Practice Educator-Respiratory Unit (Kangaroo Ward)

Job overview

Are you an experienced Nurse with a passion for education? Do you have significant experience at Band 6 (or above) within education or the Respiratory Speciality, in particular Long Term Ventilation? We are looking for an individual with post registration study within relevant speciality subjects who is an experienced supervisor/assessing to join the Respiratory Education Team, based on Kangaroo Ward.

With excellent communication skills and a personable demeanour, the individual needs to be skilled at building relationships with colleagues at all stages of their career, supporting them to develop new skills and experience.

Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the top five leading children’s hospitals in the world. The Respiratory Unit is made up of Leopard and Kangaroo Wards although this role is predominantly based on Kangaroo Ward, you will be expected to cover and represent both wards at times.

Our highly-motivated and talented team of doctors and nurses are passionate about achieving our shared aim of delivering world-class care, putting the child first at all times.

We are committed to the ongoing training and education of our nursing staff, involving our nurses in developing evidence-based care and leading-edge practice.

Joining the Great Ormond Street Hospital education team will offer you an exciting and enjoyable step forward in your career

Main duties of the job

• As a Practice Educator within the Respiratory Unit, you will be responsible for training & supporting the development of current staff, as well as recruiting and orientating new staff. You will be directly involved in teaching on high dependency, respiratory, ventilation and surgical courses for both internal and external candidates.
• You will be required to be an excellent team player and you will work closely with the Lead Practice Education Team, Clinical Ward Managers, Clinical Nurse Specialists and the other education teams. With a commitment to staff development, you will help to maintain a supportive environment for staff, patients and families in our dynamic and busy wards
• Be a highly visible clinical role model, working alongside staff in clinical practice across all levels of practice
• Work clinically to maintain own knowledge, skills and clinical credibility, demonstrating high standards of practice and clinical expertise in the care of children, young people and their families
• Work with education leads, managers, and supervisors to establish mechanisms for enhancing, developing, and assessing the quality of nursing placement learning
• Utilise, develop, and review tools to audit and evaluate educational and professional practice and education programmes/materials
• Represent the Respiratory Unit at Trust wide and external meetings and in response to Trust wide quality improvement initiatives

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below