Practice Education Facilitator

The Christie International; Manchester; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is looking for an experienced Critical Care Nurse to join the Oncology Critical Care Unit as a Practice Education Facilitator. You will lead the development, delivery and evaluation of educational programmes to support workforce development and service excellence.

You will work closely with the Matron, Lead Nurse and multidisciplinary teams, promoting evidence-based practice, innovation and continual improvement while supporting induction,

Qualifications

• NMC registration and current nursing practice standards.
• Experience in critical care or oncology settings.
• Ability to lead education programmes and preceptorship.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, delivery and evaluation of education for OCCU staff.
• Coordinate induction, preceptorship and ongoing staff development.
• Collaborate with the Critical Care Skills Institute and external education providers.

Skills

Communication Skills

Mentorship

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Degree in Nursing Studies

Postgraduate teaching qualification (or working towards)

Management / leadership qualification

Post Registration Certificate in surgery or oncology

Job description

Main area Clinical Support - Oncology Critical Care Unit Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Contract Hours 30 hours per week (Part time permanent) Job ref 413-107909-CSSS-DA-A

Site Oncology Critical Care Unit - E00332 Town Manchester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic critical care nurse to join the Oncology Critical Care Unit (OCCU) at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust as a Practice Education Facilitator.

The Oncology Critical Care Unit is a specialist 8-bed unit providing Level 2 (high dependency) and Level 3 (intensive care) support for patients with complex cancer-related conditions. As Practice Education Facilitator, you will play a pivotal role in developing and supporting a highly skilled critical care workforce, ensuring staff have the knowledge, competence and confidence to deliver outstanding patient care.

Working closely with the Matron, Lead Nurse, multidisciplinary teams and the Critical Care Skills Institute, you will lead the development, delivery and evaluation of educational programmes that support workforce development and service excellence. You will act as a clinical expert, role model and change agent, promoting evidence-based practice, innovation and continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator and experienced critical care practitioner who is committed to developing others and shaping the future of specialist oncology critical care

Main duties of the job

The Practice Education Facilitator will lead the development, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for staff working within OCCU, ensuring a competent and confident workforce capable of delivering high-quality patient care.

You will support the induction, preceptorship and ongoing professional development of nursing staff, healthcare professionals and learners, helping them develop and maintain critical care knowledge, skills and competencies. Working clinically alongside staff, you will facilitate the translation of evidence-based theory into practice and promote excellence in patient care.

The role includes contributing to the Critical Care Skills Institute, delivering education programmes, supporting competency frameworks, undertaking training needs analysis and identifying innovative learning opportunities. You will work collaboratively with internal and external education providers to enhance learning experiences and workforce development.

Working for our organisation

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Act as a clinical expert in critical care and in use of critical care monitoring/therapeutic equipment within the clinical area.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and patients and carers/relatives within the clinical setting using effective strategies to overcome barriers to communication.
• Utilise and respond to sensitive information appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with the multi professional team to ensure patient’s needs are met.
• Actively promote and monitor the safety, wellbeing and interests of the patients, staff and visitors to the clinical area.
• Maintain high clinical profile and facilitate the application of theory to practice.
• Maintain accurate legible and timely written/verbal/electronic reports which inform other members of the team, patients and their carers/relatives.
• Be aware of current research associated with critical care practice and utilise same in ensuring evidence-based practice at local level.
• Act as a patient advocate in promoting and delivering the highest standard of nursing care.
• Prevent the spread of infection by adopting measures appropriate to the situation, and participating in the education of staff, patients and carer’s
• Comply with policies for the correct disposal of clinical and other waste, sharps, soiled linen, and ensure all staff adhere to these policies
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness
• Be involved in the continuous raising of awareness of infection control issues with all members of the multi professional team, visitors and carers.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain own professional status and ensure that the NMC requirements for registration are met and adhered to.
• Ensure all relevant nursing policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to.
• Participate in directorate and intensive care meetings as required
• Maintain a safe environment for yourself and others, taking reasonable care to avoid injury. Co-operate with the Trust to meet statutory requirements.
• Provide statements regarding untoward incidents, as requested by the Senior Nurse
• Ensure all staff attend Trust mandatory training annually
• Maintain registration and nursing competencies, and comply with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and related documents.

