Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and experienced nurse to
join our team as a Band 7 Clinical Educator within the Childrens and Teenage
Haematology and Oncology service at Leeds Childrens Hospital.
This
is a 1-year secondment ideal for a dynamic individual who is committed to
high standards of education, practice development, and professional support.
You will be instrumental in shaping and delivering education, mentoring
staff, and promoting clinical excellence in this highly complex and
specialist field.
You
will advocate for nursing colleagues, support skill development, and enhance
patient care through targeted education and training. The role requires
excellent communication skills, clinical credibility, and a deep commitment
to supporting nurses working in emotionally demanding and technically
challenging environments.
If
you are passionate about developing others, leading with compassion, and
influencing practice in a forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
28/08/2025
Planned Interview
Date
05/09/2025
Main duties of the job
The
job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical
staff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable the
development of clinical practice preceptors, assessors and key trainers. The
post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated
resources in their designated clinical areas. The successful candidate will
provide a high standard of education.
The
job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other
practice learning environments, and implement interventions for improvement.
They will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and
unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior
clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.
You
will be expected to lead the nursing contribution to service development,
ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on the
implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines, audit and research. They will function as a
role model for registered and unregistered staff within the clinical area and
Trust, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross
city working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high
quality, effective and efficient care.
About us
The
Leeds Childrens Hospital is one the UKs largest specialist childrens
hospitals that provides acute tertiary services for children and young people
across the Yorkshire and Humber region. We host 27 medical and surgical
specialties across our 16 inpatient wards in addition to our Paediatric
Critical Care Service, Childrens Medical and Surgical Day Case Unit,
Childrens Assessment Unit and Childrens Outpatient Department. We are a
specialist regional centre for liver and renal transplantation, complex childrens
cancer treatment, neurosurgery, and congenital cardiac surgery.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical
staff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable the
development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers,
providing supervision through on-site support and Trustwide continuous
professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for
leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated
clinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.
The
job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other
practice learning environments, and implement interventions for improvement.
The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical
professional development for preceptorship and other role developments. They
will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and
unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior
clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.
You
will be expected to lead the nursing contribution to service development,
ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on the
implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines, audit and research. They will function as a
role model for registered and unregistered staff within the clinical area and
Trust, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross
city working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high
quality, effective and efficient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical
staff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable the
development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers,
providing supervision through on-site support and Trustwide continuous
professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for
leading clinical education and associated resources in their designated
clinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.
The
job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other
practice learning environments, and implement interventions for improvement.
The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical
professional development for preceptorship and other role developments. They
will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and
unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior
clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.
You
will be expected to lead the nursing contribution to service development,
ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care. The job holder will lead on the
implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines, audit and research. They will function as a
role model for registered and unregistered staff within the clinical area and
Trust, enabling and supporting the development of interdisciplinary and cross
city working to ensure the sharing of good practice and delivery of high
quality, effective and efficient care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in children's nursing
- Experience of leadership role- junior sister, specialist nurse and/or equivalent
- Experience in audit and assurance
- Experience in change management/improvement work
- Teaching and/or Training
Desirable
- Experience of education development/transformation project
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching/Assessment Qualification (PA, SLIPS, Mentorship)
- Leadership and Management Qualification
- Preceptorship
Desirable
- PGCert Clinical Education
- Professional Nurse Advocate
- Leeds Improvement Method
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Compassion
- Professionalism
- Innovative
- Clinical Expertise
- Inclusive Communication
Desirable
- Digitalisation transformation
- Reflective
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in children's nursing
- Experience of leadership role- junior sister, specialist nurse and/or equivalent
- Experience in audit and assurance
- Experience in change management/improvement work
- Teaching and/or Training
Desirable
- Experience of education development/transformation project
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching/Assessment Qualification (PA, SLIPS, Mentorship)
- Leadership and Management Qualification
- Preceptorship
Desirable
- PGCert Clinical Education
- Professional Nurse Advocate
- Leeds Improvement Method
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Compassion
- Professionalism
- Innovative
- Clinical Expertise
- Inclusive Communication
Desirable
- Digitalisation transformation
- Reflective
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).
