Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity at the Royal Brompton Hospital and are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as a Clinical Practice Educator.
As a Clinical Practice Educator, you will play a crucial role in supporting the professional development and education of our nurses in a 35-bedded cardiothoracic surgical ward, at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
We are looking for a driven individual with Cardiothoracic experience, who will share and respect our values. We are seeking someone who is engaging, enthusiastic and organised. You will be an autonomous individual who will be required to build strong links with colleagues from the Education Team and MDT, in order to develop effective working practices in line with your role.
We have a caring and supportive team, dedicated to the continuing delivery of safe and excellent care which is supported by our exceptional patient feedback.
You will;
Ensure that education and training meets the specific needs of the specialist area.
Promote an environment that encourages learning, teaching and the development of all staff, including those undergoing training.
Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the Education and Training within the specialty.
Closing Date: Midnight 11th January 2026
Interview Date: 28th January 2026
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical expertise and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
To manage the clinical skills development and the provision of co-ordinated training and education to meet service requirement.
To work with clinical staff to identify appropriate learning strategies to develop both role and service development.
Responsible for ensuring educational/training resources are optimised and used effectively within individual clinical environments and service line.
To provide the necessary infrastructure to develop a positive learning environment to ensure all learners are supported in practice.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research, and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients with heart and lung, cancer at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment available anywhere in the world.
Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world gaining Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment, and research.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities, charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide sound clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the Ward/Department and Trust wide.
Along with fellow clinical practice educators, ward managers and matrons, monitor the quality of nursing care and action audit information to achieve agreed standards.
Maintain study leave records and particularly monitor mandatory training compliance.
Work clinically with staff according to their needs in the cardiothoracic services unit.
Co-ordinate induction and orientation programmes with the Ward Managers.
Ensuring that provision of care is in accordance with the Trusts Policies & procedures.
In conjunction with the staff team, to lead in developing, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining a Ward/Departmental ethos and a standard approach to the delivery of excellent nursing care.
To act as patient advocate in line with the NHS plan and to actively apply in depth knowledge of holistic/socio-economic and cultural aspects of the care to clients within your specific speciality, acting as a role model and resource for patients, relatives, and staff.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence-based practice which will support clinical outcomes as appropriate.
Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records) and implement nursing audit of records to measure and evaluate care planning.
To be aware of and champion current trends and developments in nursing and in the NHS and be responsible for taking the lead in the continuing professional development of ward/departmental staff and self.
To lead on the implementation of the Trusts framework for Clinical Governance within the Cardiothoracic Services Unit.
In conjunction with the staff and the ward managers develop a mechanism for setting goals and bench-marking standards of care.
Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the Ward/Department.
To take the lead in ensuring compliance to Trust policies and procedures among the multi-disciplinary team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide sound clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the Ward/Department and Trust wide.
Along with fellow clinical practice educators, ward managers and matrons, monitor the quality of nursing care and action audit information to achieve agreed standards.
Maintain study leave records and particularly monitor mandatory training compliance.
Work clinically with staff according to their needs in the cardiothoracic services unit.
Co-ordinate induction and orientation programmes with the Ward Managers.
Ensuring that provision of care is in accordance with the Trusts Policies & procedures.
In conjunction with the staff team, to lead in developing, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining a Ward/Departmental ethos and a standard approach to the delivery of excellent nursing care.
To act as patient advocate in line with the NHS plan and to actively apply in depth knowledge of holistic/socio-economic and cultural aspects of the care to clients within your specific speciality, acting as a role model and resource for patients, relatives, and staff.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence-based practice which will support clinical outcomes as appropriate.
Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records) and implement nursing audit of records to measure and evaluate care planning.
To be aware of and champion current trends and developments in nursing and in the NHS and be responsible for taking the lead in the continuing professional development of ward/departmental staff and self.
To lead on the implementation of the Trusts framework for Clinical Governance within the Cardiothoracic Services Unit.
In conjunction with the staff and the ward managers develop a mechanism for setting goals and bench-marking standards of care.
Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the Ward/Department.
To take the lead in ensuring compliance to Trust policies and procedures among the multi-disciplinary team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- ENB course or equivalent relevant to area
Desirable
- Has attained or is working towards a Degree/Certificate/Diploma in management/professional nursing issues
Experience
Essential
- Extensive Cardiothoracic experience
- Experience of staff management
- Knowledge of people management
Skills
Essential
- Proven Leadership skills
- Proven teaching & assessing skills
- Ability to manage difficult situations effectively.
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- ENB course or equivalent relevant to area
Desirable
- Has attained or is working towards a Degree/Certificate/Diploma in management/professional nursing issues
Experience
Essential
- Extensive Cardiothoracic experience
- Experience of staff management
- Knowledge of people management
Skills
Essential
- Proven Leadership skills
- Proven teaching & assessing skills
- Ability to manage difficult situations effectively.
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written 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).
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).
