Practice Facilitator in Chemotherapy

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Blood, Cells and Cancer directorate education team, and we are looking for a band 6 Practice Facilitator to join us. The post holder will have a dual role to be responsible for facilitating education across the directorate on Specific Anti-cancer Therapy (SACT) competency training and advanced clinical skills. Our inpatient haematology/oncology wards care for patients with malignant and non-malignant conditions, including those undergoing high dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue. Day care and outpatient care for children undergoing treatment for cancer, those pre/post bone marrow transplant, and children with immunological and haematological conditions. Our inpatient bone marrow transplant wards care for patients with immune, metabolic, gastroenterology or rheumatology disorders requiring high dose chemotherapy and transplant. Our inpatient rheumatology/immunology ward require SACT for certain conditions. The post holder will be expected to work across the directorate to meet the educational needs for SACT competency and advanced clinical skills. You will need to highly motivated, flexible and able to work across the directorate to provide education on advanced clinical skills. You will need to have an interest in helping nurses, allied health care professionals to learn and develop. Good teaching and assessment skills are vital to this role, as is experience with central venous access devices and administering SACT.

• To work with the Practice Educators in leading the teaching, training, and education of all staff
• To work with the Practice Educators in leading the teaching, training, and education of all staff in relation to systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT).
• To be an expert IV practitioner with advanced IV therapy skills
• To work closely with the ward staff in teaching parents' IV practice
• To support, teach and work alongside new/junior nurses encouraging the development of confidence and skills in IV therapy, SACT)/cytotoxic therapy and all aspects of nursing
• To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner
• To promote the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination. We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network. Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues. Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Cindy Sparkes Job title: Lead practice Educator Email address: cindy.sparkes@gosh.nhs.uk For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact SACT Educator for BCC Helena Bismann-Lyon Helen.Bismann-Lyon@gosh.nhs.uk or Lead Educator Cindy Sparkes cindy.sparkes@gosh.nhs.uk T: 0207405 9200 Extension: 5955 or 4547