Clinical Practice Facilitator (CPF) – Recovery and DSU

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the UCLH Theatre and Anaesthesia team as a Clinical Practice Facilitator for Recovery and DSU.As Clinical Practice Facilitator, you must have a good knowledge and experience in perioperative practice and an excellent understanding of peri-anaesthesia care.

In order to practice the role, you must be an Operating Department Practitioner registered with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) OR a NMC registered Nurse (with appropriate experience in an immediate post-operative setting).

You will be required to function effectively as a part of the Theatres Education Team providing peri-operative learning and development support to staff and students in the department. You must be organised, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with experience of supervising a multi-disciplinary team providing the highest standard of patient care and learner supervision across a varied caseload.

You must be motivated and enthusiastic, as well as the ability to work well under pressure and flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring a welcoming, caring and safe environment, as well as promoting, maintaining and monitoring standards in accordance with the guidelines of the NMC/HCPC and CQC.

Monitor the development, implementation and evaluation of learning and development programmes for recovery and DSU staff, and the rest of the theatres staff group.

To facilitate clinical supervision programmes as appropriate and teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to learners in recovery and DSU, as needed.

To demonstrate leadership skills and experience in the management of the department and provide high level of specialist clinical leadership.

Support the training and development programme initiated by the Division to ensure staff members achieve their full potential.

Maximise use of clinical and academic resources, implementing best practice in assessment and supervision learners in the clinical setting.

Ensure E-rota and electronic patient records are implemented and used to their full potential.

To maintain a visible presence in the department, undertaking clinical work as required.

In addition you must have

Registration with the Health Professions Council as an ODP or a NMC registered Nurse, Eligibility to work in the UK.

Extensive experience in an immediate post-operative setting

A recognised qualification and experience of supporting learners in the perioperative environment.

Demonstrates a good working knowledge and compliance with CQC Standards

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Main duties

• Implementing educational programmes within the department area which meet the development needs of staff, with particular focus, but not limited to, recovery and DSU.
• Helping to maintain a suitable learning environment for staff; collaborate with nurse/ODP/support colleagues, specialists, and other disciplines to provide regular teaching and learning opportunities for all staff.
• Helping to maintain a suitable learning environment for students within the department, liaising with Mentors, CPF team, Practice Education team and University partners to deliver excellent training.
• Working directly alongside trained staff, students, and support staff to raise the standard of clinical practice in line with evidence-based frameworks and procedures/protocols.
• Contributing to clinical care and practice development within the department and trust.
• Promoting current evidence-based practice.
• Participating in the promotion and maintenance of effective communication with colleagues, learners, patients, and their carer(s).
• Developing and maintaining teaching and presentation skills
• Attending relevant internal and external meetings.
• Assisting in the effective utilisation of resources to achieve a high standard of nursing care.
• Implementation of department induction programmes, preceptorship, and mentorship.
• Upholding quality initiatives that improve ‘customer care’ and enhance the interface between staff, patients, and visitors as well as other wards and departments within the trust.
• Liaising with Lead CPF, Lead Practitioners and senior managers for training needs analysis linked to PDP’s.

University College Hospital is a major Teaching Hospital and Research Centre with state of the art facilities. Our operating theatre is a busy and dynamic environment setting the benchmark for clinical excellence.

We have 27 operating rooms under UCH Theatres & Anesthesia Division which covers different specialties ranging from General surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Bariatrics and upper GI surgery, Colorectal, Gynaecology, Urology, Oncology, Paediatrics, ENT, Maxillo Facial, Vascular and Plastic/ Breast surgery and Robotic Surgery. In addition, we also provide anaesthesia support in outlying areas such as endoscopy unit, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, brachytherapy and interventional radiology.

Our new operating theatre complex in Grafton Way Building is now open which caters to elective orthopaedic and ENT and oral surgeries. Further career opportunities will be available with the opening of our Proton Beam Therapy centre.

We also cater to specialist Thoracic and Urological surgical procedures at our 7 theatres in the UCLH @ Westmoreland Street site and to Neurosurgical and Neuroradiological procedures at our 7 theatres and 2 angiography suites at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

We are committed to ongoing professional development and opportunities exist to undertake a wide range of in-house and university-based training programmes.

In collaboration with University College London (UCL), we have successfully launched our anaesthesia and enhanced recovery training programmes for registered nurses/ practitioners in order to develop a multi skilled workforce.

The successful candidate will hold the appropriate qualifications to be a current registered practitioner (RGN or ODP) and demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Jun 2026

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