The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Based Educator
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Practice Based Educator
Practice Based Educator – Theatres (Maternity leave cover)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in the Surgical Theatre team as a Lead Practice educator with a focus of developing, delivering, and managing education across the theatre department. This is a unique and exciting opportunity comes as a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity.
As Lead Educator, you must have an excellent knowledge of practice education and current perioperative practice. The postholder must hold an educational qualification, hold or be working towards a post graduate certificate or masters level study.
You must be an Operating Department Practitioner registered with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) or a NMC registered Nurse (Adult). Oncology experience is desirable, however not essential.
You will be required to function effectively as a leader of different peri-operative education projects to compliment the provision of an efficient and high-quality surgical service. You must be organised, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with experience of supervising a multi-disciplinary team providing the highest standard of perioperative education across a varied project-load.
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You will be responsible for both pre and post graduate education in theatres in addition to practice education across the theatre workforce, inclusive of theatre practitioners, senior and junior, nurses and ODPs, pre reg nurses, pre reg ODPs, healthcare support workers, surgical assistants, specialist practitioners and admin/ support workforce.
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. Ensure a welcoming, caring and safe environment, as well as promoting, maintaining and monitoring standards within the department.
Development, implement, and evaluate education within the perioperative complex.
Working both internal and external partners, representing the workforce in an educational capacity.
To participate in clinical supervision programmes as appropriate and teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to varying staff groups.
To demonstrate leadership skills and experience in the management of the department and provide high level of specialist clinical leadership.
Support the training and development programme initiated by the division to ensure staff members achieve their full potential.
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Maximise use of clinical and educational resources, including budget management.
Line management responsibilities.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Madden Job title: Theatre Matron Email address: sarah.madden1@nhs.net
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