Job overview
Are you an experienced theatre practitioner with a passion for education and practice development?
We are seeking a Practice Development & Education Lead (RN/ODP) who is credible, dynamic, motivated and well organised, to lead the delivery of high‑quality clinical practice and education within our operating theatre services.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our diverse and dynamic theatres teams, working across operating theatres within two departments, with further expansion planned. The John Radcliffe Main Operating Theatre Department comprises five theatres providing routine and emergency surgery. The West Wing Operating Theatre Department includes theatres delivering specialist surgery for adults and children. Specialties include ENT, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Children’s Orthopaedics and General Surgery, Plastics and Maxillofacial surgery. In addition, the Surgical Elective Centre, currently under construction, will add a further seven theatres to the directorate, delivering specialist services including vascular, spinal, plastics and maxillofacial surgery.
Main duties of the job
Education & Development:
We have a dedicated and experienced education team, supported by a comprehensive education strategy that underpins the development of staff across all grades within theatres. This includes:
1. A supportive learning environment for staff
2. In‑house perioperative courses
3. PG Cert Advanced Perioperative Care
4. Support with revalidation
5. Leadership and career development opportunities
Experienced staff are actively encouraged and supported to further develop through the wide range of educational and experiential learning opportunities available.
The Role:
As Practice Development & Education Lead, you will:
6. Share clinical skills and knowledge in line with agreed education plans
7. Support ongoing clinical competency validation, core skills and essential training
8. Focus on improving the quality, safety and efficiency of clinical care through education, enhancing positive patient outcomes
9. Deliver classroom‑based education and work directly with staff in the clinical environment to ensure competency assessments are completed in a timely manner
10. Play a key role in supporting and facilitating student placements, working closely with supervisors, assessors and university partners including Oxford Brookes University and Bucks New University
11. Support and line manager Band Clinical Practice Educators
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research. Find out more here
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.