Clinical Educator

We have an exciting opportunity for a Theatre Clinical Educator to work with the Practice Development Nurse/Lead of the theatre team at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust.

Band 6 positions available at both sites: University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The Clinical Educator will provide direct clinical support/training, as well as facilitate and deliver teaching and educational programmes to all theatre staff.

Supervise and assess pre-registration students attending from 5 universities, including nursing, operating department practitioners, paramedics and midwives.

The post-holder will be an experienced, highly skilled, knowledgeable practitioner who provides leadership and management in practice development and education.

Staff Education & Induction: Designing and running induction programs and preceptorships for new theatre staff, as well as coordinating continuous professional development (CPD).

Clinical Credibility & Presence: Maintaining a highly visible clinical presence to provide hands-on support, lead by example, and assist the multidisciplinary team in complex surgical, anaesthetic, or recovery environments.

Competency Assessment: Evaluating and signing off on competencies for various surgical, anaesthetic and recovery skills.

Service Improvement: Working closely with theatre clinical leads and Matrons to translate new clinical guidelines, safety policies, and evidence-based practices into daily theatre routines., To develop a culture of learning across all clinical areas within the Directorate

o To provide high quality clinical support to new starters and inexperienced staff to enable them to develop their skills, values and competencies to ensure the delivery of high-quality care

o Support the supervisors of staff and students within clinical placements at Lewisham and Greenwich Hospital Trust.

o To identify areas of performance that may need improvement and work alongside the nursing workforce in the clinical areas, to achieve standardisation of practice.

o To develop working relationships within the clinical areas and departmental teams and managers and educate them in the curriculums and requirements of all staff and students, 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations