaching or equivalent mentorship qualification
- Relevant clinical experience in Recovery/DSU with evidence of training and competence
- BSc /degree or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience in Recovery/DSU at band 5 or above) plus
- Relevant experience as a registered practice assessor/practice supervisor/mentor with evidence to support active mentoring while in clinical role in Recovery/DSU
- Demonstrated evidence of well-developed clinical practice
- Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver and evaluate teaching
Desirable
- Demonstrated evidence of being part of change implementation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good standard of computer literacy and able to use email, PowerPoint and Excel to disseminate information
- Strong evidence of knowledge of clinical governance, evidence based practice and current issues in health care and education
- Ability to work well in a team
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Experience in delivering teaching through virtual and mixed learning platforms
Communication
Essential
- Communicates effectively through verbal, written and electronic forms
- Communicates in an empathetic manner with all stakeholders
- Demonstrates knowledge of good practice in customer care
- Demonstrates the importance of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development, maintains revalidation evidence or portfolio
- Demonstrates awareness of the role of the preceptor/facilitator
- Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
- Good standard of personal organisation, ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Health, Safety And Security
Essential
- Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
Service Improvement
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge of and prior involvement in audit, clinical governance, and service development
- Willingness to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
Desirable
- Demonstrates awareness of change methodology and practice
Human Resources and Workforce Development
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience in mentoring and staff support and development i.e. action plans, reflection, teaching plans and feedback
Learning and Development
Essential
- Able to work on/under own initiative
- Able to educate and teach in a range of settings e,g, formal/ informal/ Trustwide/ local/ University
- Able to plan, deliver, teach and evaluate own and others training and teaching
Capacity and Capability
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of research-based practice
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
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 Hospitals
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
