Job overview

An opportunity for a motived Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join the Practice Education Team as a Practice Facilitator for the Core Clinical Services. 

In  our department, we cover a wide range of clinical services including Surgical Day Admission Unit (Woodpecker & Nightingale), Nurse-Led Sedation Unit, Pre-Assessment, Anaesthetics, Scrub, Recovery, Interventional Radiology, Cardiac Catheter Lab, as well, as the specialised Central Venous Access Team and the Pain Management Team. 

You will provide education and support to a wide range of nursing and allied healthcare professionals, and mainly to those who work in the Surgical Day Admission Unit (Woodpecker & Nightingale) and the Nurse-Led Sedation Unit. Other areas within our department are supported by others elements of the Education Team, and we work collaboratively to ensure that staff are competent and confident in all aspects of the patient surgical journey.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a multi-skilled practitioner who is able to support the range of clinical services within the directorate. You will work with the rest of the Education Team to support the clinical teams with providing education, support and training.

You will work with new members of staff, Student and Apprentice Nurses/ODPs, qualified practitioners and Healthcare Support Workers within the clinical environment.

You will help staff to identify and achieve competencies within their scope of practice. 

Ideally, you will have experience in caring for the surgical patient, including  the admission and discharge of surgical patients, and/ or in caring for patients having procedures under sedation. 

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.