Clinical Practice Facilitator (CPF)

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in London is seeking a highly motivated Band 6 Nurse for the Clinical Practice Facilitator role. This position involves developing nursing skills, supporting education across various wards, and ensuring high clinical standards. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and have at least 18 months of post-registration experience. The role offers a fixed term contract with a focused approach on practice development in an exciting and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 months of post-registration experience.
• Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register is desirable.
• Ability to educate others and prioritise workload.

Responsibilities

• Support education and development across divisions and wards.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to improve practice.
• Maintain a high standard of clinical practice.

Skills

Communication skills

Education and training

Teamwork

Clinical practice

Education

BSc/degree or working towards

Teaching or mentor course

Job description

Overview

Medicine Board is seeking a highly motivated Band 6 Nurse enthusiastic about practice development, infection and medical specialties. The Clinical Practice Facilitator role is a fixed term 12 months (Maternity Cover), working days Monday to Friday with potential rota flexibility. Experience of inpatient medical wards is desirable to support care across two divisions within medicine board (Infection and Medical Specialties). The team works collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for patients.

Main duties

Applicants should be strong communicators with the ability to train, assess, educate and develop others, work autonomously and within a creative team. Maintain a high standard of clinical practice, ensure compliance with the clinical governance framework, promote patient safety and dignity, and drive continuous improvement. As part of the team, you will work with the Medicine Board CPF team, Matrons, Sisters and Nurses in Charge to develop best practice and nursing skills. There are opportunities to work across several wards and departments and you will support education and development across staff. You will help develop and implement a training needs analysis and engage with education and research agendas for nursing. You will also collaborate with the wider community of Clinical Practice Facilitators, educational staff and others across the Trust to support your professional development. This role offers excellent scope and support for furthering knowledge of undergraduate and postgraduate education, practice-based and academic learning.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people locally, nationally and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites, including University College Hospital, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Eastman Dental Hospital, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre, The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, and University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street. We are dedicated to diagnosing and treating complex illnesses and specialise in women’s health, cancer, infection, neurology, gastrointestinal and oral disease, with world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. UCLH embraces a One Team ethos; our values are safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, and staff have voted us the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in England.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and main responsibilities, refer to the attached Job Description. The role supports education and development across divisions and wards, contributing to best practice and safe, patient-centred care.

Person Specification (highlights)

• Knowledge and Qualifications – Essential: Teaching or mentor course; BSc/degree or working towards. Desirable: Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register.
• Experience – Essential: Minimum 18 months post-registration experience; minimum 18 months relevant clinical experience at Band 5 or above. Desirable: evidence of well-developed clinical practice.
• Communication – Essential: Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team; effective verbal and written communication; empathetic communication with patients, carers and colleagues; good customer care.
• Personal and People Development – Essential: Professional development in line with KSF; awareness of the role of preceptor/facilitator; reflective practice; ability to educate others; prioritisation of workload.
• Health, Safety and Security – Essential: Maintains health, safety and security for self and others; promotes best practice.
• Service Improvement – Essential: Awareness of research and evidence-based practice; willingness to support other clinical areas within the division. Desirable: awareness of change methodology and practice.
• Quality – Essential: Understanding of Clinical Governance, risk management, audit and quality.
• Equality and Diversity – Essential: Respects privacy and dignity; understands equal opportunities in practice.
• Assessment and Care Planning – Essential: Prioritises own workload and the workload of others; acts on initiative and problem-solves using available resources.
• Provision of care – Essential: Articulates reasons for working in the clinical area; commits to safe, effective, timely, patient-centred care in line with the NMC Code of Conduct and Trust standards.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required. The post is subject to UK residency and sponsorship requirements. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, see the employer details below.

Employer details

Employer: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: University College London Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London NW1 2BU