# Practice Educator Theatre > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practice-educator-theatre/7a6b3009-5939-4fc7-bf95-0157978473a0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practice-educator-theatre/7a6b3009-5939-4fc7-bf95-0157978473a0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - **Town:** Northampton - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum / Pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T07:31:09.907Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northampton_General_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Practice_Educator_Theatre/Practice_Educator_Theatre-v8056613 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8056613?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Practice Educator for Theatres role is open to Registered Nurses (RN) and Operating Department Practitioners (ODP). The role encompasses working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across theatre services, as well as supporting students and universities across Northamptonshire. The post holder will play a key role in facilitating education, training, and professional development within the theatre environment, ensuring staff are supported to deliver safe, high-quality patient care. This includes working closely with clinical teams, higher education institutions, and learners at all stages of their development. ### Main duties of the job - Design, deliver, and evaluate education programmes for theatre staff (scrub, anaesthetics, and recovery) - Support induction, preceptorship, and transition programmes for new staff and students - Identify training needs through appraisal, audit, and service requirements - Facilitate simulation-based learning and clinical skills training - Ensure staff maintain competencies aligned with national standards (e.g., AfPP, NMC, HCPC) - Act as a clinical expert in perioperative practice - Support staff in developing advanced clinical skills and safe practice in theatres - Promote adherence to policies, protocols, and infection prevention standards - Ensure safe use of specialist theatre equipment and techniques - Provide supervision, coaching, and mentorship within clinical areas ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities 1. Education, Training & Development 2. Clinical Practice Support 3. Student & Learner Support 4. Quality, Governance & Patient Safety 5. Leadership & Professional Development 6. Communication & Collaboration ## Job Details The Practice Educator for Theatres role is open to Registered Nurses (RN) and Operating Department Practitioners (ODP). The role encompasses working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across theatre services, as well as supporting students and universities across Northamptonshire. The post holder will play a key role in facilitating education, training, and professional development within the theatre environment, ensuring staff are supported to deliver safe, high-quality patient care. This includes working closely with clinical teams, higher education institutions, and learners at all stages of their development. ## Job Description Design, deliver, and evaluate education programmes for theatre staff (scrub, anaesthetics, and recovery) Support induction, preceptorship, and transition programmes for new staff and students Identify training needs through appraisal, audit, and service requirements Facilitate simulation-based learning and clinical skills training Ensure staff maintain competencies aligned with national standards (e.g., AfPP, NMC, HCPC) Act as a clinical expert in perioperative practice Support staff in developing advanced clinical skills and safe practice in theatres Promote adherence to policies, protocols, and infection prevention standards Ensure safe use of specialist theatre equipment and techniques Provide supervision, coaching, and mentorship within clinical areas ## Responsibilities 1. Education, Training & Development 2. Clinical Practice Support 3. Student & Learner Support 4. Quality, Governance & Patient Safety 5. Leadership & Professional Development 6. Communication & Collaboration ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Strong clinical expertise in perioperative care - Teaching, Coaching Skills - Experience in clinical teaching, mentorship or supervision ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience in operating theatres (Scrub, Recovery or Anaesthetics) - Experience supporting learners and staff development - Experience in clinical teaching, mentorship or supervision ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - Registered Nurse (RN) or Operating Department Practitioner - Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience - Teaching/Assessing Qualification e.g Practice Assessor **Desirable** - Willingness to undertake Master level Education ### Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes **Essential** - Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users - Flexible, proactive and approachable - Commitment to patient safety ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 185.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1875) - [code of conduct (pdf, 235.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1872) - [benefits and ngh (pdf, 379.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1874) - [practice educator (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10346561) - [code of conduct - band 7+ (pdf, 140.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1873) - [relocation expenses policy (pdf, 548.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2447) - [respect and support document (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1869) - [staff fair processing statement (pdf, 90.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1868) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.