Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Practice Trainer

The closing date is 22 June 2025

Job summary

Exciting Career Opportunity

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse or Health Professional passionate about making a difference? Join our dynamic Clinical Skills and Simulation Team as a Practice Trainer within the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) Care Organisation.

About the Role:

  • Full-time (37.5 hours) - Part-time options available
  • Develop and enhance your clinical and teaching skills as aBand 6 Practice Trainer
  • Support and train staff to deliver the highest quality patient care across the Trust

What You'll Do:

  • Deliver ward-based and classroom training across the NCA
  • Support staff in developing vital clinical skills such as Tracheotomy, ECG, Venepuncture, Patient Observations, IV Therapy, and Acute Illness Management (AIM)
  • Lead courses on important topics like Sepsis and Deteriorating Patient Care
  • Travel across different locations within the Trust to meet service needs
  • Maintain meticulous records and complete learning needs analyses
  • Liaise with key stakeholders to improve patient outcomes and experience

What We're Looking For:

  • Wide-ranging clinical skills and a passion for teaching
  • Flexibility and teamwork to thrive in a dynamic environment
  • Enthusiasm for supporting staff development and patient safety

Ready to take the next step?Apply now and become part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence in healthcare.

Main duties of the job

Are you a dedicated healthcare professional with a passion for teaching and clinical excellence? Join our innovative Clinical Skills and Simulation Team within the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) as a Practice Trainer!

About the Role:

  • Deliver top-quality clinical skills and simulation training across the NCA
  • Design and develop courses tailored to patient and staff needs
  • Evaluate and refine training programs to ensure continuous improvement
  • Participate in peer reviews to uphold high standards
  • Support staff in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate patient care
  • Maintain accurate training records and complete learning needs analyses
  • Generate reports and liaise with key stakeholders to enhance training effectiveness
  • Deliver ward-based training and develop new courses aligned with service requirements

What We're Looking For:

  • Experience in clinical training and course development
  • Ability to adapt training to evolving clinical and service needs
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • A proactive approach to improving clinical skills and patient outcomes

Why Join Us?This is your chance to grow your career, influence clinical practice, and contribute to an outstanding patient experience. Be part of a forward-thinking team committed to excellence in healthcare education,

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-NCA-NM364-25

Job locations

Salford

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Registered health care professional

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Degree level studies or equivalent portfolio of evidence

Essential

Essential

  • Experience of teaching and training

Desirable

  • Wide range of clinical skills
  • Experience of simulation

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

  • Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

Presentation skills and experience in teaching

Essential

  • Presentation skills

Desirable

  • Team player
Person Specification

Registered health care professional

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Degree level studies or equivalent portfolio of evidence

Essential

Essential

  • Experience of teaching and training

Desirable

  • Wide range of clinical skills
  • Experience of simulation

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

  • Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

Presentation skills and experience in teaching

Essential

  • Presentation skills

Desirable

  • Team player

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

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Development Nurse

Ami Tsagli

ami.tsagli@nca.nhs.uk

01612064675

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-NCA-NM364-25

Job locations

Salford

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Supporting documents

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