Job overview

Do you have a passion for developing staff and ensuring high standards of quality care are at the core of clinical practice? Do you want to lead on delivering training to both new and existing staff to ensure that they deliver patient centred care that is clinically effective and safe?

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated senior ODP or Anaesthetic Nurse, with a commitment to promoting excellence in education, to join the Theatre Education Group.  The Theatre Education Group provides a wide array of training opportunities designed to support staff in developing and maintaining their skills. This role presents an outstanding opportunity to develop your leadership skills and engage in ongoing professional development.

This role offers a remarkable opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience in training and education while supporting your colleagues, students and apprentices in their professional development. The team operates flexibly throughout the week to accommodate the training programmes and the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

As a practice educator you will be expected to:
To act as a role model and demonstrate expertise in delivering evidence-based practice.  Using your clinical expertise, you will drive the service to provide high standards of care and be an ambassador for practice development.

Facilitate the creation of a positive learning environment in the workplace where staff development at all levels is encouraged and supported

Facilitate the education and continuing professional development for all levels of registered and non-registered AHP /nursing staff within the Theatre's and Anaesthetics Teams

Work alongside staff, apprentices and students in individual teams undertaking a key role in practice development

Translate Academy priorities such as changes in ODPs or nursing standards, new clinical roles such as Apprenticeships into their designated service

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

 After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.