About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the team in Monklands Theatre as a band 6 clinical educator.

We have two posts available -

1x Full-time permanent post

1x full-time fixed term post for 6 months

Parts of the role include -
Promote and create an environment that encourages learning, teaching and the development of all staff, including those undergoing training
Responsible for the co-ordination of educational activities and staff development within a defined remit
Responsible for the ongoing planning, implementation and evaluation of education and training within the perioperative environment
Provide clinical leadership, guidance and support to staff and is responsible for ensuring their supervision, training and education of a range of staff groups
Provide assistance with the recruitment process

Please note for the fixed term post for 6 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In this key role, you will:

Promote and create an environment that encourages learning, teaching and the development of all staff, including those undergoing training

Responsible for the co-ordination of educational activities and staff development within a defined remit

Responsible for the ongoing planning, implementation and evaluation of education and training within the perioperative environment

Provide clinical leadership, guidance and support to staff and is responsible for ensuring their supervision, training and education of a range of staff groups

Direct and assist with the planning and delivery of clinical teaching of student nurses/operating department practitioners and Associate Practitioners, registered nurses operating department practitioners and post-registration nurses undergoing specialised qualification

Support and manage nursing staff and Associate Practitioners within the operating theatre department (perioperative) ensuring that patient’s needs are assessed, care planned, implemented and evaluated, and that there is consultation and involvement of the multidisciplinary team

In conjunction with the Senior Charge Nurse exercise effective management of the theatre/department

What You'll Bring:

Registered Nurse or ODP with valid Professional Registration

Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level

Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.

Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.

Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.

Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Arlayne Forsyth, Senior Charge Nurse on Arlayne.Forsyth@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on stephanie.mcneill@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.