Practice Educator Theatre
Northampton, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 6 days ago
The Practice Educator for Theatres role is open to Registered Nurses (RN) and Operating Department Practitioners (ODP).
The role encompasses working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across theatre services, as well as supporting students and universities across Northamptonshire.
The post holder will play a key role in facilitating education, training, and professional development within the theatre environment, ensuring staff are supported to deliver safe, high-quality patient care. This includes working closely with clinical teams, higher education institutions, and learners at all stages of their development.
We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kim Pape Job title: Team Leader Email address: kim.pape@nhs.net Telephone number: 07728880451
The role encompasses working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across theatre services, as well as supporting students and universities across Northamptonshire.
The post holder will play a key role in facilitating education, training, and professional development within the theatre environment, ensuring staff are supported to deliver safe, high-quality patient care. This includes working closely with clinical teams, higher education institutions, and learners at all stages of their development.
- Design, deliver, and evaluate education programmes for theatre staff (scrub, anaesthetics, and recovery)
- Support induction, preceptorship, and transition programmes for new staff and students
- Identify training needs through appraisal, audit, and service requirements
- Facilitate simulation-based learning and clinical skills training
- Ensure staff maintain competencies aligned with national standards (e.g., AfPP, NMC, HCPC)
- Act as a clinical expert in perioperative practice
- Support staff in developing advanced clinical skills and safe practice in theatres
- Promote adherence to policies, protocols, and infection prevention standards
- Ensure safe use of specialist theatre equipment and techniques
- Provide supervision, coaching, and mentorship within clinical areas
We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kim Pape Job title: Team Leader Email address: kim.pape@nhs.net Telephone number: 07728880451
