Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Educator

The closing date is 21 September 2025

Job summary

Exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Clinical educator post has arisen within Acute and Emergency Medicine to work as a clinical educator and also as an opportunity for professional and personal development.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate good motivational leadership skills and have experience in supporting and facilitating learning within a clinical environment. They must be a positive role model contributing and maintaining the quality standards and governance agenda within AEMP. Applicants should have a great interest in change management, self-motivated, dynamic and forward thinking. Can use excel spread sheet and possess IT skills.

Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The post holders responsibilities consist of a range of core teaching duties which include but not limited to:

  • Planning, delivery and development of teaching sessions at Study Days
  • Skills based practical sessions
  • Clinical skills teaching for staff members
  • To assess feedback and respond to incidents by supporting to formulating real-time learning opportunities.
  • Have a great interest in high fidelity simulation and feedback.
  • Attend senior meetings, Matrons and governance meeting and take forward elements of Clinical learning environment strategy supporting processes and transformation in line with the education plan across the directorate.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.

As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

190-0780-DIR

Job locations

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registered
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
  • Relevant degree or evidence of study at degree level

Desirable

  • Leadership course
  • Training and assessing in the work place
  • Possess or be prepared to work towards a post graduate qualification in education

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration experience in an acute and emergency medicine
  • Experience working on AMU/ED
  • Able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Evidence of high-level commitment to professional development. Training and education
  • Experience of delivering teaching sessions and presentations
  • Evidence of supporting newly qualified nurses

Desirable

  • Clinical skills competencies i.e. venepuncture, cannulation
  • Master trainer for clinical skills
  • Moving and handling key trainer
  • Advanced Life Support provider
  • Delivery of clinical simulation and debriefing

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • IT literate knowledge of Electronic Patient record and any system used in providing care and services
  • Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to- one basis and with groups
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
  • Persuasion and influencing skills
  • Presentation skills
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registered
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
  • Relevant degree or evidence of study at degree level

Desirable

  • Leadership course
  • Training and assessing in the work place
  • Possess or be prepared to work towards a post graduate qualification in education

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration experience in an acute and emergency medicine
  • Experience working on AMU/ED
  • Able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Evidence of high-level commitment to professional development. Training and education
  • Experience of delivering teaching sessions and presentations
  • Evidence of supporting newly qualified nurses

Desirable

  • Clinical skills competencies i.e. venepuncture, cannulation
  • Master trainer for clinical skills
  • Moving and handling key trainer
  • Advanced Life Support provider
  • Delivery of clinical simulation and debriefing

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • IT literate knowledge of Electronic Patient record and any system used in providing care and services
  • Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to- one basis and with groups
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
  • Persuasion and influencing skills
  • Presentation skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Clinical Educator

Alan Hewitt

alan.hewitt3@nhs.net

01143052297

Details

Date posted

15 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

190-0780-DIR

Job locations

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Supporting documents

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