# Clinical Practice Lead - Theatres

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Southport and Formby District General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Lead (legacy management group)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20T15:47:15.000Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8359925
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8359925?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Full Time Permanent Post

The post holder will have responsibility for leading, facilitating and developing education, training and workforce development across the Theatre Departments at Southport and Ormskirk sites. The role will provide visible clinical and educational leadership, ensuring staff are supported to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies required to deliver safe, effective and evidence-based perioperative care.

The role will be undertaken on a 50% clinical / 50% education basis, maintaining regular clinical practice within the theatre environment whilst leading the education and development agenda. This dual role will ensure training programmes remain clinically relevant, responsive to service needs and aligned with best practice.

Please note the JD and PS are sbuject to AfC review

### Main duties of the job

- Provide clinical leadership through maintaining a 50% clinical role within theatre services.
- Lead and coordinate education, training and workforce development activities across Southport and Ormskirk theatres.
- Support student placements and practice learning environments.
- Lead on medical device training and competency assurance.
- Promote evidence-based practice, research and quality improvement.
- Support workforce planning, succession planning and staff retention initiatives.
- Contribute to policy development and clinical governance activities.
- Develop collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support achievement of operational, quality, workforce and financial objectives.
- Act as a professional role model and advocate for high standards of perioperative care and education.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 20th October 2026

Closing date: 28th October 2026

Shortlisting date: 29th October 2026

Proposed Interview date: W/C 2nd November 2026

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

### Applicant requirements

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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- IT skills
- Excellent communication skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Clinical experience within a surgical environment in theatres
- Knowledge and expertise of Surgical speciality/specialities as a scrub practitioner

**Desirable**

- Knowledge and experience of other surgical specialities

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NMC/HCPC registration
- Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Post graduate qualification in mentorship or equivalent experience

**Desirable**

- Post graduate certificate in leadership
- North West Simulation Education Network Educational qualification or equivalent experience

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 208.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10686385)
- [ps (pdf, 128.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10686383)
- [risk id (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10686384)
- [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916)
- [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902)
- [important information for candidates (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=663)
- [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901)

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