Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres & Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-AR-EMF19395
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 Per annum (pro rata) including High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Mentor/Facilitator B6
Band 6
Job overview
Registered Operating Department Practitioner/Nurse
Operating Department - Main Theatres
If you are ready for an exciting change within Royal Surrey County Hospital, please express your interest in this Lead Mentor Facilitator role.
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, flexible and highly motivated individual who enjoys working independently and within a team.
A successful candidate will;
• Be currently working within Royal Surrey County Hospital Theatres
• Be a registered Nurse or ODP with a valid NMC or HCPC registration
• Have experience with Mentoring
• Provide evidence of ongoing professional development
• Have a minimum of two years post registration, and two years of anaesthetic practice
• Have proven experience of leading a team and supporting the department in and out of hours
You will have the opportunity to develop skills such as;
• Problem solving
• Coaching
• Curriculum design
• Administrative experience
• Multitasking
• Service Improvement and Change Management
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring the provision of a high quality clinical learning environment by providing support, education, clinical expertise and development opportunities for students.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
You should be a registered qualified Operating Department Practitioner or qualified Anaesthetic Nurse. You should hold a mentorship qualification or be a Practice Assessor and have evidence of further study. Excellent communication, IT and organisational skills are essential for this role.
It will be your responsibility to:
• Coordinate day to day supervision and monitoring of students, reporting to the Theatres Practice Development Lead regularly.
• Coordinate assessment activity and organise practice based tutorial sessions.
• Develop and enhance the quality of the learning environment to meet HCPC and NMC requirements.
• Positively influence the quality of learner experience, be accessible to students.
• Facilitate links between Higher Education Institutions, including regular attendance at Programme Management Team meetings.
The Theatre Department at the Royal Surrey County Hospital is a busy, multi-specialty unit committed to delivering a high standard of care. We are the regional referral centre for Upper GI Surgery, including emergency Oesophagogastric cases. We are leaders in Major Laparoscopic Surgery & Robotic Surgery with the Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit - an internationally recognised centre of excellence created for the teaching of innovative laparoscopic surgical techniques. Other specialties include: Colorectal, Urology, Gynae Oncology, Hepatobiliary, and Upper GI, Breast Surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics, Major Head and Neck and ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics and CEPOD. Day Surgery is a purpose built unit covering many specialities including ENT, Maxillo Facial, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmics, Pain and dedicated Paediatric lists.
In addition to this, the Trust offers a wide range of staff benefits including support through occupational health services, a staff gym, a cycle to work scheme and a social club.
The Trust is based in Guildford the historic county town of Surrey and has a range of attractions and cosmopolitan town centre shopping. The town also has easy access to London and its main airports by road or train.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN / City & Guilds 752 / NVQ Level III in Operating Department Practice/Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice/BSc Operating Department Practice
- Degree/Diploma or evidence of equivalent experience
- Mentorship Qualification
- Evidence of further study
Desirable criteria
- Management Course
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable Operating Theatre experience
- Management of staff and resources
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Giles
- Job title
- Practice Development Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
If you would like more information regarding this exciting opportunity, please contact Sharon Giles, Practice Development Lead
Telephone: 01483 571122 ext. 3717
E-mail: [email protected]
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