Job overview

Are you a motivated and committed individual with a passion and keen interest for education ? An excellent opportunity has arisen at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital for two (2) Theatre Clinical Educator role.

We are looking for an individual with enthusiasm for the development of others , who will provide professional and pastoral support , possessing good leadership skills , orthopaedic scrub experience and ability to work as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

Please see the job description for full duties.

The post holder will be working within the Theatre department as part of a Theatres Education Team. They will liaise and make good working relationships with the trust education team, individual and ward education teams, and Divisional education teams to ensure they follow the trust objectives. This role will primarily support Theatres practice, Infection Prevention and control principles and enable World Health Organisational standards and Association for Perioperative Practice. The post holder should share good practice and innovation with colleagues, prepare and deliver training to the relevant target audience, including medical devices and FFP3 support and contribute toward the development of policies and procedures and clinical audit.

The post holder should actively participate in the education programmes within the theatres through design, development, implementation, evaluation, and review programmes of education that enable registered nurses and non-registered staff to acquire and maintain the necessary skills to safely care for theatre and recovery care. 

Education programmes will support staff recruitment and retention and there should be robust induction for all new clinical staff.  It is important to record and maintain an accurate and current record of staff development and attendance at courses, conferences and training days, including mandatory training in support of the Lead Practitioners.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.