Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Oncology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (Fixed funding)
- Hours
- Part time - 28.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-5953-A
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Practice Facilitator
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
Do you have a passion for teaching, assessing, and developing staff?
We have an exciting new role for a Clinical Practice Facilitator within our Children and Young People’s Cancer Services Team for a keen and motivated individual.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will demonstrate a level of enthusiasm and commitment that will support the development of our qualified staff to develop their professional goals and clinical skills. You will also demonstrate a proven record of clinical teaching in both informal and formal settings and will have well established assessment skills.
Interested candidates should have highly effective interpersonal skills demonstrating an ability to work with a diverse team of professionals. You must have excellent organizational skills and be able to meet tight deadlines.
Candidates should be ambitious individuals who are interested in driving our children and young people’s cancer services forward. If you are forward-thinking with the motivation to progress and have an eye for performance and delivery, then we are looking for you.
If this sounds like something that may suit you currently and are an enthusiastic and motivated individual, please apply today!
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor (SSSA) Training or equivalent Mentorship qualification
Desirable criteria
- Management / Leadership course
- Research module
- Teaching/Assessing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum18 months experience in a practice development role/ clinical practice facilitator/senior staff nurse (Band 6)
- Band 6 experience in a clinical setting
- Experience of supporting learning in practice
- Experience of liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working in complex situation
- Experience of evidence-based research care
- Experience of developing and delivering education programmes
- Experience of working in collaboration with and across organisational boundaries
- Experience in presenting and service promotion
- Experience in audit and/or research
Desirable criteria
- Experience of coordinating and managing a team
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously, planning and prioritising workload of self and others
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to assess a situation and act appropriately
- Ability to identify learning and development needs
Desirable criteria
- Ability to lead and motivate a team
Communication
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Excellent written, verbal, and electronic communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of liaising with external partners, across traditional boundaries
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Experience of supporting others’ personal development
- Has excellent organisational skills
- Able to demonstrate decision - making skills
- Experience of managing complex situations
- Able to manage time effectively.
- Able to prioritise objectives and workload
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential criteria
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- eleanor tyrrell
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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