Clinical Facilitator - PACU

Job overview

Are you passionate about developing others and maintaining clinical excellence? Join our dynamic Main Theatres team as a Practice, Development & Education Facilitator – a role that blends hands-on clinical practice with education, leadership, and quality improvement.

The training facilitator working within the Post Anaesthetic care Unit plays an important role in supporting high quality learning, coordination, and development across a highly specialised clinical area. You will coordinate induction, preceptorship, and training programmes, working closely with Higher Education Institutions and training providers. From delivering practical teaching sessions to mentoring and coaching, you’ll create a positive learning environment that drives professional growth and enhances patient care.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be responsible for supporting the PACU Clinical Leader in providing leadership and effective management and co-ordination of patient activity, staffing and utilisation throughout the patient’s operative pathway, in order to promote a patient centred approach to high quality health care whilst upholding and influencing professional and Trust values:

• Managerial aptitude and knowledge of hospital policy and procedure.
• High level of clinical skill set appropriate to the department.
• Outstanding communication skills
• Act as a resource to support the team
• Risk assessment skills and knowledge for the area.

About the PD&E Role

• Spend approximately 50% of your time in direct clinical practice, ensuring safe, evidence-based post-operative care and maintaining credibility.
• Lead and coordinate induction, preceptorship, and ongoing development programmes for theatre and PACU staff and learners.
• Deliver high-quality teaching and support competency-based training in partnership with Higher Education Institutions.
• Drive quality improvement, audits, and governance initiatives to enhance patient safety and service standards.
• Provide visible leadership, supporting workforce planning, recruitment, and staff development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

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You’ll spend approximately 50% of your time in direct clinical practice working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (nurse, ODPs, HCSWs, medical staff) caring for adults and children in the immediate post-anaesthetic / surgical phase in 9 locations across the NNUH site, Including: Main Theatre Suite on levels 2 and 3, Obstetric Theatres, Jenny Lind Theatre Complex (paediatrics), Norfolk & Norwich Orthopaedic Centre, CT/ MRI, Norfolk Centre for Interventional Radiology, Brachytherapy Suite and Gastroenterology – therefore skills and knowledge of a wide range of post anaesthetic and post-operative care are required. The remaining time will focus on leading education and development initiatives, supporting staff and learners to achieve their full potential. Beyond education, you’ll play a key role in governance and quality improvement, leading audits, risk assessments, and policy updates to ensure compliance and best practice. You’ll also contribute to workforce planning and staff development, fostering a culture of inclusion and excellence aligned with NNUH’s PRIDE values.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence practice, support career progression, and make a real difference to patient outcomes. If you’re ready to lead, inspire, and innovate, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of post-operative care at NNUH.

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What We’re Looking For

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Operating Department Practitioner (HCPC).
• Significant peri-operative experience and a passion for education.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and digital literacy.

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.