Job summary
Employer heading
Band 7 - Practice Educator, HWE Surgical Centre
Band 7
Job overview
Do you want to be part of a team working in brand new, purpose-built theatres providing planned surgery for patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex?
We are looking NOW for talented staff to form the core team that will be the beating heart of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre being built at St Albans City Hospital and set to open in Spring 2025.
More than 4,000 patients will be seen at the hub each year for non-complex orthopaedic, hip and knee surgery as well as ear, nose and throat procedures and spinal injections. Being separated from emergency services will reduce the risk of short-notice cancellations.
This is a fabulous opportunity to play a key role in a flagship collaborative project between the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board.
The Surgical Centre will focus on Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) standards and will be a highly efficient facility, achieving 85% theatre utilisation and operating sessions over an extended 10-hour day, four days a week, with shorter, 8-hour operating session taking place on Friday and Saturdays.
Interviews will be taking place on 23rd October.
Main duties of the job
As the Practice Educator within the HWE Surgical Centre you will:
Be the lead for surgical centre theatres staff development.
Develop and support a range of initiatives and projects, which will enhance the professional competence, and recognition of practitioners, increasing confidence and motivation.
Provide and facilitate the delivery of high quality patient focused care, whilst meeting the needs of the Division and individual practitioners.
Have orthopaedic Scrub experience.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding this role.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse or HCPC registration.
- Relevant post graduate course.
- Degree in related subject or working towards.
- Mentorship and assessment course and or the relevant training/assessment courses/qualification.
Desirable criteria
- MSc in related subject.
- ILS/ALS.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Current knowledge of issues affecting the provision of health services in the evolving health care market.
- Sound knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of Nursing & Midwifery and Operating practice.
- Experience of reflective practice/clinical supervision.
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to write clear concise and relevant reports, communication orally and in written form with clarify and precision.
- Experience of standard setting.
- Knowledge of a variety of teaching methods, with a desire to enhance Nurses clinical performance and decision taking as an integral part of the teaching process.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant post registration experience with proven leadership experience in a 6/7 band level in clinical practice.
- Broad clinical theatre experience in orthopaedics.
- Proven experience of teaching, assessing and management.
- Proven leadership abilities.
- A commitment to clinical effectiveness and evidence-based care.
- Ability to influence, manage and achieve objectives working in a demanding environment.
- Ability to command the confidence of colleagues.
- Effective team working/partnership abilities.
- Ability to manage change, both personally and as a facilitator.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Information Technology.
Skills and ability
Essential criteria
- Flexible, objective leadership and team building qualities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, friendly and approachable manner.
- Report writing and presentation skills.
- Assertiveness, influencing and persuasive skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Self-motivated.
- Excellent communicator and facilitator
- Ability to commute between sites, other hospitals and universities in a timely manner.
Desirable criteria
- Strong analytical skills and ability to consider the bigger picture.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly-Jo Toomey
- Job title
- Peri-Operative Delivery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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