Practice Facilitator in Chemotherapy

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Practice Facilitator to coordinate education on SACT competency and advanced clinical skills across the Blood, Cells and Cancer directorate. The role requires teaching nurses and allied health professionals, with an emphasis on IV therapy and cytotoxic safety.

The post involves working with the Practice Educators to lead teaching and support development, with a focus on improving patient care through research and

Qualifications

• Experience with systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) competency training.

Responsibilities

• Lead teaching, training and education of all staff in the directorate.
• Lead staff education on systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT).
• Be an expert IV practitioner with advanced IV therapy skills.
• Teach ward staff and parents about IV practice.
• Support junior nurses with confidence in IV therapy and SACT/cytotoxic therapy.
• Act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner.
• Promote patient care improvement through research and evidence-based practice.

Skills

SACT training

Education facilitation

Advanced IV therapy

Clinical teaching

Research skills

Tools

CVC devices

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Blood, Cells and Cancer directorate education team, and we are looking for a band 6 Practice Facilitator to join us. The post holder will have a dual role to be responsible for facilitating education across the directorate on Specific Anti-cancer Therapy (SACT) competency training and advanced clinical skills.

Our inpatient haematology/oncology wards care for patients with malignant and non-malignant conditions, including those undergoing high dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue. Day care and outpatient care for children undergoing treatment for cancer, those pre/post bone marrow transplant, and children with immunological and haematological conditions. Our inpatient bone marrow transplant wards care for patients with immune, metabolic, gastroenterology or rheumatology disorders requiring high dose chemotherapy and transplant. Our inpatient rheumatology/immunology ward require SACT for certain conditions. The post holder will be expected to work across the directorate to meet the educational needs for SACT competency and advanced clinical skills.

You will need to be highly motivated, flexible and able to work across the directorate to provide education on advanced clinical skills. You will need to have an interest in helping nurses, allied health care professionals to learn and develop. Good teaching and assessment skills are vital to this role, as is experience with central venous access devices and administering SACT.

• To work with the Practice Educators in leading the teaching, training, and education of all staff
• To work with the Practice Educators in leading the teaching, training, and education of all staff in relation to systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT).
• To be an expert IV practitioner with advanced IV therapy skills
• To work closely with the ward staff in teaching parents' IV practice
• To support, teach and work alongside new/junior nurses encouraging the development of confidence and skills in IV therapy, SACT)/cytotoxic therapy and all aspects of nursing
• To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner
• To promote the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.