Practice Educator - Bear Ward

Employer Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Town London Salary £56,276 – £63,176 per annum inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 14/09/2025 23:59 Interview date 09/10/2025

Practice Educator – Bear Ward

Band 7

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 Cardiology? We are looking for an individual with post registration study within relevant speciality subjects who is an experienced supervisor/assessing to join the Heart and Lung Education Team, based on Bear and Alligator Wards.

As a Practice Educator within Bear and Alligator, 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 foundation programme courses and University Modules as well as developing and delivering local ward-based study days to Bear & Alligator ward staff.

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.

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

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• Be prepared to work alongside colleagues in non-nursing roles to understand the requirements of different professions/areas.
• Work with education leads, managers and supervisors to establish mechanisms for enhancing, developing and assessing the quality of non-nursing placement learning.
• Co-ordinate and deliver work-based learning and other CPD programmes as required.
• Utilise, develop and review tools to audit and evaluate educational and professional practice and education programmes/materials
• Represent Bear & Alligator Ward at Trust wide and external meetings and in response to Trust wide quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to Trust wide policies, procedures and educational initiatives as indicated.
• Maintain a good working relationship with all related clinical areas, academic partners, professional bodies and organisations.
• Maintain own awareness of current clinical and professional issues

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

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.

Person specification

GOSH Culture and Values

• Our Always values
• NMC Registered Nurse (Child/Adult)
• Evidence of on-going dynamic continuing professional development within a relevant speciality linked to demonstrable clinical competencies and level 6/7 academic study within the speciality
• Possession of a relevant degree/in the process of obtaining
• Supervisor and Assessor training/qualification
• Up to date Basic Life Support training/ Paediatric Immediate Life Support training/ equivalent
• Leadership or management training
• EPLS

Experience/Knowledge

• A considerable amount of post registration experience
• Experience at Band 6 within a relevant clinical environment
• Teaching, supervision and managerial experience
• Experience of coordinating and managing patient care
• Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
• Excellent specialty knowledge and skills relevant to Bear & Alligator Wards including Caring for CYP in a Critical Care 1&2 environment
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing.
• Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues
• Handling child protection issues according to Trust policies and procedures
• Basic knowledge and use of computers and systems
• Previous experience and understanding of research and audit
• Previous experience of change management and problem solving

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent paediatric clinical skills
• Cardiothoracic specialist skills and abilities for the department
• Administration of both non-IV medications and IV medications
• Effective leadership and organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effective teaching, training and preceptorship skills/experience
• Able to motivate and develop a team of staff
• Able to problem solve and initiate change
• Ability to delegate and prioritise
• Competent at Caring for CYP who require a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD).
• Interviewing skills

Please be advised that:

The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.

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.