Quality

• Contribute to Clinical Governance, NHSLA and Research & development initiatives
• Maintain a professional approach to staff, patients, visitors and colleagues, treating all with dignity and respect.
• Network with other areas to ensure learning opportunities are maximised
• Promote the use of information technology to improve and inform practice
• Maintain a safe environment for yourself and others, taking reasonable care to avoid injury. Co-operate with the Trust to meet statutory requirements
• Provide statements regarding untoward incidents, as requested by the Senior Nurse
• Ensure all staff attend Trust mandatory training annually
• Maintain registration and nursing competencies, and comply with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and related documents.
• Support and contribute to the development of quality improvement strategies with Critical Care Support and contribute and effective use of physical and financial resources.
• Communicate with senior management team, service users and other multi professional trust/regional groups regarding educational initiatives, programmes and future plans and developments.

Research

• Contribute to the improvement of patient care through the clinical governance framework and participate in the development of standard, benchmarking, audit and research.
• Demonstrate a commitment to develop own research skills.
• Lead of participate as appropriate in research or audit projects and programmes at ward/department, trust and national level.
• Identify relevant areas for research/evaluation studies.
• Develop own expert clinical knowledge and lead the improvement of patient care by the development of evidence based practice.
• Be receptive and supportive towards the agreed research plans of others.
• Lead and participate towards the collection and evaluation of information in order to support clinical decision making.
• Disseminate research findings to colleagues through presentation/publication.

Training & Education

• Provide a minimum 6 days per month of time dedicated to activities associated with the Critical Care Skills Institute (CCSI) and actively contribute to the teaching of study days at CCSI and contribute to the marking of academic work and assessment of formative work.
• Regularly attend monthly PEF and curriculum meetings.
• Maintain inter-site network links between critical care services by collaborating with other Practice Education Facilitators
• Champion, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the Greater Manchester Acute Illness Management (GMAIM) course for the Trust, in conjunction with Acute Oncology Outreach Team.
• Be innovative and creative in identifying new learning opportunities for all staff, using a range of media.
• Support new and existing critical care staff through induction and ongoing development to gain and maintain skills and competence.
• Perform a detailed training analysis within critical care which identifies key areas for development and training.
• Maintain the competency based training programme which accurately reflects the training needs analysis findings.
• Regularly work alongside trained staff in practice to support ongoing training and development to gain and maintain skills and competence
• Ensure preceptorship is provided for newly qualified/new nurses working in OCCU.
• Ensure the maintenance of standards for practice placements recommended in NMC guidelines.
• Support and lead the development of pre-registration nurses allocated to the departments utilizing experienced trained qualified mentors in OCCU.
• Maintain accurate data management in relation to educational programmes.
• Support the development and maintenance of a positive learning environment conducive to meeting educational needs.
• Produce an annual report for the Trust and the CCSI on the educational/training activities.

Personal

• Demonstrate a pleasant and approachable manner and help create and promote a good working relationship.
• Show professional and courteous manner whilst practicing excellent communication skills at all levels
• To show respect for members of the team and endorse the ward philosophy of giving mutual support.
• Being aware of one’s own limitations, maintain confidentiality and adherence to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
• Cooperate in own performance review by indicating learning goals and support needs.
• Actively seek mentorship / supervision to enable reflection and development within the role.
• Exercise effective leadership using sound organisational skills and judgment, upholding equality and diversity of colleagues and patients.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Degree in Nursing Studies
• Post graduate teaching qualification (or working towards)
• Management / leadership qualification
• Post Registration Certificate in surgery or oncology

Experience

• Evidence of previous mentorship experience of pre and post registration learners
• Demonstrated experience in developing practice education programmes in a health care setting
• Successful implementation and evaluation of change
• Previous experience in critical care or in audit/research
• Experience of working with external health care education providers
• Demonstrated teaching experience to large experience of learners at degree level

Skills

• Excellent communications skills
• Evidence of advanced clinical skills
• Ability to produce high standard written and verbal reports
• Ability to work to deadlines
• ECDL or equivalent

Knowledge

• Evidence of sound clinical knowledge
• Evidence of recent and relevant professional development

Values

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

• Flexible
• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Highly committed and motivated
• Conscientious and hardworking with a high organisational ability
• Able to work without supervision
• Ability to remain calm under pressure

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

Sponsorship Information - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards. These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role, payment of this will be the applicants responsibility)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

If You're Offered the Role - you will be agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

Sponsorship Information - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

No Smoking Policy - You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

Additional Information - We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our activities. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in any of its forms, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with transparency in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our organisation or supply chains.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.