The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Practice Education Facilitator
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic critical care nurse to join the Oncology Critical Care Unit (OCCU) at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust as a Practice Education Facilitator.
The Oncology Critical Care Unit is a specialist 8-bed unit providing Level 2 (high dependency) and Level 3 (intensive care) support for patients with complex cancer-related conditions. As Practice Education Facilitator, you will play a pivotal role in developing and supporting a highly skilled critical care workforce, ensuring staff have the knowledge, competence and confidence to deliver outstanding patient care.
Working closely with the Matron, Lead Nurse, multidisciplinary teams and the Critical Care Skills Institute, you will lead the development, delivery and evaluation of educational programmes that support workforce development and service excellence. You will act as a clinical expert, role model and change agent, promoting evidence-based practice, innovation and continuous improvement.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator and experienced critical care practitioner who is committed to developing others and shaping the future of specialist oncology critical care.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead Education and Training: The Practice Education Facilitator will lead the development, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for staff working within OCCU, ensuring a competent and confident workforce capable of delivering high-quality patient care.
- Support Professional Development: You will support the induction, preceptorship and ongoing professional development of nursing staff, healthcare professionals and learners, helping them develop and maintain critical care knowledge, skills and competencies.
- Facilitate Evidence-Based Practice: Working clinically alongside staff, you will facilitate the translation of evidence-based theory into practice and promote excellence in patient care.
- Contribute to Skills Institute: The role includes contributing to the Critical Care Skills Institute, delivering education programmes, supporting competency frameworks, undertaking training needs analysis and identifying innovative learning opportunities.
- Collaborate with Education Providers: You will work collaboratively with internal and external education providers to enhance learning experiences and workforce development.
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About The Christie
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.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Annie Dewberry
- Job title: Associate Chief Nurse, CSSS
- Email address: Annie.Dewberry@nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0161 4468266
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