Job summary
Are you passionate about developing others and driving excellence in perioperative care?
We are seeking and experienced and motivated band 7 Senior Educator to support the professional development of our operating theatre teams.
You will design and deliver innovative education programmes, mentor staff, and promote best practice to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality surgical care. Working under the direction of the Theatres Education Lead, and in close collaboration with the Matrons, Clinical Leaders, and the wider education network, you will maintain a credible clinical presence supporting the learning, supervision, and professional development of junior staff, while fostering a culture of learning, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
You will also have the opportunity to participate in recruitment events, open days, and public engagement activities, helping to showcase our service and inspire future practitioners.
You must be a registered perioperative practitioner with substantial experience in anaesthetics and at least one other perioperative area and hold a recognised teaching qualification (such as a PGCert in Clinical Education).
If you are ready to inspire and develop the next generation of theatre professionals, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You must be a registered perioperative practitioner with substantial experience in anaesthetics and at least one other perioperative area and hold a recognised teaching qualification (such as a PGCert in Clinical Education).
If you are ready to inspire and develop the next generation of theatre professionals, we'd love to hear from you.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 28 April 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 6 May 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 28 April 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 6 May 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner with NMC or HCPC.
- Educated to degree level.
- Qualification in education/ teaching.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Practice Assessor/mentor qualification.
Desirable
- Master's degree or relevant higher qualification.
- Leadership qualification/module.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in anaesthetics and 1 other perioperative area e.g. scrub, or recovery.
- Service/People management.
- Experience of initiating and implementing change.
- Multiprofessional learning worked across traditional service boundaries.
- Project management/Leadership group facilitation.
- Research and audit.
- Experience of formal/informal teaching and developing education/training programmes.
Desirable
- Significant experience in all perioperative areas e.g. scrub, anaesthetics and recovery.
- Effective implementation of Research and Audit findings.
- Report writing.
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate understanding of the job role priorities in respect of current NHS, Nursing and Midwifery Council standards, HCPC standards, CQC standards.
- Able to demonstrate professional regulatory requirements within NMC and HCPC frameworks.
- Understanding evidence based practice.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Capable of working as an integral member of a team.
- Adaptable to changing situations due to workload and service needs.
- Leadership skills; ability to lead and influence development in practice.
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
- Strategic thinker.
- Clinically competent.
- Computer literate.
- Presentation skills.
Desirable
- Project management.
- Dissemination of achievements at a local/national level.
Additonal Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Professional in manner.
- Willingness to accept challenges.
- Committed to professional development of staff.
- Committed to the development of the department.
- Committed to remaining clinically current for credibility.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner with NMC or HCPC.
- Educated to degree level.
- Qualification in education/ teaching.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Practice Assessor/mentor qualification.
Desirable
- Master's degree or relevant higher qualification.
- Leadership qualification/module.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in anaesthetics and 1 other perioperative area e.g. scrub, or recovery.
- Service/People management.
- Experience of initiating and implementing change.
- Multiprofessional learning worked across traditional service boundaries.
- Project management/Leadership group facilitation.
- Research and audit.
- Experience of formal/informal teaching and developing education/training programmes.
Desirable
- Significant experience in all perioperative areas e.g. scrub, anaesthetics and recovery.
- Effective implementation of Research and Audit findings.
- Report writing.
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate understanding of the job role priorities in respect of current NHS, Nursing and Midwifery Council standards, HCPC standards, CQC standards.
- Able to demonstrate professional regulatory requirements within NMC and HCPC frameworks.
- Understanding evidence based practice.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Capable of working as an integral member of a team.
- Adaptable to changing situations due to workload and service needs.
- Leadership skills; ability to lead and influence development in practice.
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
- Strategic thinker.
- Clinically competent.
- Computer literate.
- Presentation skills.
Desirable
- Project management.
- Dissemination of achievements at a local/national level.
Additonal Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Professional in manner.
- Willingness to accept challenges.
- Committed to professional development of staff.
- Committed to the development of the department.
- Committed to remaining clinically current for credibility.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).