Practice Educator for Anaesthetics

We are currently looking for experienced Practice educators to support our anaesthetic practitioners at St Georges . You will be supported by our network of PEs within the Theatre and Anaesthetic department.



The successful post holders will have the prime responsibility for co-ordinating the anaesthetic team, ODP apprentices and student's education and training, working to promote a culture of collaborative working and providing professional leadership and skilled knowledge.



The role is clinically based with the emphasis on working alongside staff to support them in their learning in practice, developing innovative ways of teaching staff skills and assessment via a competency programme.



The post holder will be working closely with the Team Leaders and will be expected to take charge in their absence.



The post holder

• Will be responsible for ensuring that our newly recruited nurses undergo a thorough induction process and are supported in gaining their competencies and providing excellent evidence based care to our patients.


• Will be responsible for coordinating in house teaching and facilitating learning for all staff


• Will participate in the development of evidence based practice, protocols and policies concerning staff development and education.

You will need to be a qualified RN /ODP with a recognised teaching and mentorship course.



Main duties of the job



Foster an environment which values education as part of the philosophy of the practice area.- Co-ordinate/facilitate educational activities for registered and non-registered nursing and midwifery staff within the designated practice area.- The post holder will establish and maintain links with Kingston Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Kings College London and South Bank University (as appropriate).- Improve the patient experience and care standards on the wards/clinical areas.- Actively participate in national and corporate projects for example the QIPP agenda, Energising for Excellence work streams, Saving Lives Campaign, Productivity and Theatre Sustainability agenda.- Demonstrate a commitment towards the development of professional and clinical practice (self and others).- Work collaboratively as a member of the Practice Educator's Forum



About us



With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.



Job description

Job responsibilities



Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information and also the person specification for this role.



Person Specification

Qualification and Training

Essential

• RN/RCN/RSCN/ODP/RM


• Post registration specialist practice qualification


• Mentorship qualification or equivalent


• Degree or equivalent experience or qualifications

Desirable

• Masters qualifications or working towards it


• Working towards post graduate teaching qualification


• NVQ assessor training


• Simulation trainer

Experience

Essential

• 3 years' experience as a mentor in theatres


• Minimum 4 years relevant clinical experience , 2 years at senior staff nurse level at Band 6


• Ability to teach, educate and facilitate informal and formal solutions


• Be a sign-off mentor

Desirable

• Previous educational/practice development post


• Knowledge and understanding of relevant specialist curriula, including mentorship programme


• Experience at career advising

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Knowledge and understanding of research process, audit cycle and quality assurance issues


• Excellent clinical skills


• IT skills-excel, PowerPoint, etc

Desirable

• Development research ability

Management

Essential

• Project management skills


• Well-developed leadership skills and ward/unit/department management experience


• Decision-making skills


• Ability to work on own initiative

Desirable

• Politically astute


• Resource management


• Skills


• Ability to mediate in difficult situations

Other

Essential

• Good attendance record


• Lateral thinker


• Flexible


• Reliable


• Enthusiastic and motivated


• Empathetic

Employer details

Employer name



St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust



Address



St Georges Hospital



Blackshaw Road



Tooting, London



SW17 0QT







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