Job summary
We
are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Clinical Educator to join our
Medicine, Surgery and Specialty Services within the Childrens Hospital. This
is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic nurse educator to shape the
future of clinical excellence through education, innovation and workforce
development.
As
a Band 7 Clinical Educator, you will lead on the delivery of high-quality
education, training and professional development for our clinical teams. You
will play a pivotal role in ensuring our workforce is skilled, competent and
confident in delivering safe, effective and compassionate care across a wide
range of clinical settings.
We
are looking for a highly motivated registered nurse with:
Current NMC registration.
Substantial post-registration experience within medicine, surgery or a
specialist clinical paediatric area.
Proven experience in clinical education and teaching.
Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
A passion for developing others and driving excellence in clinical care.
A teaching or practice assessor qualification.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
28/11/2025
Planned Interview
Date
08/12/2025
Main duties of the job
Key
Responsibilities include:
Education
& Training:
Design, implement and evaluate innovative education programmes to support
clinical competence and professional growth.
Ensure compliance with mandatory training requirements across Medicine,
Surgery and Specialty Services.
Facilitate simulation-based and bedside teaching tailored to staff learning
needs.
Quality
& Assurance:
Drive quality improvement and assurance initiatives, through education and
evidence-based practice.
Contribute to clinical governance processes by supporting learning from
incidents and audits.
Workforce
Development:
Support the professional development of all clinical-facing nursing and
healthcare staff.
Work collaboratively to promote workforce planning and retention.
Specialist
Support:
Utilise and share specialist skills to meet the needs of patients with
complex and specialised conditions.
Act as a clinical role model, demonstrating expert practice and supporting
multidisciplinary teamwork.
Leadership:
Provide visible leadership, coaching and mentorship to develop confidence and
capability within the nursing workforce.
Collaborate with matrons, ward leaders and senior nursing teams to align
education priorities with service objectives.
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. 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
- Paediatric Nursing
- Proven experience in clinical education
- Developing, implementing or teaching on education programmes
- Experience in quality improvement, risk and/or assurance
Desirable
- Experience in simulation
- Policy or guideline development
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Accountable
- Professionalism
- Compassion
- Commitment to learning
- Use of initiative
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse
- Practice Assessor, Mentorship or equivalent
- Leadership and Management
- PgCert in Clinical Education (or working towards/equivalent)
Desirable
- Leeds Improvement Method/Project Management
- PNA
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Paediatric Nursing
- Proven experience in clinical education
- Developing, implementing or teaching on education programmes
- Experience in quality improvement, risk and/or assurance
Desirable
- Experience in simulation
- Policy or guideline development
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Accountable
- Professionalism
- Compassion
- Commitment to learning
- Use of initiative
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse
- Practice Assessor, Mentorship or equivalent
- Leadership and Management
- PgCert in Clinical Education (or working towards/equivalent)
Desirable
- Leeds Improvement Method/Project Management
- PNA
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
