About this role
Job summary
B6 Theatre Practice Educator - Full Time
A exciting opportunity has arisen for a B6 Theatre Practice Educator. This is a full time position based on the Royal site.
The role will include rotation to BGH Theatres as we cover their Educational requirements also.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality multi-professional learning environments within the Theatre Department and will be required to work locally within services where inter-professional learning opportunities can be provided. The post holder will be required to support the breadth of the student experience, which may require cross boundary working.
The role will also include support for all members of staff within the Theatres Directorate and full support of Preceptorship Programme.
Main duties of the job
Facilitating the development, and ensuring a sufficient provision of mentors/ practice supervisors across relevant service areas; providing supervision and support structures, building education in practice capability, consistency and efficiency.
Structuring and coordinating inter-professional learning activity across a service area(s).
Developing and maintaining links with Education Providers to support mentors and practice supervisors.
Identify shortfalls in mentorship and practice and facilitate access to multi-professional mentorship and practice supervision programmes/ updates and training opportunities.
Provide best practice advice in a clinical setting for mentors/ practice supervisors and staff in relation to education in practice.
Undertake designated projects in relation to learning and development to inform future activity and priorities for the team/Trust.
Personal and people development
Contribute to maintaining and improving own professional knowledge and competence, and that of mentors/ practice supervisors in practice.
Participate in an annual, collaborative appraisal process to enable achievement of objectives and management of learning needs.
Manage own workload independently and prioritising as required.
Participate in clinical supervision/ professional mentoring.
Contribute to ensuring that activity relating to student statutory and mandatory training is evidenced.
About us
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites:Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job description Job responsibilities
Assessing the quality of practice learning environments; ensuring all service areas/ placement providers have up to date action plans in place.
Facilitating the development, and ensuring a sufficient provision of mentors/ practice supervisors across relevant service areas; providing supervision and support structures, building education in practice capability, consistency and efficiency.
Structuring and coordinating inter-professional learning activity across a service area(s).
Participating in single multi-professional site visits across organisations.
Developing and maintaining links with Education Providers to support mentors and practice supervisors.
Processes for all healthcare students with HEIs and other relevant training providers.
Identify shortfalls in mentorship and practice and facilitate access to multi-professional mentorship and practice supervision programmes/ updates and training opportunities.
Provide best practice advice in a clinical setting for mentors/ practice supervisors and staff in relation to education in practice.
Undertake designated projects in relation to learning and development to inform future activity and priorities for the team/Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
1 st level degree Professional qualification, to a minimum of degree level, with up to date professional registration Willingness to undertake Masters level study relating to education in practice
Desirable
European Computer Driving License
Experience Essential
Broad range of clinical experience Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing healthcare students in the practice setting Experience of having worked across professional and organizational boundaries Practical experience of facilitating change Staff management/staff supervision Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of different methods/ styles for teaching and learning Detailed understanding of curriculum development including the generation of learning outcomes Detailed understanding of a range of regulatory body requirements In depth knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework Working knowledge of Inter-professional learning theory Microsoft office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Desirable
Knowledge and experience of the private, voluntary and independent sector
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal
Mount Vernon Street
Liverpool
L7 8YE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)