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Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Learning and Development Facilitator in the operating department at Kent & Canterbury Hospital. We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to support practice development for theatre practitioners and learners to enable them to achieve personal, professional and Trust objectives through the development, implementation and monitoring of training and development needs of the department. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about teaching and education, who is committed  to  delivering and enabling  high quality care and safety in the perioperative environment, someone who has great communication and can demonstrate excellent organisational and problem solving skills. 

They will work collaboratively with the EKHUFT Theatre Learning and Development Facilitator Team (TL&DF) to promote and generate a highly skilled team and effective work-based culture that is safe and supportive. The post holder will support learners to develop knowledge and skills to traverse safely from student to skilled practitioner.

Main duties of the job

Maintain clinical skills to enable work in an educational capacity with those who may need support. They will work collaboratively with the EKHUFT Theatre Learning and Development Facilitator Team (TL&DF) to promote and generate a highly skilled team and effective work-based culture that is safe and supportive.

Support all staff irrespective of grade to achieve personal, professional and Trust objectives in order to bridge the gap from theory to practice through the development, implementation and monitoring of training and development needs of the multi-disciplinary team.

Support learners to develop knowledge and skills to traverse safely from student to skilled practitioner

 Responsible as a member of the team for the maintenance  of a high standard of patient care.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.